Overview
In Baoji High-tech Zone, often called “China’s Titanium Valley”, titanium processing enterprises are rapidly accelerating innovation, leveraging patents to enhance core competitiveness and achieve high-quality development.
- As of now, the Baoji titanium industry cluster has maintained 8 consecutive years of patent application growth at ~10% annually, making it the highest in China.
- The total patent applications have reached 8,862 items, demonstrating a growing technological intensity and strengthened industry chain.
Leading Enterprises and Innovations
- Baoti Group (宝钛集团)
- Leading enterprise in Baoji’s titanium industry.
- Serves major national defense projects (land, sea, air).
- Key achievements:
- Patented technologies for titanium sheet leveling, degassing, and heat treatment, winning the China Patent Award.
- Developed deep-sea submersible manned sphere with proprietary technology, filling several domestic gaps.
- Yixin Metal Processing (怡鑫金属)
- Developed titanium connecting rings for deep-sea oil drilling equipment with internationally certified patents.
- Over 50% of annual profit comes from patented technology and products.
- KediPu (科迪普)
- Developed molybdenum-niobium alloy plate target processing technology.
- Won the China Patent Award (Excellence Prize) and attracted ~30 million CNY in high-end equipment manufacturing investment.
Industry Impact
- Patents are driving higher technological content and extending the industrial chain.
- Products are increasingly competitive in domestic and international markets.
- From January to October 2020, Baoji High-tech Zone’s titanium and new materials industry cluster achieved 31.53 billion CNY in output, with 105 key industrial titanium enterprises contributing 20.1 billion CNY (a 9.25% YoY growth).
- The current industry structure: leading “head goose” enterprises, supported by core enterprises, with small and medium enterprises forming complementary roles.
Conclusion:
Baoji’s titanium industry has solidified its national leadership in patent volume, leveraging innovation to strengthen competitiveness, expand the industrial chain, and support sustainable high-quality growth.