2016 This year, China's actual output of aluminum processed products was... 3300 Around 10,000 tons, compared to... 2015 Annual increase 10% According to the development of the non-ferrous metals industry by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. “ 13th Five-Year Plan ” , to 2020 Annual aluminum production will reach 4000 Ten thousand tons, 2016-2020 The average compound growth rate of annual aluminum production will remain at 5.92% As a result, China has become a true global powerhouse in aluminum processing, in line with the nation’s manufacturing strategy. 2025 According to planning and development requirements, China’s aluminum processing industry, like other industries, is facing changes on the supply side, as well as challenges related to product structure adjustment and industrial optimization and upgrading. Large-specification, high-performance aluminum plates, strips, tubes, profiles, and forgings are widely used in sectors vital to national economic development and national defense construction—including transportation (such as subways and high-speed railways), aerospace, marine vessels, and packaging. However, key technologies required for these materials still remain to be breakthroughed. The future holds both opportunities and numerous challenges for the development of China’s aluminum processing industry.

　　The development of China's aluminum processing industry has gone through... 60 Years of development history, especially in recent times 20 Against the backdrop of the nation’s rapid development in manufacturing, the aluminum processing industry has experienced particularly rapid growth. The industry has introduced some of the world’s most advanced equipment, including continuous hot rolling mills, continuous cold rolling mills, air-cushion heat treatment furnaces, control systems, straightening machines, finishing equipment, and large-scale extrusion presses. Meanwhile, as domestic enterprises have absorbed and mastered these imported aluminum-processing technologies, their own manufacturing capabilities have also improved rapidly. Today, domestically produced equipment can basically meet half of the equipment needs of aluminum-processing enterprises and offers significant advantages in both manufacturing costs and maintenance. This has laid a solid foundation for upgrading China’s aluminum industry.

　　With the rapid development of domestic aluminum processing and the continuous expansion of aluminum application fields, several pressing issues have come to light: First, systematic technological solutions; second, specialized technical personnel—especially leading talents; third, cross-disciplinary and cross-sector technological exchanges and collaborations; fourth, resource waste caused by information asymmetry between upstream and downstream enterprises; fifth, the lack of concrete implementation of innovation and collaborative development; sixth, insufficient overall industry-wide information and resource sharing; seventh, the production-academia-research cooperation model has not yet been fully marketized; eighth, there is a need for innovation in cooperation and development models; ninth, enterprises, universities, and research institutes have unclear roles and responsibilities in materials research and development; and tenth, relevant top-level designs by the government have not been fully implemented.

　　The ten issues mentioned above are all pressing challenges that urgently need to be addressed in the development of China’s aluminum processing industry. It is hoped that, through the nation’s top-level new materials development plan and the establishment of innovative collaborative platforms involving enterprises, universities, and research institutes, we can fully leverage the strengths of each link—equipment, design, processing, manufacturing, and application—effectively implement structural adjustments and optimization within China’s aluminum processing enterprises, and thus propel China from being a major aluminum-processing country toward becoming a global powerhouse in aluminum processing.

