Do a good job in innovation, integration and application of the new "aluminum" process

The 2023 China Aluminum Processing Industry Annual Conference was held in Binzhou

On June 20, with the strong support of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce and other government departments, and jointly sponsored by the China Nonferrous Metal Processing Industry Association, Binzhou Municipal People's Government and the Shanghai Futures Exchange, Shandong Weiqiao Entrepreneurship Group and Shandong Innovation Group and other units specially Invited to co-organize, the 2023 China Aluminum Processing Industry Annual Conference hosted by Binzhou Municipal Commerce Bureau and Binzhou Aluminum Industry Association was held in Binzhou City, Shandong Province. With the theme of "Innovation, Integration and Application", the conference focused on in-depth exchanges and discussions on hot topics such as macro situation, industrial policy, industry development, technological innovation, expanded application, high-level exports, and industry self-discipline.

Chen Quanxun, former president of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, Zhou Liwei, deputy governor of the Shandong Provincial People's Government, Song Yongxiang, secretary of the Binzhou Municipal Party Committee and director of the Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, president of the Shandong Aluminum Association, vice president of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, Shandong Weiqiao Zhang Bo, chairman of the Entrepreneurship Group, attended the meeting and delivered a speech; Li Zengli, deputy director of the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, and Wang Zhong, director of the Nonferrous Materials Division of the Department of Raw Materials of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the meeting and delivered a speech via video; Gui Weihua, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Central South University, Binzhou Municipal Party Committee Li Chuntian, deputy secretary and mayor of Binzhou Municipal People's Government, Wang Jian, deputy secretary-general of Shandong Provincial People's Government, Wen Wenjun, principle chairman of China Nonferrous Metal Processing Industry Association and honorary president of Shandong Aluminum Association, vice chairman of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association Chang, Huo Bin, Chairman of Yidian Group, Vice Chairman of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, Chairman and General Manager of Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co., Ltd. Lu Zhengfeng, Executive Vice Chairman of Shandong Aluminum Association, Vice Director of China Nonferrous Metals Processing Industry Association Chairman of the Board and Chairman of Shandong Innovation Group Cui Lixin attended the meeting. Fan Shunke, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association and chairman of China Nonferrous Metals Processing Industry Association, presided over the opening ceremony of the conference.

Development direction and new challenges of aluminum processing industry

Aluminum processing is the largest non-ferrous metal processing industry and an important pillar industry that enhances the development level of the industrial chain and promotes the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. In the past three years, the COVID-19 epidemic has had a great impact on the global economy, and aluminum processing is one of the industries with relatively little impact.

Chen Quanxun, former president of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, delivered a speech

Chen Quanxun pointed out in his speech that under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, China's aluminum processing industry has conscientiously implemented new development concepts and strived to promote high-quality development. In terms of industrial scale, product quality, high-end markets, industrial structure, and international Significant progress has been made in aspects such as influence and development, keeping pace with the world's advanced levels. First, output continues to grow. The average annual growth rate in the past three years has been 4.1%, among which photovoltaic profiles, automotive lightweight profiles, and aluminum foil materials have maintained rapid growth. Second, scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance have been steadily improved. Third, aluminum exports hit a record high. Fourth, high-quality development has achieved remarkable results.

At the same time, in recent years, Binzhou's aluminum industry has developed rapidly, building a complete industrial chain of overseas bauxite, alumina, electrolytic aluminum, aluminum processing, including all-aluminum body assemblies and other terminal applications, forming a Weiqiao-based With entrepreneurial groups as the leaders and innovative metals as the backbone, a good development trend of flying geese has created a new cluster development pattern with deep integration of industrial chain, supply chain and innovation chain.

Chen Quanxun said that currently, Binzhou's aluminum industry is focusing on the development direction of high-end, green, clustering and branding, and is striving to build the world's most influential and core competitive innovative lightweight aluminum new material industry cluster. He hopes that Binzhou will continue to be at the forefront of the country in promoting the high-quality development of my country's aluminum processing industry.

Although my country's aluminum processing industry has made great progress, it also faces many old problems and new challenges. Chen Quanxun put forward four suggestions for this purpose: first, we must strengthen independent innovation; second, we must always insist on expanding applications; third, we must promote high-level exports; fourth, we must adhere to win-win cooperation and create a community of destiny for the development of aluminum processing. He also hopes that leading companies will take the lead in talking about the overall situation, self-discipline, cooperation, helping each other, moving from competition to cooperation, and jointly building a community with a shared future for the aluminum processing industry.

