As spring breezes bring forth greenery and everything is renewed, on the eve of the 48th Arbor Day, Hebei Yongyang Special Steel Group Co., Ltd. responded to the call for national greening with practical actions, integrating "planting, protecting, and promoting greenery" into its development strategy. They planted a seed of life, solidified their green foundation, and made ecological priority the most distinctive feature of the company's high-quality development.

Part 1

Planting Trees on Barren Hills Creates Barriers, New Greenery Adds Vitality to the Factory Area





At the spring tree planting site, workers cooperated diligently, planting saplings that took root in the fertile soil and stood tall against the wind. Yongyang Special Steel has always adhered to the principle of "comprehensive greening and beautification," planting over 600 acres and 20,000 fruit trees of various types on barren hills, transforming the once barren mountains into green landscapes. Within the factory area, production units and main roads have been fully greened, with over 700,000 large-leaved boxwoods and over 55,000 fruit and ornamental trees planted, making it a benchmark enterprise for "national-level green factories."

Meanwhile, the company continues to promote ecological restoration in the surrounding area, constructing permanent ecological forest belts and thousands of acres of economic forest belts on barren mountains and roadsides. A total of 5,000 ecological trees such as white poplar and London plane trees, and over 80,000 economic fruit trees such as apple trees and Xinjiang jujubes have been planted. An investment of 10 million yuan has been made to plant 2,000 acres of economic forests in surrounding villages, both strengthening the ecological barrier and empowering rural prosperity, achieving harmonious coexistence between the company and nature, and coordinated development with rural areas.




 

Part 2

Green Transformation with Strong Responsibility, Core Measures to Uphold the Fundamental Values

As a benchmark enterprise for green development in the steel industry, Yongyang Special Steel has always adhered to the concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets," forging a transformation path that prioritizes ecology and is green and efficient. Since responding to the national call to "win the battle for blue skies" in 2013, Yongyang Special Steel has spearheaded the merger and reorganization of several steel companies, launching three major projects: industrial restructuring, relocation from urban areas, and equipment upgrades. The company has consistently focused on green and low-carbon development goals, strictly adhering to ultra-low emission standards, and using the highest environmental standards to drive transformation and upgrading, achieving simultaneous and deep integration of environmental upgrades and production construction. The company has been successively awarded the title of National Green Factory by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Grade A Environmental Performance Enterprise. It has also released product EPD reports, completed carbon footprint certification, and passed the dual-carbon energy efficiency benchmark acceptance, consistently ranking among the top in the industry in terms of green development. Looking to the future, the company will always strictly adhere to the bottom line of ecological and environmental protection, strengthen the stable and efficient operation of pollution control facilities, continuously deepen green and low-carbon transformation, and protect blue skies and clear waters with robust measures, building a green barrier for high-quality development with practical actions and a strong sense of responsibility.

Part 3

Planting Trees to Revitalize Steel and Empower New Energy: Green Development Towards the Future

Planting trees benefits the present and future generations. This Arbor Day activity is not only a vivid practice of Yongyang Special Steel's green development concept but also a powerful demonstration of the company's social responsibility. From afforestation of barren mountains to beautification of factory areas, from industrial restructuring to ultra-low emissions, from carbon footprint certification to circular development, Yongyang Special Steel has consistently demonstrated its commitment to green development through practical actions and empowered its low-carbon transformation with innovative measures.

In the future, Hebei Yongyang Special Steel Group will continue to uphold its green development principles, promote ecological construction to higher standards, deepen its low-carbon transformation with more concrete measures, and continuously build garden-style green and ecological factories. While strengthening and optimizing its industries, the group will contribute to building a prosperous, civilized, and beautiful ecological home, making green the most compelling foundation for the company's high-quality development and continuing to write the chapter of "Greening Steel Industry" in the new era.