The Cradle Of Titanium Goes From Strength To Strength.
Source: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202403/28/WS6604d566a31082fc043bf206.html
Shaanxi province's Baoji tops worldwide in size of industrial cluster for all major products derived from super-strong metal. (revised)
By ZHENG YIRAN, QIN FENG
From spacecraft and submersibles to tableware and badminton rackets, most products made from titanium and titanium alloys come from one place in China - Baoji in Shaanxi province, a city also known as the "cradle of the titanium industry".
In this city in northwest China, titanium production and processing volumes account for about 65 percent of the national and 33 percent of the global total, respectively.
It is also ranked first in the world in terms of the size of its titanium industrial cluster.
According to the Handi Research Institute, there are around 900 titanium and titanium alloy manufacturing enterprises in China, and the top three provinces in terms of the number of such enterprises are Shaanxi, Guangdong, and Jiangsu.
Driven by industrial chain leader Baoti Group, there are over 600 titanium and titanium alloy processing and trading enterprises in Baoji, producing more than 300 varieties and over 5,000 specifications of titanium products, which are widely used in aviation, aerospace, navigation, new energy, chemicals and healthcare, and exported to more than 70 countries and regions around the world.
The high-quality development of the titanium industry in the city can be attributed to leading enterprises, the complementary advantages of SMEs, and the government's favorable policies.
As the largest titanium company in Baoji, Baoti Group has led in setting up over 110 industry standards, accounting for over 90 percent of the standards in total. The company has the most complete titanium production industrial chain, responsible for more than 8,000 national-level new material trial production tasks.
"We have built a complete industrial chain integrating sponge titanium preparation, smelting, processing, deep processing, and equipment manufacturing, making China the fourth country in the world to have a complete titanium industry system," said Chen Zhanqian, deputy general manager of Baoti Group.
To further develop the titanium industry in Baoji, the city has been encouraging private enterprises to actively participate in the mixed ownership reform of State-owned enterprises, integrate advantageous resources, and expand enterprise scale.
In July 2023 alone, Baoti Precision Forging, funded by a listed company under Baoti Group and a private enterprise, completed a titanium forging processing volume of 2,384 metric tons, achieving a processing output value of 19.42 million yuan ($2.69 million), setting a record.
