Baotou rare Earth High-tech Zone: "Source Innovation" accelerates the Development of rare Earth Industry to High-end

During his inspection tour of Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "rare earths are important strategic resources as well as non-renewable resources. it is necessary to strengthen scientific and technological innovation, constantly improve the technical level of development and utilization, extend the industrial chain, and increase added value." strengthen the environmental protection of the project to achieve green development and sustainable development. "

As the only state-level high-tech zone named after "rare earth" resources, Baotou rare Earth High-tech Zone in Inner Mongolia has always been guided by Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. accompanied by the Bayan Obo rare earth mine, which is the largest all-rare earth mine in the world, it has attracted seven listed companies related to the rare earth industry, including Northern rare Earth, Ningbo Yunsheng, China CRRC, Dadixiong, Jinli permanent Magnet, and Jintian Copper, to invest in and set up factories. Form an industry-wide chain from rare earth raw materials to new materials and then to terminal applications.

Based on the resource endowment and in accordance with the new development idea of "2years 2n", the rare earth high-tech zone strives to build a rare earth industry development system with distinctive features, reasonable structure, intensive efficiency and industrial symbiosis coupling. we will make every effort to promote the "double improvement" of the output and output value of rare earth products during the 14th five-year Plan period.

Activate "Source Innovation" and promote the wide-field and High-end Application of rare Earths

In an industrial production line, accurately find the tray, and then put it in the winding work area, these tasks usually need the cooperation of several people to complete. In rare earth high-tech zones, a robot can complete this process in just a few seconds. This rare earth permanent magnet servo motor, developed by Baotou Zhongke Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zhongke Intelligent), can accurately control the speed, position and direction of the robot in addition to its very small mass and volume.

"the more joints of industrial robots, the higher the flexibility and accuracy, the higher the requirements for servo motors. In the past, this kind of high-end servo motors basically relied on imports in China. After three years of tackling key technical problems, Zhongke Intelligence has mastered the key technologies and realized the localization of high-end robot servo motors. " Encik Ng Cheng Kiat, deputy general manager of China Science Intelligence, said.

The high torque motor produced by Baotou Changan permanent Magnet Motor Co., Ltd. can reach 100000 Nm of torque and a speed of up to 10,000 degrees per second. At present, the equipment is widely used in high-precision astrometry, and can receive and send signals in time to ensure the safety of aircraft.

As a key component of astronomical telescope, the magnetostrictive trigger developed by Baotou rare Earth Research Institute can effectively reduce the influence of atmospheric circulation on imaging effect.

Through clear development ideas and careful cultivation of the industry, at present, Baotou rare Earth Research Institute, the largest comprehensive rare earth science and technology research and development institution in the country, has become one of the suppliers of key materials for the "long March series of carrier rockets" and "Shenzhou" spacecraft.

In the rare earth high-tech zone, rare earths with footprints in industry, agriculture, service industry and other fields are interpreting "all kinds of changes" to promote industrial innovation, transformation and upgrading.

At present, the rare earth high-tech zone has rare earth research institutes with Baotou rare Earth Research Institute, Baotou rare Earth Research Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Baotou Materials Research Institute of Shanghai Jiaotou University as the core. It has been approved four national rare earth innovation platforms, namely, the State Engineering Research Center of rare Earth Metallurgy and functional Materials, the State key Laboratory of Bayan Obo, the National Inspection and testing Center of rare Earth functional Materials, and the National Innovation Center of rare Earth functional Materials. The idea of industrial development has been formulated, that is, to concentrate resources, give priority to the development of two major industries of rare earth permanent magnets and hydrogen storage materials, focus on the development of two major industries of rare earth polishing and luminous materials, and actively develop N "rare earth +" industries such as rare earth catalytic materials, rare earth alloys, rare earth glass, rare earth ceramics, rare earth pigments and rare earth chips.

Through setting ideas, introducing institutions, building platforms, excellent policies, and gathering resources, rare earth high-tech zones have attracted and cultivated a large number of high-end rare earth enterprises, high-end innovative talents and high-skilled talents, and solved a number of technical problems of "sticking". A number of important intellectual property rights and original technologies have been obtained, and the permanent magnet industry has developed from a single sintered permanent magnet in the past to an industrial pattern in which sintering, bonding and samarium cobalt permanent magnets coexist. From the middle and low-end products in the past to the present, the middle and high-end products are absolutely dominant, realizing the local matching of the whole industry chain in the subdivided fields of alloy, hydrogen cracking, post-processing, electroplating, testing, equipment and so on.

Precise introduction of "items" to form a benign pattern of sustainable development

"the first-class business environment of the rare earth high-tech zone has given our enterprises' reassurance'to invest and start the business, and a series of measures, such as taking the land, have enabled the enterprises to start construction and put into production that year." Zhang Wensheng, general manager of Baotou Lichen Technology Co., Ltd., said with emotion that thanks to the efficient service of the rare earth high-tech zone, the enterprise has accelerated the production of 3800 tons of polishing powder and polishing solution and 600 tons of medium and heavy rare earth projects.

In recent years, the rare earth high-tech zone has made great efforts to grasp the "starting point" of the project, highlight the "key points" of industrial projects, solve the "difficulties" of factor guarantee, consolidate the "base point" of project reserves, and focus on the field of high-end, green and intelligent industry. start the "accelerator" of projects and education projects guided by industrial chain and innovation chain.

For the precision introduction project, the rare earth high-tech zone accelerates the formation of the brand agglomeration effect of the permanent magnet motor industry, transforming and promoting the application of rare earths in the fields of iron and steel, copper, magnesium-aluminum alloy, special superalloy, metal post-treatment, etc., to realize the application of rare earth luminescent materials in high energy density excitation light sources, high-performance bio-agricultural lighting materials and devices. Implement key core technologies such as new rare earth materials and application fields, supporting equipment and new technologies, subdivide the market, establish a brand certification system dominated by famous and high-quality products, and realize the green and high-quality development of the industry.

In 2021, 32 rare earth projects were introduced into the rare earth high-tech zone, with a total investment of about 8.074 billion yuan. The project of Inster Magnetic material Industry Park under construction has a total investment of 560 million yuan, mainly to build 3C magnetic device production workshop, R & D center and high-performance magnetic material production line, etc., after the completion of the project, the output value can be achieved of 2 billion yuan. After the completion of the Jinli permanent magnet project with an annual output of 20, 000 tons of high-performance rare earth permanent magnet materials, the output value can reach 10 billion yuan. Earth Bear annual output of 8000 tons of high-end manufacturing high-performance rare earth permanent magnet materials and devices project completed, can achieve an output value of 4 billion yuan.

In order to ensure the smooth construction and production of the project, the rare earth high-tech zone has carried out the "special class + commissioner"dual-specialty" service, and implemented the mode of "acceptance in advance + fault tolerance examination and approval + parallel examination and approval + commitment time limit", especially the Jinli permanent magnet high-performance rare earth permanent magnet project, with the cooperative support of governments at all levels and the promotion of a first-class business environment, it took less than one year from formalities to completion and put into production. To create a high-efficiency, high-quality, high-standard construction speed. After the completion of the project, it will become the largest permanent magnet material and permanent magnet components factory in the world.

Seizing the opportunity of "double carbon" to build rare Earth Green Recycling Industry chain

Rare earth is an important non-renewable strategic resource, so how can rare earth high-tech zones promote the integration of ecology and rare earth industry and expand the space for industrial development?

In recent years, rare earth enterprises in rare earth high-tech zones have strongly promoted green manufacturing. Inner Mongolia Seagate Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. is the representative of green development. The comprehensive efficiency of the 50,000 cubic meter denitrification catalyst project has reached the international advanced level, and the products are suitable for the treatment of nitrogen oxide pollutants in coal-fired power plants, industrial coal-fired boilers, cement, coking, biological power generation and petroleum coke combustion enterprises.

"many important areas of energy saving and carbon reduction, such as new energy vehicles, wind power generation, frequency conversion air conditioners and industrial motors, all rely on the application of rare earth permanent magnet materials; in the rapidly developing hydrogen energy industry, rare earth hydrogen storage is an important solution for hydrogen storage and transportation; rare earth batteries are an important solution to the problem of energy storage for new energy generation; and the promotion and application of rare earth catalytic products is an effective measure for energy saving and emission reduction of the whole society." Wu Junjun, deputy secretary of the party working committee and director of the management committee of the rare earth high-tech zone, said.

Think of change and seek new things, and move forward with the green. During the 14th five-year Plan period, the rare earth high-tech zone will aim to be the "leader in the reform of energy production, the forerunner of the change in energy consumption, and the practitioner of green production and lifestyle". We will actively expand the application of rare earth permanent magnet materials in wind power, new energy vehicles and other fields, and the application of rare earth hydrogen storage materials in the field of new energy power generation and energy storage. Application of rare earth catalytic materials in power plant flue gas desulfurization, industrial emission, automobile exhaust treatment and so on. We will promote the green, digital and intelligent transformation of rare earth enterprises, implement the Internet project for the rare earth new materials industry, increase the rate of quality products by 5%, reduce energy consumption by 10%, and increase indirect economic benefits by 20%.

From industry paralleling to taking the lead, from paying attention to economic benefits to paying attention to green environmental protection, the rare earth high-tech zone, as the leader of the rare earth industry, is making every effort to forge the "green gold chain" for the development of the rare earth industry, realizing the magnificent transformation of the rare earth industry.

Author: Jia Tingting