Mid-range and high-end products are more favored: In 2018, the stainless steel downstream industry suffered from “consumption downgrades”. From time to time, there were reports of the closure of stainless steel downstream enterprises. However, things have two sides. Many things that have been eliminated in this round of manufacturing "cold wave" have no brands and counterfeit brand foundries. Instead, they have promoted the development of branded mid-to-high-end manufacturers. Their demand is also the majority of high-end stainless steel products. The industrial transformation and upgrading of the industry is also a great advantage. It no longer allows the stainless steel industry to blindly pursue price advantages, but focuses on quality. /The rise of personalized custom processing: Agents and traders in many markets have invested heavily in the processing industry this year, and many processing companies are focusing on color plate processing, taking the personalized path, eliminating the intermediate links, directly contacting the downstream, and simply wholesale. Slow is replaced. In the future, personalized and customized services will be closer to end customers. /The hierarchical relationship between industries is becoming more and more subtle. The integration of upstream and downstream of the industrial chain and mutual ownership have become a trend in the stainless steel industry. In the future, there will be more and more mature industrial chains. Steel mills, agents and processing plants The relationship will be closer.