Fugu County builds New advantages for High-quality Development of Metallic magnesium Industry

"Fugu metal magnesium industry sneezed, the global metal magnesium market caught a cold." Chen Genyong of Fugu County magnesium Industry Association said that under the influence of the epidemic situation and the policy of "double carbon" and "double control of energy consumption", Fugu County metal magnesium production has entered an adjustment period, resulting in fluctuations in the international metal magnesium market. How does a county economy with a GDP of nearly 60 billion yuan affect the European and American markets? The data show that the global magnesium production is concentrated in China, and 95% of the magnesium in Europe is imported from China. Fugu magnesium accounts for half of China's magnesium. In 2020, Fugu County produced 478600 tons of magnesium, accounting for 50 per cent of the national output and more than 40 per cent of the global output. "it is precisely because of this output that Fugu magnesium has a direct impact on the global magnesium metal market." Chen Genyong said.

At present, in Fugu, a magnesium industry reform with the blessing of the government and the deep participation of enterprises has begun to accelerate the construction of new advantages for the high-quality development of the metal magnesium industry.

Status: the world magnesium industry looks at Fugu in China's magnesium industry.

Why can Fugu become the global center of metal and magnesium raw materials? In 2003, Fugu magnesium production enterprise creatively connected the local blue carbon furnace with the metal magnesium smelting furnace, making the waste gas produced in the process of blue carbon production a free heat source, and Fugu is rich in reducing agent silicalite used in Pijiang magnesium smelting. These unique conditions have realized the localization of Pijiang magnesium smelting, making Fugu the region with the lowest production cost of magnesium metal in the world.

With the development of raw coal-coal pyrolysis-power generation-ferrosilicon-magnesium smelting metal magnesium industry chain, Fugu magnesium industry has emerged as a new force. The project "using semi-coke gas and developing circular economy model to realize energy saving and emission reduction in magnesium smelting" won the International magnesium Association 2012 Environmental responsibility Award.

Since 2012, Fugu's original magnesium output has ranked first in the country for 10 years in a row, and it is the largest metal magnesium production base in the country. the metal magnesium industry has become a pillar industry second only to coal energy and chemical industry. In 2020, the total industrial output value of Fugu metal magnesium and its upstream and downstream industries accounted for about 1/4 of the county's industrial output value above scale.

However, with the continuous growth of the industrial scale, the shortcomings of the development of the metal magnesium industry have gradually emerged. Although Fugu is a "giant" of the original magnesium production, it is a "dwarf" made of magnesium alloys. At the present time of implementing the new development concept and building a new development pattern in the new development stage, how to break through the metal magnesium industry in Fugu County?

Breakthrough: start the top-down metal magnesium revolution

"this year, in the first year of the 14th five-year Plan, Fugu proposed to build the whole industry chain of original magnesium-based new materials-magnesium alloy terminal products. It is estimated that by the end of the 14th five-year Plan, the production capacity of metal magnesium and magnesium alloys in the county will reach 1 million tons." Tian Xiaoning, secretary of the Fugu County CPC Committee, said that there is not much time left for Fugu to catch up and surpass, so we must work early, work quickly, and do more, and strive to blaze a new path of green and low-carbon development.

At present, a top-down revolution of metal magnesium has begun. Under the guidance of the government, we will dock Qin Chuangyuan's innovation-driven platform, prepare to build a standardized production center for the transformation and upgrading of Fugu metal magnesium, integrate metal magnesium enterprises in the county and build metal magnesium benchmarking demonstration projects through equal replacement of production capacity and energy consumption. to achieve the metal magnesium industry "free cage for birds"; actively docking with Shaanxi Automobile, Faster and other leading enterprises to discuss magnesium alloy product supply cooperation ….

