Follow up with the concept of new energy vehicles and photovoltaics? Minfa Aluminum: We mainly earn processing fees

"Since this year, the aluminum processing industry has overcome the adverse factors such as rising aluminum prices and the new crown pneumonia epidemic, maintaining a steady growth in aluminum exports, maintaining a stable industry profit margin, and promoting the quality and efficiency of the non-ferrous metal industry. But at the same time, we must also see that my country The foundation for the continued improvement of the aluminum processing industry is not yet solid." Gao Yunchuan, deputy director of the Raw Materials Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at the 2022 China Aluminum Processing Industry Annual Conference held recently.

At present, the aluminum processing industry should "enhance strengths and avoid weaknesses" to stabilize the foundation for the continuous improvement of the aluminum processing industry. The lack of independent innovation capability is the fundamental reason for my country's aluminum processing industry to be "big but not strong". From the perspective of production scale and variety, my country's aluminum processing industry is already at the leading level in the world, but due to insufficient independent intellectual property rights and insufficient core key products, etc. The short board is that my country is only a big country in the aluminum processing industry, not a powerhouse in the aluminum processing industry. Adhering to independent innovation and improving the ability of scientific and technological innovation is the "magic weapon" for the continuous development of my country's aluminum processing industry and the realization of the transformation from big to strong.

Experts believe that the lack of independent innovation capability of the domestic aluminum processing industry is reflected in the fields of aluminum extrusion, aluminum sheet and strip, and aluminum foil.

In terms of aluminum extrusion materials, high-end aluminum extrusion materials with special properties and special certification requirements are still lacking in a few fields; in terms of aluminum sheets and strips, domestic mass production of third-generation aluminum alloy products and fourth-generation aluminum alloy products have been achieved in the aerospace field. For the bulk supply of generation products, the supply of fifth-generation aluminum alloy products and the research and development of sixth-generation aluminum alloy products have already begun abroad. There is still a gap between the two; in the field of automotive lightweighting, domestic high-end automotive sheets There is a certain gap with foreign countries in terms of rate, quality consistency and stability; in terms of aluminum foil, battery foil has a gap with foreign countries in terms of yield, quality consistency and stability, and explosion-proof aluminum foil is still in the process of localization. Generally speaking, my country's aluminum processing industry has common problems such as mainly foreign alloy grades, low yield, insufficient quality consistency and stability, low localization rate of key equipment components, and insufficient refinement and new product R&D reserves.

The lack of independent innovation capability is also reflected in the following aspects: enterprises lack the concept and method of independent innovation; the influence of quality brands is insufficient, and the number of internationally influential and advantageous enterprises is insufficient; Product homogeneity competition still exists; development momentum and forward-looking layout are insufficient, and the recycling and reuse technology of scrap aluminum is far behind the foreign counterparts.

To make up for the shortcoming of the lack of independent innovation ability, it is necessary to exert precise force to form a "combination punch". The first is to work hard on the deep integration of the industry to build a professional and large-scale production enterprise and business model, so as to achieve a lean business and leading technology; The third is to build a digital and intelligent R&D management and control platform to improve R&D speed and R&D capabilities, and to achieve overtaking in corners; the fourth is to coordinate the research and development of basic and cutting-edge common technologies in the industry to create a source of original technology ; Fifth, it is necessary to innovate incentive policies and optimize the talent introduction and training model, so as to cultivate a strong R&D atmosphere.

From the perspective of all parties involved in independent innovation, to make up for the shortcomings of independent innovation capability, the government, industry associations, and enterprises need to make concerted efforts to find their own positioning in order to form a synergistic effect.

Wang Qiang suggested that the government should fully support enterprises to become the main body of independent innovation, support and guide enterprises to become the main body of technological innovation activities, so that enterprises can truly become the protagonist; industry associations should fully release various policy dividends to help enterprises reduce the occurrence of innovation in the process of innovation. Enterprises are the main body of promoting innovation and the main front for carrying out technological innovation. It is necessary to fully implement the main responsibility and take the enhancement of technological innovation capabilities as a strategic measure to enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises.