The market demand for aluminum grain refiners is strong, and local companies’ high-end competitive advantages need to be improved.

Aluminum has the advantages of good ductility, corrosion resistance, good electrical conductivity, and lightweight, and is widely used in many national strategic industries. Aluminum grain refiner is a grain refiner product that can change the surface quality of aluminum materials and give it excellent refinement effect.

The main raw materials of aluminum grain refiner are fluorite and aluminum ingots. my country is rich in fluorite resources, and Yunnan, Hunan, Zhejiang and Inner Mongolia are the main producing areas of fluorite in my country. According to statistics from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), my country’s fluorspar production reached 5.40 million tons in 2021, accounting for 6.3% of the world’s total production. At the same time, my country is the world’s largest aluminum producer, and aluminum ingot production has maintained steady growth for a long time. Against this background, my country’s aluminum grain refiner industry has developed rapidly. According to the “2022-2027 Aluminum Grain Refinement Agent Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospects Forecast Analysis Report released by the Industrial Research Center ” shows that my country’s aluminum grain refiner output will reach 91,000 tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%.

Preparation methods of aluminum grain refiners include self-propagating high-temperature synthesis, fluoride salt method, oxide method, thermite reaction method, etc. The fluoride salt method is the mainstream method for preparing aluminum grain refiners. However, this method has shortcomings such as difficulty in control and complex production processes. It is gradually being replaced by emerging technologies such as the thermite reaction method.

Aerospace, consumer electronics, urban rail transit and automobiles are the end markets for aluminum grain refiners. High-performance aluminum alloy materials are important raw materials for aircraft manufacturing. They have the advantages of corrosion resistance, impact resistance, high temperature resistance, and high strength. They can be used to produce aircraft components such as safety devices, protective panels, and propellers. According to the “Statistical Bulletin on Civil Aviation Industry Development in 2021” released by the National Civil Aviation Administration, the number of transport aircraft in my country’s civil aviation industry at the end of 2021 reached 4,054.0, an increase of 151.0 from the end of the previous year. Driven by downstream demand, my country’s aluminum grain refiner market continues to expand.

The American AMG Company, the British LSM Company, and the Dutch KBM Company are the main suppliers of aluminum grain refiners in the world. my country’s aluminum grain refiner companies focus on producing mid- to low-end products, while high-end products rely on imports. Shenzhen Xinxing Light Alloy Materials Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Yongte Alloy Co., Ltd., and Lizhong Sitong Light Alloy Group Co., Ltd. are the main manufacturers of aluminum grain refiners in my country. In recent years, Shenzhen Xinxing has continued to carry out technological innovation and has achieved full industrial chain coverage from raw ore mining to aluminum alloy processing.

Industry analysts said that in recent years, my country’s aluminum industry has been increasingly prosperous and has gained broad ground in high-tech industries such as aerospace and aerospace. Application prospects. As market demand is gradually released, the development trend of the aluminum grain refiner industry will continue to improve. my country’s aluminum grain refiner industry started late, and local companies lack competitive advantages in the high-end market. However, with the continuous breakthroughs in production technology, the localization rate of high-end aluminum grain refiners in my country is expected to further increase.