"the technology should be ahead, and the products should be high-end." The Fugu metal magnesium entrepreneur represented by Wen Yongping, head of Shaanxi Hongtaiyuan and magnesium Industry Co., Ltd., pointed out the simple and systematic development path of magnesium industry to create a new high quality. Fugu County accelerates the promotion of new technologies at the front and rear of the industry, innovates smelting methods, fills in the gaps in domestic industry standards, systematically studies the metal magnesium gas distribution section, compiles two association standards, and completes the high-quality magnesium "two-step" green smelting demonstration project. the metal magnesium vertical pot smelting demonstration project has been put into operation, the metallurgical red slag waste heat utilization and other technologies have been widely used, and the magnesium alloy die casting project has been completed and put into production. The construction of magnesium product quality evaluation and standard system, the release of "Fugu magnesium" trademark, Fugu metal magnesium industry high-quality development is taking solid steps.

Plan: the magnesium industry revolves around green, low-carbon and high-end.

He who does not seek the overall situation is not enough to seek a domain. Magnesium metal is becoming a strategic material of global concern. How does Fugu win the first prize in the journey of high-quality development of magnesium metal?

"Metal magnesium is the characteristic industry and 'fist' industry of Fugu, which not only provides a solid foundation support for the sustained, healthy and steady development of the national magnesium industry, but also provides a solid foundation guarantee for the downstream market supply and application expansion of China's magnesium industry." Li Xingping, director of Fugu Industry and Trade Bureau, said that the high-end development of Fugu metal magnesium needs an overall strategic layout from short-term to long-term, and the next step will focus on "green, low-carbon and high-end".

Adhere to the standard first and create a new system for the development of magnesium industry. In view of the unique technical advantage of high temperature pyrolysis in Fugu magnesium smelting, Fugu will speed up the construction of a series of standard systems. focus on promoting the compilation of six standards, such as "magnesium smelting slag recovery and disposal standard", "magnesium smelting production process standard" and "magnesium smelting energy-saving monitoring technical specification", so as to provide standard support for the standardized development of Fugu magnesium industry.

Persist in increasing the total amount and create a new cluster for the development of magnesium industry. Fugu will formulate and introduce policies and measures for the magnesium industry to promote the release of high-quality magnesium production; rely on the 100000-ton magnesium warehousing and logistics center of Yulin magnesium Group, focusing on metal magnesium export trade business, and build a real metal magnesium industry cluster to enhance the international reputation and market competitiveness of Fugu magnesium products. At the same time, prepare for the establishment of an international magnesium industry trading center to comprehensively enhance Fugu magnesium's market voice and product pricing power.

Adhere to incremental excellence to create a new pattern of magnesium industry development. Fugu will integrate and reorganize enterprises, plan and build magnesium and magnesium alloy professional parks, adhere to intelligence, green, high-end, focus on the layout of magnesium alloys, die castings, wheels and other all-magnesium industry chain high-end projects, to form a "production, city, people, culture" four-in-one characteristic town. Introduce downstream magnesium enterprises such as equipment manufacturing, rail transit and electronic products to invest in the government to build a downstream industrial chain and enhance industrial value.

Persist in quality improvement and create a new highland for the development of magnesium industry. Relying on the metal magnesium industry service center and metal magnesium research and development center, Fugu will focus on the research and development of green magnesium smelting technology and high-purity magnesium products, research and application of magnesium alloy materials, extrusion and forging technology of high-end magnesium alloy materials, reduction slag by silicothermic magnesium smelting, comprehensive utilization of magnesium slag, recycling of wastewater, CCUS carbon capture technology and hydrogen energy storage, and other common technical problems of the new magnesium alloy industry.

Promote the integration of the two modernizations and create a new model for the development of the magnesium industry. Fugu will promote the deep integration of the Internet and the metal magnesium real economy, and the metal magnesium production section (workshop) will introduce and apply advanced artificial intelligence technologies such as big data and robots to promote the intelligent, information and high-end development of the metal magnesium industry. create metal magnesium online trading platform to enhance the market.