Shortage of high value-added products The domestic aluminum processing industry needs to be upgraded

Aluminum processing is an important part of China's non-ferrous metals industry. After years of rapid development, China has become the world's largest producer and consumer of aluminum, and its overall strength has been significantly enhanced. In 2014, China's output of aluminum processing materials reached 48.45 million tons, an increase of 18.6% year-on-year, accounting for more than 50% of the world's aluminum processing materials. From January to August 2015, aluminum production was 33.52 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.1%; from January to July, the aluminum processing industry realized a profit of 29.2 billion yuan, accounting for 39% of the total industry's total profit.

At the same time, there are still some problems to be solved in the domestic aluminum processing industry. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's aluminum processing R&D investment is insufficient, and the numerical simulation and intelligent control of alloy components and their processing technologies are far from the advanced level in foreign countries. The development capabilities of high-end products such as aviation aluminum and passenger car aluminum plates are weak, and product quality is not high. Stability, high production costs, and serious product homogeneity. In addition, the industrial structure of the aluminum industry is irrational, showing a "middle-size, two-headed" shape, excess smelting capacity, and a shortage of high-value-added processed products.

According to Wen Jun, deputy chairman of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, low-end products are not sold, and high-end products are not enough to sell. The problem of structural oversupply in the aluminum processing industry requires more powerful aluminum companies to join the high-end market to solve the problem. .

In addition, China’s aluminum processing products often encounter “double reverse” investigations and sanctions in many countries in the international market. Only high-tech aluminum products with high-tech content and high added value are more competitive in the international market.

High-end deep processing is the further processing of industrial aluminum extrusion products into high value-added products through a series of processes such as cutting, welding, grinding, and surface treatment. It is widely used in transportation (including railway passenger cars and container trucks, urban rapid transit systems, and automobiles , heavy-duty trucks, ships, aviation, etc.) as well as mechanical equipment and power engineering.

According to industry insiders, with increasing domestic and foreign competition pressure, China's aluminum processing industry needs to continue to expand consumption in the traditional field while accelerating technological innovation and structural adjustment to meet the demand for high-end equipment manufacturing.