my country’s fine alumina production continues to increase, and industry concentration is high

Fine alumina, also known as non-metallurgical grade alumina, refers to the general name of various alumina, aluminum hydroxide and aluminum-containing compounds except metallurgical grade alumina. Fine alumina is an inorganic non-metallic material with wide application fields, excellent physical and chemical properties, and high technical content. At present, more than 100 kinds of fine alumina products for various purposes have been developed around the world. According to different chemical compositions, they are mainly divided into aluminum salt series, zeolite series, aluminum hydroxide series, pseudo-boehmite series and special alumina series.

In 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the “Guidance Catalog for the First Batch Application Demonstration of Key New Materials (2021 Edition)”, which clearly included fine alumina products such as high-purity alumina and spherical alumina powder into advanced inorganic non-metallic materials. This will provide a good policy environment for the development of my country’s fine alumina industry.

According to statistics from the International Aluminum Association, the total global fine alumina production in 2021 will reach 8.117 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%. At present, global fine alumina production capacity is mainly concentrated in Japan, Germany and France, and the above three countries have long held monopoly positions in the global market. my country’s fine alumina industry started late. As the cost of industrial alumina production continues to increase and profitability continues to decrease, many companies in my country have begun to shift their production capabilities to fine alumina production. According to the “2022-2027 China Fine Alumina Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, In 2021, my country’s fine alumina production will exceed 3.70 million tons, accounting for nearly 50% of the world’s total production.

Fine alumina has a wide range of applications, including power systems, electronic ceramics, lithium battery separators, electronic glass, etc. In the field of electronic ceramics, fine alumina is the main raw material for electronic ceramic powder, which can be used to produce main materials for electronic ceramic components such as electric vacuum tube shells, electronic ceramic substrates, and ceramic packaging materials. In 2021, my country’s electronic ceramics market will reach 89.76 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%. Benefiting from the rapid development of downstream industries, my country’s fine alumina market demand continues to rise.

In terms of market competition, Japan’s Showa Denko Co., Ltd., Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Germany’s Almatis, Germany’s Nabaltec, France’s Alteo, etc. are the world’s major suppliers of fine alumina. my country’s fine alumina industry is highly concentrated, with major manufacturers including Henan Tianma New Materials Co., Ltd., China Aluminum Corporation of China, and Shandong Guoca Functional Materials Co., Ltd.

Industry analysts said that fine alumina, as an important inorganic non-metallic material, is widely used in national strategic industries such as power systems and electronic ceramics. It is widely used and benefiting from the gradual release of market demand and national policy support, my country’s fine alumina market will continue to expand. In recent years, as local companies continue to accelerate the layout of the industrial structure, my country’s fine alumina output has increased significantly, and the process of domestic substitution in the industry has continued to accelerate.