History Of Titanium

Titanium was discovered in 1789, 1908 Norway and the United States began to use sulfuric acid method of production of titanium dioxide, 1910 in the laboratory for the first time in the sodium method of titanium sponge, 1948, the United States DuPont only with magnesium method of tonnage of titanium sponge production - this marks the beginning of titanium sponge that titanium industrialized production.

China's titanium industry started in the 1950s. 1954, Beijing General Research Institute of Nonferrous Metals began to titanium sponge preparation process research, in 1956, the state of titanium as a strategic metal included in the 12-year development plan, in 1958 in Fushun Aluminum Plant to achieve the titanium sponge industrial test, the establishment of China's first titanium sponge production workshop, at the same time, in the Shenyang Nonferrous Metals Processing Plant set up China's first titanium sponge production test workshop. At the same time, China's first titanium sponge production workshop was set up in Shenyang Nonferrous Metal Processing Plant.

In the 1960s and 1970s, under the unified planning of the state, more than 10 titanium sponge production units represented by Zunyi Titanium Factory were built, and several titanium processing units represented by Baoji Nonferrous Metals Processing Factory were built, and scientific research power represented by Beijing Nonferrous Metals Research Institute was also formed, becoming the fourth country with a complete titanium industrial system after the United States, the former Soviet Union and Japan. The company has become the fourth country with a complete titanium industry system after the United States, the Soviet Union and Japan.

Around 1980, China's titanium sponge production reached 2,800 tons, however, due to the majority of people's lack of understanding of titanium, titanium material, the high price of titanium material also limits the application of titanium, titanium processing material production of only 200 tons or so, China's titanium industry is in a difficult situation. In this case, by the then Vice Premier of the State Council, Comrade Fang Yi advocated, Zhu Rongji and Comrade Yuan Baohua support, in July 1982 set up an inter-ministerial national titanium application and promotion of the Leading Group, specializing in coordinating the development of the titanium industry, which contributed to the 1980s to the early 1990s, China's titanium sponge and titanium processed materials, titanium production and sales, titanium industry, rapid and stable development of a good situation.

To summarize, China's titanium industry has gone through three development periods: the pioneering period in the 1950s, the construction period in the 1960s and 1970s, and the initial development period in the 1980s and 1990s. In the new century, thanks to the sustained and rapid development of the national economy, China's titanium industry has also entered a period of rapid growth.