Walking on the Titanium Road of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

Although he has been involved in titanium for a short time, he has a deep understanding of titanium. He interprets titanium in the commonness and difference between ferrous and non-ferrous metals. He is Ma Zhaohui, manager of the Sponge Titanium Branch of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Pangang Sponge Titanium"). After 70 years of humility and low profile, he entered the titanium industry on November 26, 2020 after many years in the iron and steel industry. As a newcomer to the titanium industry, there are many things he needs to learn.

Reporter: in 2020, the output of titanium sponge of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. ranked first in China. What do you think of it?

Ma Zhaohui: in 2020, the titanium sponge output of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is close to 23000 tons, although it remains the first in China, but compared with 2019, the market scope has narrowed. Several sponge titanium enterprises in Liaoning have increased production faster, such as Gold and Titanium shares, which not only increase production but also improve quality. The first output of titanium sponge in Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. is both power and pressure, and only "quantity" and "quality" Synchronize can be the real first. During the 14th five-year Plan period, Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. should strive to improve the quality of titanium sponge and increase the market volume of high-quality titanium sponge. Interview note: Ma Zhaohui hopes that titanium sponge of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. will keep a vigilance at all times.

Reporter: Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. has the first sponge titanium output, what are the advantages in other aspects?

Ma Zhaohui: whoever has the resources will have the future. from the point of view of resources, Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. has the greatest advantage. The company will grasp the rhythm of future development, balance the development of sponge titanium industry, combine the advantages of mineral source, electrolysis, cost brought by molten salt production, and give full play to the advantages of titanium-steel combination according to the planning of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group. Take a characteristic road of sponge titanium in Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

Interview note: Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group attaches great importance to the extension of the sponge titanium industry chain, and has the plan to increase the production capacity of sponge titanium, which will do better on the basis of advantages and build a high-quality production line. The reporter saw at the scene that the boutique production line with an investment of hundreds of millions of yuan has entered the stage of equipment installation.

Reporter: in the past, it is often said that the process of sponge titanium is complex and the threshold is very high. Now sponge titanium is all over the north and south, and some are still under construction. How do you view this phenomenon?

Ma Zhaohui: the world is all for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. When an industry is profitable, the threshold is not called a threshold in front of interests. Now sponge titanium enterprises seem to be expanding production, we all see the prospect of the future, but this phenomenon is worthy of attention.

Interview note: at present, the difficulties of titanium sponge process have been overcome, as long as enterprises are more rigorous in technology and details, pay more attention to quality, some difficulties are not what, enterprises on the quality of "titanium" degree is very important.

Note: downstream processing enterprises pay special attention to the consistency and stability of sponge titanium quality. when Tiancheng aviation materials and other enterprises communicated with technicians, they affirmed the consistency and stability of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Sponge Titanium and other enterprise products. what do you think of this evaluation?

Ma Zhaohui: first of all, thank Tiancheng aviation materials and other customers for the recognition of titanium sponge of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., which is not only a spur to us, but also pressure. In my opinion, the main reason for the good quality consistency and stability of titanium sponge in Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd is the stability of mineral source, and the second is that the process production is interlinked and strictly controlled. The reason why the ore source is stable is that the impurities in ilmenite from different producing areas are different, while Panzhihua Mine is generally stable, which creates conditions for the continuity and control of our production process. In the next step, we will strive to improve the process, consolidate the consistency and stability of the ore source, and supply high-quality sponge titanium to more high-quality customers such as Tiancheng aviation materials.

Interview note: for the evaluation of Tiancheng aviation materials and other enterprises, Ma Zhaohui feels both gratified and treading on thin ice. Only by consolidating the consistency and stability, can he be worthy of the customer's evaluation. He said that the next step will be in-depth cooperation with customers to really produce what customers need. It can be seen that the market concept of titanium sponge in Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd is very strong.

Reporter: the transformation from steel to titanium, one is "giant" ferrous metal, the other is "minority" non-ferrous metal, do you have any suggestions?

Ma Zhaohui: it seems that the titanium industry does not have its own professional research institute, and the enterprises all go their own way, and even have something to hide. It seems that the design institute has Guiyang Institute and Shenyang Institute, but there is no research institute belonging to titanium and titanium processing enterprises. There is a research institute in the iron and steel industry, and the promotion and application of technology by the industrial research institute is beneficial to the development of the national titanium industry. We can clearly see the gap with foreign countries from the research on the future development direction of the titanium industry. With a comprehensive research institute for the development of the titanium industry, it is very important to lead the development of the titanium industry, high-quality development, high-quality development and make up for the heavy equipment of a big country.

Interview note: Ma Chaohui's proposal stands at the height of an industry, studying from the aspects of industry, equipment, and engineering construction, which is very beneficial to the matching development of counterpart equipment and supporting the titanium industry, that is, what is now called "resource sharing". Economic sharing.

Reporter: how to view the current titanium market and the prospect of titanium industry in the future?

Ma Zhaohui: at present, the titanium market should be a relative balance between upstream and downstream supply and demand, which needs to be tested by the market. The prospect of titanium is still good in the future, but there will inevitably be adjustment, reshuffle and reorganization in the middle of the better. survival of the fittest is the only way for the healthy development of the titanium industry.

Reading notes

The questions and answers with Ma Zhaohui are far more than the above questions, and there are also some in-depth analysis. however, some concerned words that respect resources, respect quality, respect the market, adjust and reshuffle, reorganize and develop, good prospects, win-win cooperation, and industrial development continue to jump out of the reporter's mind. The combination of these key words is that the titanium industry needs high-quality and high-quality development, as well as scientific and healthy development. It is believed that the future sponge titanium of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. will find a high-quality development road relying on the advantage of resources.