Zhou Liwei, Vice Governor of Shandong Provincial People's Government, delivered a speech

Zhou Liwei said in his speech that since the beginning of this year, Shandong Province has thoroughly implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions and requirements on Shandong work, taking the construction of green, low-carbon and high-quality development pioneer areas as the overall starting point, deepening the implementation of advanced The actions to strengthen the manufacturing industry and strengthen the province have solidly promoted the improvement of economic quality and quality. Shandong Province's economic operation has shown a good trend of stabilizing and improving, and improving quality while progressing. He pointed out that the aluminum industry is Shandong's traditional advantageous industry and an important breakthrough for Shandong Province to achieve the conversion of old and new driving forces. In recent years, Shandong Province has in-depth studied and implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on building a strong manufacturing country, insisting on promoting high-quality development of the aluminum industry as an important measure in building a strong advanced manufacturing province, strengthening policy support, optimizing industrial layout, and improving development quality and efficiency. , making every effort to promote the aluminum industry in Shandong Province from low-end to mid-end, from raw materials to new materials, and from low added value to high added value. In particular, Binzhou, as the vanguard of industrial development, took the lead in establishing the Shandong Province High-end, Manufacturing and Application Innovation and Entrepreneurship Community, forming an aluminum industry cluster led by Weiqiao Entrepreneurship Group and Shandong Innovation Group, covering everything from bauxite to primary aluminum. The entire industrial chain from industrial aluminum profiles to aluminum deep processing is accelerating the transformation and upgrading of the high-end aluminum industry from huge scale to optimal value.

Zhou Liwei said that the China Aluminum Processing Industry Annual Conference is the highest-level, largest and most influential industry event in the country's aluminum processing industry, gathering many leading companies and industry elites. He hopes that participants can fully communicate, actively connect, and jointly explore more new opportunities and new ways for win-win cooperation. We will take this meeting as an opportunity to focus on the development direction of high-end, green, clustering and branding, work together to build a world-class high-end aluminum industry base, and make new and greater contributions to building a manufacturing powerhouse.

Practice of “Binzhou Plan”

The aluminum industry is the backbone and first pillar industry of Binzhou's industrial development. Binzhou's aluminum industry started in 2001. At present, it has developed into the world's largest full-industry chain aluminum industry, led by Weiqiao Entrepreneurship Group, including bauxite, alumina, electrolytic aluminum, aluminum profiles, aluminum deep processing, and recycled aluminum. cluster.

Song Yongxiang, Secretary of the Binzhou Municipal Party Committee and Director of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee, delivered a speech

Song Yongxiang said in his speech that as it enters a new stage, Binzhou focuses on the themes of innovation, integration and application and is committed to providing five solutions to build a modern aluminum industry system: "lighter, taller, ringer, greener and stronger". "Binzhou Plan". He said that when it becomes lighter, it means lighter product applications, when it becomes high, it means high-end development positioning, when it becomes circular, it means cluster construction and circular industrial chain, when it becomes green, it means low-carbon production methods, and when it becomes strong, it means ecological industrial development.

Focusing on the "Five Up" Binzhou plan, Song Yongxiang said that the development of Binzhou Aluminum will amplify material advantages, lay out a new energy lightweight industrial base, and build the most advanced, full-process automobile lightweight R&D and trial manufacturing base in China; unswervingly promote Binzhou Aluminum extends to central processing, targeting automobile lightweighting, 3C electronics, rail transportation, aerospace, maritime and air equipment, aluminum furniture and other high-end fields, accelerating the transformation of results from national scientific research institutes, increasing the added value of products, and promoting the aluminum industry Move towards the middle and high end of the value chain; rely on local leading enterprises and numerous aluminum-related enterprises to attract upstream and downstream enterprises to build and extend the chain and strengthen the chain, and accelerate the release of recycled aluminum production capacity, so as to realize the development of parks with enterprises and the accumulation of chains with parks. , clustering with chains; accelerate the transformation of intelligent technology, set off a low-carbon revolution throughout the life cycle and the entire industrial chain, and promote the gorgeous transformation of coal-fired aluminum into green electric aluminum; accelerate the construction of a dual industry that integrates industry and education and creates innovative careers A city that promotes the deep integration of innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain and talent chain to help enterprises become bigger, stronger and longer lasting.

