The necessity of accelerating technological innovation in my country's refractory industry

Driven by the rapid development of high-temperature industries such as iron and steel, nonferrous metals, petrochemicals, and building materials, the refractory industry has maintained a good growth momentum and has become a major producer and exporter of refractory materials in the world. 

1. Market competition risk analysis

The market competition risk of the binder industry for refractory materials can be subdivided into market, price risk, and business risk. The first is demand risk. Demand is a key factor affecting the sales of refractory binders. The size of demand is relative to the supply. As supply increases, demand decreases, sales will encounter difficulties; the second is price risk, refractory The high price of the material binder product will result in a high return per unit area, but an excessively high price will seriously affect sales; the third is business risk, which refers to the expected return due to poor management of the developer due to poor management of the development of the refractory binder project The possibility that it cannot be realized or is insufficient to compensate for operating expenses. This type of risk is mainly attributed to the developer's subjective prediction errors and decision-making errors in development costs, rental prices, development cycles, and fund raising.

2. Technical level risk analysis

my country's refractory binder industry has insufficient scientific research and technical support. Although the current technical level cannot meet the current production needs of enterprises, the industry has been renewed slowly and lags behind foreign developed countries.

3. Analysis of enterprise competition risk

At present, the competition among domestic companies using binders for refractory materials is mainly in two aspects, one is competition from domestic companies, and the other is facing international competition. In the current poor economic situation, large-scale enterprises have better development prospects, while small and medium-sized enterprises face the risk of being acquired or merged.

At present, if manufacturers of binders for refractory materials want to win in the market competition and not be eliminated, they must do everything possible to give play to their advantages, improve their technical level, and reduce production costs.

4. Analysis of enterprise export risk

In the international market, the biggest disadvantage is the disorderly competition of domestic enterprises, which suppresses themselves. The competition to lower prices has made the export profit of thin refractory binders thinner. Most of the binder products for refractory materials exported by our country are low-end products, and the means of competition is also single, which is to fight for prices. Apart from solving some employment problems, this has no obvious benefits. Our corporate development capabilities and mining capabilities are far behind.