Future Titanium Dioxide Industry Trend
As the largest producer of titanium dioxide in the world with an annual production capacity of more than 3 million tons, the development of the titanium dioxide industry in China during the “13th Five-year Plan†period has attracted particular attention. “In the next long period of time, both the chlorination process and the sulfuric acid process will coexist, the industry will develop with more stringent environmental regulations, and mergers and acquisitions will increase in intensity and accelerate convergence with international standards.†In December From the 8th to the 9th China (Deyang) phosphorus-titanium chemical green development high-end forum held on the 8th to 9th, experts made judgments on the future pattern of the titanium dioxide industry.
Chlorination is the current mainstream of titanium dioxide production technology in the world and represents the direction of industrial development. However, due to the lack of titanium resources for the chlorination process in China, titanium raw materials must be imported at a high price. The chlorination process has not been able to break through the technical and economic ceiling. After years of research and development, the production line has not been completely opened up. Fu Yijiang, deputy general secretary of China National Coatings Industry Association Titanium Dioxide Industry Branch, stated that in this situation, the titanium dioxide industry must vigorously develop the chlorination process to make it mature as soon as possible; on the other hand, it must also continuously improve the sulfuric acid process. To regulate development with more stringent environmental regulations.
Bi Sheng, director of the Titanium Divider Center of the National Productivity Promotion Center of the Chemical Industry, also believes that, apart from the imperfect process of chlorination technology, investment of more than RMB 1 billion and several billion yuan is daunting. No matter whether it is the introduction of technology or independent research and development of technology, the chlorination process has not resolved the key core technical issues. It will take time to form industrialization and scale.
Despite many difficulties encountered, some experts are still optimistic about the development prospects of the domestic chlorination process. Xu Xingrong, deputy chief engineer of Donghua Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd., believes that the most stringent “pollutant emission standard for petrochemical industry†in history is to be implemented in existing enterprises from July 1, 2017. The standard is for existing titanium sulfate. White powder companies have more severe restrictions, and the chlorination process will usher in development opportunities. He also pointed out that at this stage, the development of chlorination process should be advanced, stable and reliable as the first choice, new installations must effectively reduce construction investment, but also pay more attention to "three wastes" governance.
The key to the development of sulfuric acid titanium dioxide is clean production and recycling economy. For example, Sichuan Longxi Group relied on the abundant iron and titanium resources in the Panzhihua region to speed up the development of recycled sulfuric acid process titanium dioxide technology, and the continuous improvement of resource utilization and energy consumption. Zhou Xiaokui, vice president of the group, stated that the sulfuric acid titanium dioxide powder has unique quality properties and will continue to be a mainstream species in China for a long time to come. Therefore, it is necessary to expedite the comprehensive utilization and clean production of sulfuric acid titanium dioxide waste by-products.
Industry experts believe that increasing mergers and acquisitions and accelerating the pace of international integration are major trends in the titanium dioxide industry. The decreasing number of manufacturers and the increasing size of individual manufacturers have become inevitable. Fu Yijiang said that in 2014, the total output of the top six manufacturers in the titanium dioxide industry accounted for 40.8% of the country's total output, and the industry concentration was significantly improved. During the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan†period, the pace of reorganization and merger will accelerate, and it is necessary to build a number of key enterprises with great development potential and global influence. Bi Sheng believes that under the dual pressure of market and environmental protection, some small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of 100,000 tons/year, especially 50,000 tons/year, will gradually fade out.
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