Stainless steel can achieve more than 90% scrap steel recycling, while ordinary carbon steel only has a recycling rate of 67.8%. Stainless steel has obvious advantages in recycling. Especially in the field of building infrastructure, the recycling rate of stainless steel can reach 92%. In terms of life cycle cost and carbon emissions, stainless steel has advantages over aluminum and ordinary carbon steel. Although plain carbon steel has the lowest cost advantage at the initial investment, as time goes by, the cost advantage of stainless steel will gradually appear. At the same time, stainless steel has a beautiful surface and is easy to maintain. Its life cycle maintenance cost is lower and its strength is higher. It can realize lightweight design, reduce one-time input cost, and reduce the burden on the environment. At present, in the fields of elevators, tunnel engineering and architectural decoration, the wide application of stainless steel has demonstrated its diversity and durability.

The construction industry is one of the industries with large carbon dioxide emissions, accounting for more than 40% of global carbon emissions, and is facing increasing pressure for sustainable development. Stainless steel has excellent characteristics such as corrosion resistance and durability, good processing performance, excellent high temperature resistance and low temperature toughness, good impact resistance, simple recycling, and conforms to architectural and aesthetic requirements.

The application of stainless steel in construction has a long history. Nearly 16% of stainless steel is used in construction. Stainless steel conforms to architectural aesthetics and has many unique and excellent application properties. Stainless steel is non-polluting, 100% recyclable, and does not degrade. It is a perfect green building material.

In the future, we believe that stainless steel will be one of the key factors in alleviating the pressure of sustainable development in the construction industry.