[interpretation of Chinese newspaper] Manganese dioxide prices rise Manganese enterprises benefit from medium-term profit growth

SMM, Sept. 6: in the twinkling of an eye, half a year has passed quietly, and the first half of the results of the companies have also been released one after another, in the manganese listed enterprises:

Hongxing's revenue in the first half of the year was 726 million yuan, an increase of 12.94 percent over the same period last year.

Xiangtan Electrochemical's revenue in the first half of the year was 434 million yuan, up 27.55 per cent over the same period.

Overall, the leading manganese enterprises medium-term earnings are considerable, for the reasons for the increase in revenue:

Hongxing Development believes that the company to increase sales of BaCO3, SrCO3, BaSO4, electrolytic manganese dioxide, sulfur and other products to achieve a year-on-year increase in sales prices, is the main factor in the increase in profits of the company;

"Click to view the Red Star Development report for the first half of the year.

Xiangtan Electrochemical believes that the performance is mainly driven by the production and marketing of electrolytic manganese dioxide products, output and sales volume are increased compared with the same period last year, the average unit price of products increased, and the profit level increased. The sewage treatment business runs smoothly and the profit is stable.

"Click to view Xiangtan Electric Chemical's performance report for the first half of the year.

Thus it can be seen that manganese enterprises in the first half of the general revenue net profit two prosperity, one of the main factors is that the price of manganese dioxide continues to rise.

Manganese dioxide is really "manganese."

Manganese dioxide is a black amorphous powder, or black rhombohedral crystal, which is very useful in organic chemistry and is often used as a depolarizer for dry cells and as a catalyst and oxidant for the synthesis of industrial materials. Colorants, decolorizers and iron removal agents for the glass and enamel industries, etc., for the manufacture of metal manganese, special alloys, manganese iron castings, gas masks and electronic materials such as ferrites, etc., in addition, the production of manganese, special alloys, manganese iron castings, gas masks and electronic materials such as ferrites, etc., Manganese dioxide can also be used in the rubber industry to increase the viscosity of rubber and as a catalyst in chemical experiments. But it is the battery materials business that has sprung up in recent years that has sent manganese dioxide directly to high prices.

The leading product of battery material business is electrolytic manganese dioxide, which is an excellent depolarizer for batteries. According to relevant data, compared with the dry cells produced by natural discharge manganese dioxide, It has the characteristics of large discharge capacity, strong activity, small volume, long life and so on. The discharge capacity of the dry cell made of 20-30%EMD is 50 to 100% higher than that of the dry cell made of natural MnO2. When 50-70%EMD is added to high performance zinc chloride battery, the discharge capacity can be increased by 2 to 3 times, and the discharge capacity of alkaline manganese dioxide battery made of EMD can be increased by 5 to 7 times. Therefore, electrolytic manganese dioxide has become a very important raw material in battery industry.

The production and marketing of manganese dioxide also plays a very important role in manganese enterprises. According to the Hongxing Development report, the production of electrolytic manganese dioxide increased by 25.13% in the first half of the year, the highest increase among all products.

Product output and sales volume of Hongxing development:

In Xiangtan's main business, its battery materials business also accounted for 80.39% of the total operating revenue, an increase of 27.43% over the same period last year.

Environmental protection helps manganese dioxide prices continue to rise

According to the Prospect Industrial Research Institute, affected by environmental supervision, the relevant manganese dioxide manufacturers have also been affected to stop production and production has declined. The increase in the cost of raw materials and the decline in production support the increase in the price of manganese dioxide. Affected by manganese slag, not only manganese dioxide, but also the production capacity of electrolytic manganese is also affected.

Recently released by SMM, "Manganese slag treatment is difficult to meet the environmental requirements when the manganese plant will be able to resume production?" It has been reported in an article that in May this year, after the incident left over from Songtao Manganese Slag in Guizhou Province was exposed by the media, the local government put forward rectification and reform requirements for electrolytic manganese plants and manganese mines, and some local manganese factories and mines were forced to stop production. For the treatment of manganese slag, not only in Guizhou pine peach, all over the country are strengthening the treatment, the area throughout Hunan Huayuan County, Xiangtan, Luxi County and other electrolytic manganese producing areas, as well as Guizhou Songtao and other electrolytic manganese producing areas.

An official from the Guizhou Provincial Environmental Protection Department said, "the pollution sources of the Songtao River flowing through Songtao County mainly come from the slag yard, and the leachate from the slag yard is very difficult to deal with, which is the main reason for the impact on the water quality of the Songtao River." Yin Jian, deputy director of the Policy and regulations Department of the Guizhou Provincial Environmental Protection Department, also said, "We are studying a new policy that will make a heavy blow to the 'manganese triangle'. The so-called heavy punch is the idea of controlling increment and slowly reducing the stock. Pine peach side is no longer new manganese slag yard, if the requirements of environmental protection can not be guaranteed, the new development will also be restricted. According to SMM research, in Songtao area, Tongren municipal government asked the electrolytic manganese plant to say how much manganese slag can be processed in order to open the corresponding production capacity.