"More than 200 tons of pure nickel plates were sold in 2022, and as of now, over 300 tons have been sold this year, with an expanding market share," said Miao Chengpeng, chairman of Jinchuan Group Nickel Alloy Co., Ltd.
With excellent conductivity, corrosion resistance, and mechanical processing performance, nickel strips are widely used in structural components such as new energy battery electronic instruments and special lighting fixtures, making them stand out among many materials.
Conventional nickel strips are 0.777 millimeters thick, while Jinchuan Group has developed one that is only 0.05 millimeters thick.
"It embodies the high-end smelting level, machining level, and quality control level of Jinchuan," Miao said, indicating that Jinchuan is currently leading domestically in terms of technology level.
The production site of Jinchuan Group Nickel Alloy [Photo provided to en.jnmc.com]
Jinchuan has been providing strong support to national needs. The company has been making continued efforts in areas such as pure nickel strip, electric heating alloy, precision alloy, extended deep processing product chain, nickel-based nuclear materials and aerospace materials, conductive nickel powder, automotive turbochargers, large-coilwide nickel strip, and medical alloys through process optimization and key equipment upgrades, promoting the construction of the 8,000-ton high-temperature alloy project, and expanding joint venture cooperation channels. These efforts aim to drive rapid growth in the high value-added product sector, address bottlenecks, break through key constraints in the development of nickel-cobalt materials, and promote the development of deep processing of nickel-cobalt to reach a higher level.
In addition, Jinchuan has been accelerating transformation and upgrade and establishing a talent base. Through strengthening the training of core talents and improving the treatment of high-skilled talents, the company is broadening the channels for talent to learn, train and communicate. It takes talent development as a focal point to drive comprehensive improvement in production skills and accelerate the transformation and upgrade of traditional industries.
Moreover, Jinchuan has also injected strong impetus for domestic high-quality development. From the research and development of high-temperature alloy welding wire ERNiCrMo-3, large-coil large-width pure nickel strip, high-temperature alloy precision strip, to the solution of high sulfur content in copper-nickel alloys extracted from Kaldo furnace slag, the R&D team of Jinchuan Group Nickel Alloy closely integrates with production actual situation, plans and leads the work of nickel alloy process technology, research and development, new product development, and international technical exchanges. They focus on strategic industries such as new materials, energy, and transportation, strengthen scientific research breakthroughs, striving for the development of high-end industries.
Under the stimulation of the national dual-circulation development policy, the overall consumption of non-ferrous metals in China is improving, and the downstream of the industrial chain, especially the new energy sector, has a significant driving effect on non-ferrous metals. The order volume of nickel alloy products has maintained a steady growth momentum, which brings good development opportunities for the development and growth of nickel and nickel alloy products.
By 2025, Jinchuan Group is expected to build the world's strongest nickel-cobalt industry cluster with the most comprehensive utilization of resources, the widest range of products, and the most complete industrial chain. The nickel content of nickel products will reach 330,000 tons, and the cobalt content of cobalt products will reach 30,000 tons.
