Description and Analysis of Anthropogenic Titanium Cycles in China and Its Policy Implications

Authors

  • Shaoli Liu, Xin Zhou

Abstract

China has undergone tremendous changes in society, politics, economy, culture, science and technology, people's livelihood and other aspects for decades, and become the second largest economy in the world. The aerospace, marine engineering and other high-tech industries will greatly increase the demand for titanium metal, and the material flow analysis (MFA) is a method of the intricate relationship between resources, ecology, society and economy systems between. Referring to the classical MFA diagram of copper, aluminum, lead, zinc and other metals before, this paper first constructed the MFA framework diagram for titanium metal, and described its anthropogenic cycles in the social and economic system. On this basis, the development status of China’s titanium industry at various stages is analyzed, and relevant policy recommendations are put forward. China is a big producer and consumer of titanium, but not a strong producer, and high-end titanium depends on importing; In the face of less friendly international environment, especially trade, China must take appropriate measures to ensure the sustainable supply of titanium resources; The development policies for China’s titanium industry should be formulate in the long term.

Published

2020-03-31

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