　　Over the next decade, as China’s manufacturing and service sectors undergo rapid development, its aviation industry will usher in a major growth opportunity, along with... C919 With the localization of aircraft production, China’s major air routes—especially those serving regional passenger flights—are expected to experience explosive growth. According to forecasts by AVIC, by... 2025 The number of aircraft in domestic air transportation will reach... 3900 The structure, in which large passenger aircraft will reach 2000 This will position our country as the world’s second-largest aviation market, second only to the United States. As China’s aircraft manufacturing enters a period of rapid development, demand for aviation aluminum materials is set to expand significantly. Currently, most of the materials used by Chinese airlines for aircraft component production are imported from abroad—largely due to a lack of confidence in the quality of domestically produced aluminum materials. Therefore, improving the quality of aluminum materials will become a major goal for the aluminum industry going forward, ultimately paving the way for the complete domestic production of aluminum materials. This presents excellent opportunities for domestic enterprises that produce aluminum materials for aerospace applications—for example, Chinalco Southwest Aluminum, Tianjin Zhongwang, Nanshan Aluminum, and Nan’nan Aluminum. 2016-2020 Global demand for aluminum used in aviation will exceed... 200 Tens of thousands of tons. Automotive lightweighting is also a major future application area for aluminum. Globally, body panels have high requirements for processing technology, precision, and performance. Currently, only a handful of foreign manufacturers—such as Novelis, Alcoa, and Kennametal Aluminum—can provide stable, large-scale supplies. Domestically, effective production capacity is insufficient, and downstream processing levels remain relatively low; at present, production is still in the pilot and small-batch stages. 2015 Global aluminum for automotive sheet metal annually 1853 ton, 2025 Yearly global for ABS The demand will reach 1200 Ten thousand tons, 2015 Annual car ABS China's usage only 3.2 Ten thousand tons, 2025 China's demand is expected to reach 350 Ten thousand tons—the compound growth rate will remain. 60% Right. The aluminum market for rail transit is developing rapidly, primarily driven by urban subways, light rails, maglev systems, medium- and low-speed maglev trains, as well as light rails and subways. 35% It is made of aluminum alloy. Among aluminum used in rail transit vehicles, extruded profiles account for the majority, representing approximately the share of aluminum material usage. 76% , plates, strips, foils, and tubes account for approximately 24% With the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative, aluminum usage in rail transit vehicles is expected to see a significant increase. The application of aluminum alloy materials in transportation—such as trailers, box trucks, and tank trucks—will also encounter substantial growth opportunities. Currently, under the broader context of energy conservation, environmental protection, lightweight design, and the fight against overloaded transportation, the lightweighting of commercial vehicles has risen to a very high priority. Domestic enterprises are increasingly stepping up their investments in this area, and it will undoubtedly become a major application sector for aluminum processing materials in the future. 3C Aluminum for electronics—As Apple begins to incorporate aluminum into consumer electronic products, 3C Aluminum materials have seen significant development, and an increasing number of aluminum products—such as laptops, mobile phones, and tablets—are now entering our daily lives. Currently, all brands... 3C All electronic products now use aluminum for their panels, and the requirements for alloying are steadily increasing. As a result, aluminum-processing enterprises are facing new demands in terms of materials, design, manufacturing processes, and surface treatments. The development of aluminum applications in new-energy vehicles has also become a notable highlight. New-energy vehicles have long been a key area of national policy encouragement, with government subsidies provided to support their growth. From the vehicle’s frame to its battery, virtually every component of a new-energy vehicle is made from aluminum. To enhance range and efficiency, new-energy vehicles must be lightweight. Therefore, there remain many technical challenges to be addressed in the use of aluminum for new-energy vehicles. Moreover, this field calls for innovation and collaboration among upstream and downstream enterprises, universities, and research institutes—working together to solve various application-related issues and thereby driving the broader adoption of aluminum in new-energy vehicles.

　　In addition, aluminum processing products have a wide range of applications, including all-aluminum alloy pedestrian bridges, construction formwork, urban underground pipe networks, aluminum alloy flood barriers, three-dimensional aluminum alloy parking structures, aluminum alloy bicycles, aluminum alloy yachts, aluminum alloy cruise ships, aluminum alloy suitcases, aluminum alloy furniture, aluminum alloy pallets, and brackets, among others.

　　In summary, over the next decade, China will usher in a period of rapid development for its aluminum processing industry and applications. Chinese aluminum products will shift from mid-to-low-end to mid-to-high-end, gradually mastering core and critical technologies for certain products. We will establish innovative, collaborative application platforms featuring diverse cooperation models; industry exchanges and information sharing will become the norm; talent and testing resources will be shared more extensively; new models of industry-academia-research collaboration will emerge; specialized materials research institutes with market-oriented operations will provide strong support for materials R&D; significant breakthroughs will be made in cutting-edge basic materials research; a group of leading experts in various disciplines will rise to prominence; and product-process design based on big data will become the guiding direction for future product-process development.

　　The China Aluminum Industry Association is committed to the development of the aluminum processing industry, providing support for its healthy and orderly growth. It will establish a platform for innovation, cooperation, development, and mutual benefit among aluminum processing enterprises, equipment manufacturers, auxiliary material suppliers, universities, and research institutes. The Association will play a coordinating and promoting role in fostering collaborative development among industry, academia, and research institutions in the aluminum processing sector. It will also strengthen cooperation with local governments to build specialized aluminum processing innovation industrial parks that highlight unique regional industrial characteristics, thereby contributing to regional economic development and the overall strategic layout of the aluminum processing industry. Furthermore, the Association will create a big-data-based database of aluminum processing technologies, providing foundational data and information for aluminum processing design, manufacturing, process optimization, and application. It will also develop an integrated industrial extension system that combines intelligent manufacturing with aluminum processing applications, achieving a seamless integration of smart equipment technology and the internet within the aluminum processing industry. Finally, the Association will build a digital commerce platform for Chinese aluminum processing products, enabling smooth online and offline transaction integration.