my country’s electrolytic manganese industry chain is basically mature and output is gradually declining

Electrolytic manganese, also known as electrolytic manganese metal, refers to the elemental metal obtained by using manganese ore through acid leaching to obtain manganese salt, and then electrolyzing it through an electrolytic cell. The appearance of electrolytic manganese is very similar to iron. It appears as silvery white or brown irregular flakes at normal temperature and pressure, with one side bright and the other side rough. Electrolytic manganese is easily oxidized in the air and soluble in dilute acid solutions. When the temperature is higher than room temperature, it can decompose water and release hydrogen. As the production technology gradually matures, the types of electrolytic manganese become increasingly abundant, which can be roughly divided into ordinary grade (P), electronic grade (D), high-purity grade (G), etc.

At this stage, my country’s electrolytic manganese industry chain is basically mature. The upstream of the industrial chain is mainly the raw material industry, providing raw materials such as sulfuric acid, manganese ore, manganese carbonate powder and related additives; the midstream is mainly the electrolytic manganese production industry, responsible for the production and manufacturing of electrolytic manganese; the downstream is mainly oriented to application fields, mostly used in steel , aerospace, food, chemical industry, metallurgy, electronics, medicine and other fields.

In recent years, my country’s economic level has gradually increased, the steel industry has developed rapidly, and the downstream demand for steel products has gradually increased. Against this background, my country’s steel production has gradually increased. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, my country’s steel output in 2022 will be 1.340335 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.3%. As a basic raw material for the production of steel, electrolytic manganese can effectively eliminate impurities such as oxygen and sulfur during the steel-making process. It can also enhance the hardness of steel and improve wear resistance. Its market has subsequently fluctuated.

According to the “Electrolytic Manganese Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center, at this stage , driven by the growing demand in the downstream market, my country’s electrolytic manganese has developed rapidly. However, due to the increasingly serious environmental pollution in my country and the increasingly stringent environmental protection requirements, electrolytic manganese, as a high-pollution and high-energy-consuming industry, has certain restrictions on its industry development. As my country’s electrolytic manganese industry gradually upgrades its industrial structure, backward production capacity is gradually eliminated, resulting in a downward trend in its output. In 2022, my country’s electrolytic manganese output will be 1.151 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 12.3%.

Industry analysts People said that my country’s electrolytic manganese market concentration is low, the number of companies is large, and no influential company has yet emerged. The major electrolytic manganese enterprises in my country include Three Gorges Water Conservancy, Tianyuan Manganese Industry, Xiangtan Electrochemical, Wuling Manganese Industry, Nanfang Manganese Industry, Kebang Manganese Industry, Sanhe Manganese Industry, Jiayuan Mining Industry, China Manganese Technology, etc. In addition, there are a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises in my country’s electrolytic manganese market. These enterprises have small industrial scale, relatively backward production technology, and weak market competitiveness. As my country’s environmental protection requirements gradually become stricter and large-scale electrolytic manganese companies gradually expand, the living space of small and medium-sized enterprises is increasingly shrinking. They may be annexed or disappear in the future, and market concentration is expected to increase.