National People's Congress Zhang, Anshan Iron and Steel Group Company party secretary and general manager in 2011 was elected President of the International Iron and Steel Association, 45th Annual Meeting of the International Iron and Steel Institute. As the first President of the World Steel Association, from mainland China, he believes that the face of an increasingly competitive world steel industry, China's steel industry must continue to adapt to the requirements of the international, market-oriented, modern. 　　"Do not for bigger and bigger, because bigger is not necessarily is stronger." Zhang proposed the steel industry to adjust the direction of the industry, improve the grade of the research projects. Only in this way, in order to gradually shift from the core technology of "followers" as "leader" to lead the new technological revolution of the steel industry. 　　Zhang Xiaogang seems, the more difficult times, the more you want to play to the initiative, only the active and innovative in order to win the opportunity. According to reports, the Anshan Iron and a large number of "green products" has been put on the market, and with the European Carbon Fund, Camco International Limited has signed a carbon dioxide emission reduction purchase agreement. Overseas layout, Anshan Iron and Steel and the United Kingdom Stanco Group was established in the UK "Anshan Iron and Steel Company (UK), the holding company, the joint acquisition of the USS processing line 2/3 of the shares. In addition, several giants of the steel industry in China - Anshan Iron and Steel, CITIC, Baosteel, Shougang, Taiyuan, combining the strengths, jointly funded the purchase of the world's largest niobium mine enterprises - 15% stake in Brazilian mining and metallurgy company, completed the China Iron and Steel enterprises an international cooperation program. 　　The success of overseas cooperation projects, China's steel enterprises to see the fruits of the industrial upgrading strategy. Zhang Xiaogang, commented: "These positive experience, a lesson to our iron and steel enterprises. Believe With the acceleration of the pace of nationalization of the steel industry in China, the future may also encounter similar things, the need for adequate mental preparation and actively respond to. " 　　Chinese iron and steel, have been people crowned the title of "profiteering". But Zhang believes that with the changing economic environment, the "profit" business to become the main theme of the development of the industry, which is the inevitable trend of development of the world steel industry. 　　"At present, changes in market demand quickly, the user's needs are increasingly diverse. Adapt to such changes, keeping pace with the needs of users to be able to win customers and win market." How to keep up with the market and user needs change? Zhang gives this answer: products in order to surpass others, to become the first choice for users, need to be able to meet the demand for customer-differentiated understanding of customer requirements in order to have a clear customer base. At the same time, the price is particularly important. He believes that the current severe economic situation, to ensure that research and development tasks at the same time, saving money is very important.