Development status of silicon micro powder industry

Silicon micropowder is an inorganic non-metallic mineral functional powder material, which is made from natural quartz, fused silica and other raw materials through multiple processes such as primary selection, crushing, grinding, precision classification, etc.

1. Layout of silicon micro powder industry

The silicon micro powder industry is a capital, technology, and resource intensive industry, and its industrial layout is closely related to raw material supply and downstream markets, mainly concentrated in economically developed areas and areas rich in raw materials.

The quartz sand resources in China are mainly distributed in Fengyang, Anhui Province, Donghai, Jiangsu Province, southern Guangxi, and northwestern Hainan.

The downstream application market of silicon micro powder in China is mainly concentrated in economically developed regions such as East China and South China. Therefore, domestically strong silicon micro powder production enterprises are mainly concentrated in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, Fengyang, Anhui, Huzhou, Zhejiang, and other places. Among them, Donghai County, Jiangsu is the largest silicon micro powder production base in China and also the earliest region engaged in the research, development, and production of electronic grade silicon micro powder in China.

2. Profit situation of silicon micro powder industry

From the perspective of the industrial chain, the profit level of the silicon micro powder industry is jointly affected by the upstream quartz, fused silica and other raw material markets and the development level of the downstream application industry.

Since 2016, the national copper-clad laminate industry has been increasingly recovering, and the demand for related industries such as EMC and adhesives has continued to be strong. The speed of updating the manufacturing process of domestic silicon micro powder products has accelerated, which has driven the rapid increase in the market size and efficiency of silicon micro powder products.

At the same time, there are significant differences in the profit levels of production enterprises within the industry. Production enterprises with strong research and development capabilities, advanced technological equipment, and core technology for process control, capable of producing high-quality products and operating on a large scale, have stable profits and generally high profit levels.