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　　The steel structure industry, as an emerging green building material, has become increasingly popular in practical applications due to its numerous advantages. However, despite its rapid development, there are still many issues that need to be addressed. The following are several areas where the use of steel structures is expected to increase:

　　1.The construction of thermal power plants will continue to accelerate, leading to an increase in the use of steel for lightweight steel workshops and boiler steel frameworks.

　　2.In recent years, the adoption of steel structures in highway, railway, and bridge projects has become a trend. This includes high-speed railways, cross-sea and cross-river bridges, as well as guardrails, toll stations, and traffic signs on highways.

　　3.The use of steel structures in municipal engineering projects will increase. This includes subway and light rail projects, urban overpasses, viaducts, environmental protection projects, urban public facilities, and temporary housing. In particular, there will be a significant increase in the use of steel structures in major provincial capitals and economically developed medium-sized cities.

　　4.Steel structure residential buildings will increase. The Chinese government advocates the construction of energy-saving and land-saving residential buildings, and the design specifications, supporting technologies, and materials for steel structure residential buildings are now available.

　　5.Due to the lower price of steel in China compared to international markets, coupled with low labor costs and high-quality steel structure engineering production, China has strong competitiveness in the international engineering market. In recent years, foreign enterprises have increased their procurement of steel structures in China, and many steel structure factories have undertaken numerous overseas orders, mainly concentrated in Africa, Southeast Asia, South America, and other countries and regions. For example, Qingdao Baotong Steel Structure, a manufacturer with 20 years of experience in foreign trade steel structure projects, has exported to 40 countries and regions across six continents worldwide.