Under the guidance of the "double carbon" goal, the hot-rolled coil industry is accelerating low-carbon transformation, and the trend of collaborative upgrading of the industrial chain is obvious. In the upstream raw material link, steel mills have increased the recycling and utilization of scrap steel, promoting the popularization of short-process production technology. In 2025, the industry's scrap steel utilization rate increased by 5 percentage points compared with the previous year; in the midstream production link, low-carbon technologies such as hydrogen energy heating furnaces and AI intelligent temperature control have been gradually applied, and the energy consumption per ton of steel has decreased by 12%-15% compared with traditional processes.
The green transformation of downstream application fields has also put forward higher requirements for hot-rolled coils. In new energy power projects, components such as wind turbine towers and photovoltaic brackets have strict standards for the weather resistance and strength of hot-rolled coils, prompting steel mills to develop characteristic products such as weather-resistant steel and high-strength low-alloy hot-rolled coils. Data shows that in 2025, the demand for hot-rolled coils in the new energy field increased by 23% year-on-year, accounting for 15% of the total demand.

The industry association stated that in the next five years, low-carbon production technology will become the core competitiveness of hot-rolled coil enterprises. It is expected that by 2030, the penetration rate of hydrogen energy heating furnaces in the industry will exceed 60%, and the proportion of digital and intelligent production lines will reach more than 80%. At the same time, the upper, middle and lower reaches of the industrial chain will further strengthen collaboration, establish a green supply chain system, and promote the high-quality development of the hot-rolled coil industry.