Seeking new space for breakthrough and development

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China drew up a grand blueprint for promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernization. In recent years, our country has placed the development of advanced manufacturing clusters in a more prominent position, coordinating the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and the cultivation and growth of emerging industries.

Zhang Bo, President of Shandong Aluminum Association, Vice President of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, and Chairman of Shandong Weiqiao Entrepreneurship Group, delivered a speech

Zhang Bo proposed how to promote the development of advanced manufacturing industry clusters and break through the development space of the aluminum industry. First, promote the high-end development of the aluminum industry. As an industrial raw material manufacturing company, Weiqiao Entrepreneurship Group deeply implements new development concepts, promotes high-end product development, and realizes the upgrade of basic aluminum products. The second is to deeply explore the implementation path of future intelligent manufacturing. In the new round of development cycle, intelligent manufacturing should be used as a strong support for enterprises to achieve leapfrog development by relying on technological upgrading, and accelerate the advancement of intelligent coverage in all fields. The third is to actively promote the green development of the entire industry chain of the aluminum industry. Looking at the future development, the demand for aluminum in subdivided fields is still strong, lightweight and new energy have great room for growth, and the integration of primary aluminum, aluminum processing and recycled aluminum will be the general trend. Weiqiao Entrepreneurship Group will start from all aspects of the entire process, continue to optimize the product structure and energy structure, reduce carbon emissions, and handle the relationship between development and the ecological environment with high standards and strict requirements.

Actively seek changes and tap market demand potential

In 2022, my country's aluminum processing companies overcame the impact of the epidemic and set a new record high in aluminum exports. At the same time, in order to maintain the external market environment, my country's aluminum processing enterprises actively responded to foreign trade frictions and achieved favorable results in many anti-dumping cases.

Li Zengli, Deputy Director of the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, attended the meeting via video and delivered a speech

Li Zengli said in a video speech that at present, the endogenous driving force of my country's economic operation is not strong, demand is still insufficient, the traditional advantages of the manufacturing industry are weakened, and the risk of trade friction is running at a high level. As the largest country in the world's aluminum processing industry and the largest exporter of aluminum materials, my country's aluminum processing industry is facing a more severe and complex external environment, and its transformation and upgrading is also facing new resistance. To this end, in the face of new situations and new challenges, he put forward three suggestions. First, we must adhere to high-quality development and enhance core competitiveness. In particular, we must seize the opportunities arising from the development and growth of emerging industries such as photovoltaics, new energy, and automobiles, strengthen investment in basic research, and improve the production and supply capabilities of high-end products. The second is to uphold the concept of mutual benefit and win-win and adhere to open development. The third is to actively respond to foreign trade restrictive measures and safeguard its own legitimate interests.

In 2022, my country's aluminum processing industry will maintain steady growth and show a good trend of vigorous development. But at the same time, the external environment facing the development of the aluminum processing industry is still complicated, with unstable and uncertain factors significantly increasing, the global industrial chain and supply chain accelerating the restructuring, unilateralism and trade protectionism rising, and trade remedy investigation cases targeting my country's aluminum materials. With frequent occurrences, the pressure on aluminum exports will continue to increase in the future.

2023 is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and is a critical year for the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" to connect the past and the future. The aluminum processing industry should take advantage of the hub node linking upstream aluminum smelting and downstream terminal consumption. Under the new situation, we should respond scientifically and actively seek changes.

Wang Zhong, Director of the Nonferrous Metals Division of the Department of Raw Materials of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the meeting via video and delivered a speech.

Wang Zhong proposed in his video speech that the first is to enhance independent innovation capabilities. Focusing on the development needs of high-end manufacturing industries such as aerospace and new energy vehicles, we will strengthen upstream and downstream collaborative innovation and focus on the development of high value-added products. The second is to continue to promote green and low-carbon development. Encourage the cluster development of smelting and processing industries, carry out green design of industrial products, and guide downstream industries to choose green products. The third is to tap the domestic market demand potential. Focusing on housing improvement, urban infrastructure construction, food packaging and other aspects, accelerate the promotion of aluminum furniture, aluminum alloy building templates and enclosure panels, aluminum urban public facilities, aluminum foil packaging products for food and other products. Focusing on the application needs of new energy vehicles, photovoltaics, etc., accelerate the development and promotion of integrated die-casting body, aluminum alloy body-in-white, and aluminum components for power battery systems.

