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China's titanium industry breaks through towards high-end development

Titanium metal is a key material in aerospace, marine engineering, medical, and 3C industries, playing an irreplaceable role in national economic construction, defense technology industry, and livelihood security.
Currently, China has become a major producer and consumer of titanium, ranking among the top in the world in terms of comprehensive competitiveness in the titanium industry. However, in terms of high-quality development, it is urgent to make up for its shortcomings and accelerate the construction of a new pattern and advantages for high-quality development. "Recently, Ge Honglin, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, said at the 2025 Titanium Zirconium Hafnium Vanadium Branch Annual Meeting and Titanium Valley Industry Development Conference.
1、 The production continues to grow and the development trend is stable
In 2024, China's titanium industry will maintain an overall stable development trend, and the production of titanium products will continue to grow.
In 2024, China's titanium industry will maintain an overall stable development trend, with continuous growth in titanium product production, centralized development of the titanium industry, industry differentiation in titanium material consumption, and continued growth in import and export trade, "said Ge Honglin.
Ge Honglin introduced that from January to February this year, China's titanium industry maintained a stable and progressive production trend overall. The production of titanium concentrate was 1.887 million tons, the import volume was 879000 tons, and the consumption was 2.165 million tons, an increase of 3.6%, 26.2%, and 4.5% year-on-year, respectively; The production of sponge titanium is 41000 tons, the export volume is 1000 tons, and the consumption is 40900 tons, an increase of 12.8%, 28.6%, and 11.7% year-on-year, respectively.
Yang *, Vice Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Political Consultative Conference and member of the Party Group, as well as the leader of the titanium and titanium alloy industry chain in Shaanxi Province, pointed out that Shaanxi Province is a major province in China's titanium industry and the largest production base for titanium and titanium alloy materials in the country. The industry scale has long maintained its position as the largest in China.
Shaanxi titanium has an important influence internationally, and its titanium metal processing industry ranks first in the world. Yang * said that Baoji is famous for its bronze ware and prospers due to its titanium industry. It is China's largest research and production base for titanium and rare metal materials, and also a global hub for titanium industry development.
Wang Yong, the mayor of Baoji City, introduced that by 2024, the production and processing volume of titanium materials in Baoji City will be about 75000 tons, accounting for 65% of the national and over 33% of the world's titanium production. The titanium and new materials industry cluster will achieve an output value of 56 billion yuan, ranking first in the world in terms of cluster size. The competitiveness and influence of Baoji's titanium industry will be further enhanced.
Today in Baoji, there are over 700 titanium enterprise clusters producing over 300 varieties and 5000 specifications of titanium products, which are exported to more than 70 countries and regions, "added Gao Hongzhen, member of the Standing Committee of the Baoji Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Mayor.
Currently, China's titanium metal industry has established a complete industrial chain system, continuously improving its technological equipment level, expanding its industrial scale, expanding its application fields, and increasing its international influence. It is moving towards a new journey of high-quality development and achieving a historical leap from a great country to a strong country, "said De Bing, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Vice President, and Secretary General of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association.
2、 Breaking through technological barriers and accelerating the pace of localization
In recent years, guided by the concept of safety, autonomy, and controllability, the non-ferrous metal industry has significantly accelerated the localization, intelligence, and large-scale development of large-scale equipment.
At present, in the strategic opportunities of a new round of technological revolution, industrial transformation, and expanding domestic demand, it is necessary to promote cross regional and cross field collaboration and integration of the titanium industry, expand the application fields of titanium, and promote the upgrading of the titanium industry with the momentum of innovation gathering and development, the power of open cooperation, the alleviation of collaborative difficulties through integration, and the pursuit of shared benefits through mutual benefit.
Since the 14th Five Year Plan, the compound annual growth rate of sponge titanium production in China has been about 22%, and the compound annual growth rate of titanium processing material production has reached 7.7%. Ge Honglin pointed out that in 2024, China's sponge titanium production will be 256000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%, with a self-sufficiency rate of nearly 100%; The production of titanium materials is about 170000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 7%, accounting for 65% of the global total; It has become the world's largest producer and consumer of titanium materials.
Ge Honglin introduced that since the 14th Five Year Plan, the compound annual growth rate of titanium consumption in China has been about 7.5%, and the titanium consumption in 2024 is about 150000 tons. The application structure is still dominated by the chemical and aerospace industries, accounting for 48% and 21% respectively, while the usage in the 3C industry continues to increase.
International market consumption is mainly dominated by aviation, accounting for about half. China needs to develop more new products, break foreign technological monopolies, and meet the urgent demand of the country's high-end manufacturing industry for high-performance titanium alloys, "Ge Honglin emphasized.
