With the deepening of magnesium oxide research and downstream industry demand structure to the development of high quality, the market demand for high purity magnesium oxide growth is higher than the overall market growth, which exacerbates the structural contradiction between supply and demand in China’s magnesium oxide market. In order to adapt to the development trend of magnesium oxide industry and combined with the characteristics of China’s magnesium oxide resource endowment, China’s advantageous magnesium oxide enterprises continue to carry out high purity, ultrafine, de-magnetization and other deep-processing technology research and industrialization application.
Magnesium oxide deep processing trend is mainly reflected in the following aspects:
1. High purity ultrafine magnesium oxide: high purity ultrafine magnesium oxide is mainly used in high-quality electronic components, representative products for 5G ceramic filters and multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC). 5G field, the construction of the peak period of 2020 ~ 2023, the number of 5G base stations is about 1.5 times the number of 4G base stations, nearly 8.5 million units, according to the Each base station 3 antenna, each antenna 64 filter estimates, ceramic dielectric filter market demand of 1.6 billion. In addition, MLCC is the world’s large amount of fast-developing one of the chip components, of which, the average monthly demand for cell phone field 120 billion, the average monthly demand for car MLCC 100 billion, home appliances, PC and servers, security field, the average monthly demand for 150 billion, the average monthly demand for other areas of 100 billion.
2. Medical magnesium oxide: medical magnesium oxide as a good filler and auxiliary materials, in medical supplies, pharmaceutical excipients, antimicrobial materials and other fields have important applications.
3. Magnesium oxide for cosmetics: In the field of cosmetics, magnesium oxide is used in fillers and formulas, and is widely used in shampoos, facial cleansers, masks, creams, isolation creams and color cosmetics.
4. Magnesium oxide for rubber and plastics: in rubber and plastics, magnesium oxide still maintains high demand, magnesium oxide can make rubber and plastics have good vulcanization promotion, thermal conductivity and flame retardant effect. It is worth noting that the domestic import rate of magnesium oxide for rubber and plastics has long been maintained at a high level of 80% ~ 85%, despite the rubber and plastic market growth rate is stabilizing, but there is still a large space for import substitution.
5. Other emerging applications: high purity magnesium oxide in optical glass, advanced ceramics, electrode materials, aerospace parts, environmental protection materials and other emerging areas of application is also expanding, promoting the continuous optimization of product variety and performance.
Future development trend:
- Market demand continues to grow: with the rapid development of electronic information, new energy, aerospace and other high-tech industries, the demand for high-performance materials is increasing, high-purity magnesium oxide as a key raw material, the proportion of its market consumption shows a year-on-year upward trend.
- Expansion of application fields: In addition to the traditional ceramics, electronics, refractories and other industries, high-purity magnesium oxide in optical glass, advanced ceramics, electrode materials, aerospace parts, environmental protection materials and other emerging fields of application is also expanding, promoting the continuous optimization of product types and performance.
- Technological innovation and advancement of purification technology: In order to meet the strict requirements of purity and performance for high-end applications, the preparation technology of high-purity magnesium oxide, including chemical and ore methods, will continue to innovate, improve purification efficiency, reduce costs and reduce environmental pollution, which will promote industrial upgrading.
- Policy support and industry standardization: As a high-tech industry that the state focuses on encouraging and supporting the development of, the high-purity magnesium oxide industry is expected to receive more policy support, including R&D capital investment, tax incentives, and the development of industry standards, in order to guide the healthy development of the industry.
- Globalized market competition and cooperation: With the integration of the global market, domestic and foreign enterprises in the R & D, production and application of high-purity magnesium oxide will strengthen cooperation and competition to promote technical exchanges and market integration, which is conducive to enhancing the overall competitiveness of the industry.
- Green and sustainable development: in the face of the requirements of environmental protection and sustainable development, the production of high-purity magnesium oxide will pay more attention to energy saving and emission reduction, recycling, and develop environmentally friendly production processes to adapt to the global green economy trend.
In summary, the trend of deep processing of magnesium oxide is not only reflected in the deepening of traditional applications, but also in the emerging areas show broad application prospects, technological innovation and policy support will be the key factors to promote its development.