On January 21, 2019, the first phase project of ZGZY New Materials successfully produced Scandium oxide products, which opened the whole process of the production line. The first phase of the project will reach an annual output of 20 tons of Scandium oxide when it reaches capacity, becoming the world's largest R & D and production base for Scandium oxide.
Metal Scandium(Sc) is one of 17 rare earth elements. It has been discovered for more than 100 years. Since the 1970s, Scandium has entered the application development stage and has become one of the most active emerging materials in recent years. Russia `s research on plutonium is relatively systematic and has been used in MiG, Jacques, and Tu-series fighter jets. In 2015, the European Commission `s “Metallurgical Roadmap: Prospects for Manufacturers and End Users” involved nine metal elements, of which In the transportation industry, he proposed to study the "weldability of aluminum-magnesium-Scandium alloys"; in February 2018, the United States released a list of 35 key minerals, and radon was listed as an industrial raw material; the first batch of key new materials application demonstrations issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology The Guidance Catalogue (2018 Edition) has a total of 166 new materials, of which there are 3 new materials involving radon and its products.
Metal Scandium and its compounds and alloys are widely used in metallurgy and chemical industry, aerospace, ships, superconducting, laser, nuclear energy, electronics and other fields. Scandium is the "king of aluminum alloy", which has a strong grain refining effect on aluminum alloy, which can significantly improve its thermal stability, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. Scandium oxide can be used to make high-efficiency lasers, special ceramics, etc. Scandium alloy is the main aerospace material and a structural material for high-speed aircraft and aircraft. Scandium series products are also widely used in fuel cells, cathode materials, samarium sodium halogen lamps, and catalysts. With the advancement of science and technology and industrial upgrading, the application value of new materials in the national economic and social development has continued to increase.
According to data released by the U.S. Geological Survey, the global production and sales of Scandium in 2015-2017 was about 10-15 tons. The new material of ZGZY adopts the green process route of low-cost laterite nickel ore extraction by China Metallurgical Group, which realizes the large-scale industrialized production of laterite nickel ore extraction for the first time in the world. The first phase can produce 20 tons of high-purity Scandium oxide. The output will exceed the total of existing global production. Large-scale and stable supply of Scandium oxide to the market can provide a stable source of raw materials for the research and application of actinide materials, eliminate raw material concerns about large-scale application of actinide materials, and reduce the cost threshold for large-scale application of actinide materials. Actinide materials provide stable raw material support.
In order to ensure the safety of important national strategic reserve resources and promote the industrialization of domestic materials, ZGZY New Energy, in conjunction with China Enfi, China Aviation Development Beijing Aeronautical Materials Research Institute, Beijing University of Technology and Hebei University of Technology, Construction of talent team, the establishment of Hebei Provincial Department of Materials Engineering Research Center, focusing on the research and development of high-purity Scandium oxide preparation technology, aluminum Scandium intermediate alloy and metal Scandium preparation technology, aluminum alloy rheology micro-alloying technology and new high-performance aluminum rhenium alloy development, including Holmium tungsten-based cathode material preparation technology, construction of an industrialized demonstration production line, formation of a systematic actinide material research system, and building of a national R & D center, fostering and radiating emerging technologies and industries, and promoting and promoting aerospace, defense industry, new energy and new technologies The development of emerging strategic industries such as information technology.