"Plan" pointed out in the "Main Objectives" that high-strength and high-toughness automotive steel with large imports will be produced on a large scale, with a domestic market share of more than 90%. The self-sufficiency rate of high-end varieties such as marine corrosion-resistant steel and low-temperature pressure vessel plates reached 80%. The "Plan" proposes the upgrading direction of steel products mainly used in downstream industries, among which high-strength, earthquake-resistant, fire-resistant and weather-resistant steel plates used in construction need to focus; focus on the development of high-strength, low-alloy medium-thick plates required by the machinery industry; focus on the development of high-quality germplasm corrosion-resistant ship plates for oil tankers, low-temperature pressure vessel plates for large liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport ships and high-strength ship plates; focus on the development of high-strength automobile girder plates of 700 MPa and above, high-strength automobile plates of 780 MPa to 1500 MPa, high-high-strength and ultra-strength cord steel of high-strength; focus on the development of high-strength, thin-gauge home appliance steel plates required by the location of the home appliance industry, and promote the use of passivation or fingerprint-resistant aluminum-zinc steel plates, hot-dip galvanized chromium-free passivation plates, chromium-free color-coated plates, electrical steel environmental protection coating plates and other green environmental protection materials. From the perspective of the policy guidance and specific objectives for the development of high-strength steel plates proposed in the Plan, the market prospect of high-strength steel plates in China in the next five years is very broad. According to the "Plan" on the "2015 Key Steel Variety Consumption Forecast", only the consumption of shipbuilding plates increased from 13 million tons in 2010 to 16 million tons in 2015. Steel plate for high-pressure vessels increased from 1 million tons in 2010 to 1.6 million tons in 2015. The consumption of cold-rolled and galvanized sheets for automobiles increased from 8.35 million tons in 2010 to 14 million tons in 2015. The increase in consumption is very obvious.

In order to meet the key steel varieties needed by the development of downstream industries and strategic emerging industries, the Plan proposes the "key points of technological transformation" of the steel industry during the 12th five-year Plan period, including high-strength and high-toughness automotive steel, high-strength mechanical steel, low-temperature pressure vessel plate, corrosion-resistant steel for shipbuilding industry, high-performance oil and gas transmission pipeline steel, high-strength mechanical steel, marine engineering steel, oil and gas storage tank steel, etc, are listed in it. And the nuclear island pressure vessel steel plate, oil ship high-quality corrosion-resistant ship plate, high-strength and high-toughness automotive steel and other steel as the "12th Five-Year Plan" period of the steel industry's "technological innovation focus".

Industry insiders believe that with the rapid development of my country's low-carbon economy, the downstream steel industry has put forward new requirements for the material of steel. Light weight, high strength, strong toughness, energy-saving and environmentally friendly steel is the future steel industry. The development trend, so the market prospect of high-strength steel plate is very broad, and the potential market is quite huge. In the shipbuilding industry, for example, in the marine steel, plate consumption is the largest, accounting for more than 85% of the total steel, the largest is 502TEU ship, accounting for about 97%. The amount of grade A plate in the steel plate accounts for more than 82% of the total amount of steel plate, while the 4700DWT multi-purpose ship accounts for about 94%. The amount of wide plates of 2.5m and above increases with the increase of ship size. The wide plate consumption of 16500m3LPG ship is 109.54 tons, accounting for about 2.13 of the total steel plate; The wide plate consumption of 5000DWT open bulk carrier is 2820.34 tons, accounting for about 32% of the total steel plate.

Shipbuilding industry related people proposed that from the perspective of the development trend of the shipbuilding industry, the demand for steel is an obvious feature, and the demand for high-strength steel plates continues to grow. Judging from the order structure of hand-held ships in China at the end of 2010, bulk carriers and containers accounted for more than 80% of the ships delivered from 2011 to 2012. At the same time, due to the implementation of new international standards and regulations, the ship type with energy conservation and emission reduction is welcomed, which requires the hull to be lighter. The best way to achieve hull lightness is to use a large number of high-strength plates. Therefore, the demand for high-strength plates maintains a strong growth momentum.