aftertwoyearsofconstruction,baosteel'sntinzhanjiangbeginstrialoperationsinseptember,atatimewhentheindustryisbesetbyovercapacityandtherearegrowingconcernsabouttheindustry'simpactoheseheadwinds?

ithatthenewplant,withanannualoutputcapacityof10milliontonsoftop-qualitysteel,hasbeenacpaniedbythephasoletecapacityinsteelproductioninthewholeofguangdgradeofthebaosteelgroup's30-year-old,shanghai-basedplant,thezhanjiangplantisendowedwithanunrivaledlogisticsadvantage,namelythedeepwaterzhanjiangportthatmakesthetransportofironoresfrondexportsoffinishedproductstosouthernchina,southeastasiaandbeyondmorecost-effectivethanalnd.

meanwhile,therehasbeenasenvironmentallyfriendltbudget,foreachoonofsteelproducedatleast700yuan($113)isbeingspenttominimizethedischargeoeakthroughsthatturnthewasteandotherbyproductsfrokingorpetrochents－whichare500metersapartondonghaiisland－intotherawreconomy.

ihaveconfidenceinthisstate-owneds'bletostillrelishseafoodworry-freeafterthesemodernindustrialplexesgointofulloperationinzhanjiang.

youwereablast-furnaceman30yearsago,shovelingrawmaterialsintothefurnace,youpushedabuttontostartthetrialoperationsoftheplant'ngedovertheyears?

therehascertainlybeenaseachangeinchina'soroverthepastt,ihecooleveningswithmyco-workersbesideasirawholedaybytheblastfurnace.

slightlyturyago,thefrenchoccupiedtheportofzhanjiang,whichwasthenaminorhinaintelopedandwhatareitsprospects?

theportboaststheshortestroutefrondtosoutheastasia,africa,europprospectsnowthecountryhaslauncheditsbeltandroadinitiative,atradeandinfrastructureworkthatwillconnectasia,europeandafrica.

我是英雄吗？

不，他们才是英雄。

真正的英雄都是默默无闻的……他想。