It is reported that in recent years, guided by the concept of safety, autonomy and controllability, the non-ferrous metal industry has significantly accelerated the localization, intelligence and large-scale development of large-scale equipment. Currently, the technology of domestically produced melting, forging, rolling, extrusion and other equipment has approached and partially reached the international advanced level.
But in terms of smelting technology, it is necessary to upgrade more advanced smelting techniques to fundamentally improve the quality and performance of titanium alloys, and provide higher quality materials for high-end application fields. In terms of processing technology, it is necessary to upgrade the application of advanced processes such as additive manufacturing, ultra plastic forming, and precision forging to achieve near net forming of complex structural components, "Ge Honglin pointed out.
Ge Honglin further said that from the perspective of industrial efficiency upgrading, enterprises in the entire industry chain and high-end enterprises deeply involved in segmented fields can still maintain positive development based on their respective advantages, but semi process and small and medium-sized enterprises are relatively difficult and have poor profit stability. In addition, the production capacity of sponge titanium and titanium processing materials has significantly increased, and the mismatch between supply and demand has led to intensified competition in the "inward rolling" mode, resulting in further reductions in the prices of titanium finished products.
While reducing redundant construction, inefficient expansion, and price competition in the industry, further vertical integration must be carried out to optimize resource allocation and upgrade industrial efficiency, "emphasized Ge Honglin.
3、 Strengthening Collaborative Innovation and Promoting Industrial Leap Together
Ge Honglin demanded that the entire industry must further reduce internal consumption, increase industrial integration efforts, accelerate the improvement of product guarantee for internal circulation and industrial control for external circulation, and achieve the resilience and security of the industrial chain and supply chain.
Currently, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating the reconstruction of the industrial chain and ecological chain. Although the development of the titanium industry is facing multiple challenges such as trade barriers and resource constraints, the demand in fields such as aerospace and biomedicine continues to grow, and emerging fields such as new energy and 3C electronics also show great potential.
As a leading player in the industry, Baotai Group has always taken it as its responsibility to promote the development of the titanium industry. Wang Jian, Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman, and General Manager of Baotai Group, introduced that over the years, Baotai has adhered to independent innovation, broken through a number of key core technologies, and created a series of products with international competitiveness, providing solid material support for major national projects and key fields; Actively layout green and low-carbon processes in the titanium industry, promote titanium recycling, and help the global industrial chain achieve sustainable development.
Faced with new opportunities and challenges, we deeply feel the great responsibility and mission on our shoulders. We are willing to deepen exchanges with global partners and carry out * cooperation in technology research and development, industrial chain collaboration, etc., to achieve resource sharing, complementary advantages, and mutually beneficial coexistence, "said Wang Jian.
Wu Qunying, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shaanxi Nonferrous Metals Group, stated that in recent years, Shaanxi Nonferrous Metals Group has been closely focusing on the "Thousand and Eleven" stage goals of "adding billions of high-tech industrial output value, breaking through 100 'national key tools', building 10 specialized, refined and new enterprises, and creating * enterprises", as well as the long-term goal of creating a "new business card for high-tech materials". It has implemented the "quality and efficiency" doubling action, and Baotai Group is striving for a second entrepreneurship and major upgrade from "domestic single item *" to "world single item *" high-end titanium material manufacturer.
Standing in the new era, Shaanxi Nonferrous Metals Group will firmly grasp new opportunities and challenges, take practical actions to cultivate new quality productivity, shoulder the responsibility of leading the high-quality development of the national titanium industry, building a modern industrial system, and showcasing a new image of China's titanium industry's global contribution, "said Wu Qunying.
Ge Honglin demanded that the entire industry must further reduce internal consumption, increase industrial integration efforts, accelerate the improvement of product guarantee for internal circulation and industrial control for external circulation, and achieve the resilience and security of the industrial chain and supply chain. We need to carefully plan the "15th Five Year Plan" and strategically layout the development of the titanium industry. We must attach great importance to the development layout of new quality productivity in the titanium industry, and achieve higher levels of high-end, intelligent, and green development of the industry. We need to focus on increasing reserves and production of titanium ore, and explore new opportunities for the growth of titanium ore resources. We need to accelerate the improvement of innovation capabilities and forge new advantages for high-end development. Actively participate in the formulation of relevant standards to empower industrial transformation and upgrading.

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Strengthening collaborative innovation China's titanium industry breaks through towards high-end development

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China's titanium industry breaks through towards high-end development