Fan Shunke, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association and Chairman of China Nonferrous Metals Processing Industry Association, presided over the opening ceremony of the conference

At the meeting, a signing ceremony for major investment cooperation projects in Binzhou's aluminum industry was held, with 30 projects signed with a total investment of 60 billion yuan, in order to continue to promote the "two-way rush" of urban and industrial development. Ma Cunzhen, director of the Green Product Evaluation Center of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, presided over the launch ceremony of the green aluminum evaluation.

Binzhou City Aluminum Industry Major Investment Cooperation Project Signing Ceremony

Green Electric Aluminum Evaluation Launching Ceremony

Jin Haiming, Secretary-General of China Nonferrous Metal Processing Industry Association, hosted a keynote speech

Ma Cunzhen, director of the Green Product Evaluation Center of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, presided over the launch ceremony of the green aluminum evaluation

Fan Shunke delivered a keynote speech

The keynote speech at this meeting was hosted by Jin Haiming, Secretary-General of the China Nonferrous Metal Processing Industry Association. Fan Shunke, with the title of "Solidly Promoting the Construction of a Strong China-style Modern Aluminum Processing Industry through High-Quality Development", made a speech from three aspects: the basic situation of aluminum materials, the problems and challenges faced by the aluminum processing industry, and fully promoting the high-quality development of the aluminum processing industry. Keynote Speech. Among them, he gave 10 development suggestions on how to develop the triple-pressure aluminum processing industry due to shrinking demand, supply shock, and expected weakening. The first is to seize the opportunity period in the next 5 to 10 years; the second is to accelerate the realization of high-level science and technology. Be self-reliant and self-reliant; the third is to actively cultivate aluminum application fields such as lightweighting; the fourth is to actively respond to trade frictions and promote high-level exports; the fifth is to be high-end, intelligent, and green-oriented and insist on upgrading and transformation; the sixth is to proactively adapt to needs Changes, insisting on making progress while maintaining stability; seventh, expanding the application scope of recycled aluminum; eighth, adhering to bottom-line thinking, adhering to cash flow first, ensuring the safety of the capital chain; ninth, adhering to industry self-discipline; tenth, focusing on talent team building.

Fan Yunqiang, Chairman of China Aluminum Group High-end Manufacturing Co., Ltd., delivered a keynote speech

Xiong Yuan, chief economist and chief macro analyst of Guosheng Securities, delivered a keynote speech

At the same time, Fan Yunqiang, Chairman of China Aluminum Group High-end Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Chief Economist and Chief Macro Analyst of Guosheng Securities gave a speech entitled "Make up for shortcomings and forge long plates to take the road of high-quality development of China's aluminum processing industry". Shi Xiongyuan delivered a keynote speech titled "Understanding of the Current Economic Situation".

The conference lasted for two days. The conference also held the 2023 (8th) China Aluminum-related University Materials College and Research Institute Deans Forum and the Green Aluminum Evaluation Publicity and Implementation Training Seminar. It also held aluminum extrusion, aluminum rolling, capital and management sub-forum, experts from scientific research institutes, enterprises, and securities exchanged views on the application analysis of aluminum extrusions in different fields, the market space development of battery aluminum foil, trade frictions and responses, electrolytic aluminum market analysis and forecast, etc. .

On June 21, participating representatives will also visit Weiqiao Lightweight Base, Innovative Metal, and Reed Aluminum.

The conference was co-organized by more than 60 units including Linqu County People's Government, Reed Exhibitions, Guangdong (Nanhai) Aluminum Processing Industry Alliance, Xingfa, Feng Aluminum, Jianmei, Huajian, and Asia Aluminum. The honorary chairman, vice chairman, specially invited vice chairman and secretary general of the Processing Association, as well as nearly 1,500 people from government departments, relevant universities and research institutes, upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, regional aluminum industry associations, news media and other units Representatives attend meetings.