Carbide: supporting the Chinese market by the protagonist

According to China association of tungsten carbide branch, according to data provided by the 2011 national have cemented carbide manufacturing enterprises more than 300, has more than 30 professional scientific research institutes, the industry practitioners more than 25000 people. By 2011, with capacity of 100000 t/a tungsten concentrate, 180000 t/a of tungsten and tungsten acid salt production capacity, the tungsten carbide production capacity 62000 t/a, 38000 t/a of cemented carbide production, Co, Ni, Ta, Nb, Ti and supporting supply capacity.

China's cemented carbide production of 23500 tons in 2011, cemented carbide industry sales revenue of 20.9 billion yuan, carbide exports nearly 5000 tons, to earn foreign exchange through exports of more than $360 million, hard alloy deep-processing products output reached 6600 tons, about a third of the alloy production. Production by carbide product variety is complete, the basic types of more than 40000, output and varieties of basic can meet the needs of China's economy.

Main problems of cemented carbide industry in China: one is the enterprise on a smaller scale, the industrial concentration is not high. According to incomplete statistics, 199 cemented carbide enterprises average annual production capacity of 176 tons, with average annual production of 86 tons, annual output over 1000 tons of only four companies. Second, less investment in science and technology, lack of high-end technical personnel, technical research and development ability is weak. Cemented carbide industry in China in the field of science and technology investment is less than 3% of sales revenue, science and technology development level is not high, less original core technology achievements. 3 it is the low level of product quality, product structure need to be adjusted. Cemented carbide production in China accounts for over 40% of the total world output, but the carbide sales income less than 20% of the world, mainly due to the high performance super fine alloy coating, high precision, high performance grinding blade, ultra hard tool materials, complex, precision carbide nc cutter large products less production, deep processing and high value-added products varieties is not complete.

With China's rapid expansion of automobile industry, automobile parts processing cutting tool's demand increases unceasingly, the China iron and steel, transportation, construction and other fields of cemented carbides are increasingly strong demand. In foreign cemented carbide in the multinational company's strategic vision, the Chinese market has quietly changed from supporting role to lead.

Analysis pointed out that, to the end of the 12th five-year, the cemented carbide production reached 30000 tons, sales income reached 30 billion yuan, deep processing products production accounts for over 40% of the total hard alloy. Exports compared with the 11th five-year plan will be doubled to more than $1 billion. Carbide will be to develop in the direction of deep processing, form a complete set of tools; To super fine, super thick and development direction, such as coating composite structure; To develop in the direction of circular economy, energy conservation and environmental protection; To the motors, miniaturization, direction.