Development of the talc industry can be roughly divided into three stages: the 1960s and 1970s for the initial formation stage, talc production is mainly dominated by simple manual mining productivity is quite low; 80-90 years for the rapid rise, this period the industry is characterized by semi-artificial semi-mechanical mining, ordinary talcum powder processing equipment to take shape, the three major production bases of white talc formation; late 1990s to now belong to the product mature stage of development, industry has the characteristics of a "structural change, capacity expansion, technology improve market stability. "Most of the backbone enterprises form an independent mining, dressing, processing, marketing, transportation more complete operation system, have their own relatively stable domestic and international markets.

First, the industrial capital and productivity
1, a major shift in the structure of industrial capital. With the reform of state-owned enterprise property right system in recent years, a lot of private capital into the industry, significant changes in the capital structure of the industry has occurred. Substantial decline in the proportion of state-owned enterprises, joint-stock enterprises, the rapid rise in the proportion of private enterprises. Among the most in Liaoning, Shandong, followed by a third in Guangxi.
2, regulate mining, production steady. For a long time, talc industry in the number of enterprises, small-scale, over-exploitation, disorderly competition. Through the years rectify mine Luancailanwa, waste of resources, production and other violations of insecurity, many small mines, small stope is closed, discontinued or eliminated, tend to regulate mining order. While industry and medium-sized backbone enterprises through the establishment of modern enterprise system, improve the management level, with resources, capital, technology and market advantages, expanding production scale, so that the industry production capacity and concentration of a substantial increase over the industry 80% of the capacity to grasp in the hands of 10% of the backbone enterprises.

Second, talc reserves and distribution 
Talc is one of the advantages of non-metallic mineral ores. I made high-grade talc to whiteness, texture, pure, less known harmful ingredients, reputation in the domestic market, its production in the world. Talc wide distribution of resources and relatively concentrated, the country has 15 provinces found that there are different grades of talc reserves and reserves larger Liaoning, Shandong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Qinghai five provinces, with more than 90% of the country talc reserves. Where large reserves and production in Liaoning, Shandong and Guangxi Provinces become the most important of the three main producing quality white talc and suppliers. Jiangxi talc resources are mainly black talc, high whiteness after firing, is now in the initial stages of development. Qinghai talc resources due to various factors location, traffic conditions, etc., have not been the scale of development. In addition, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Hubei, and Fujian, Xinjiang and other places have reserves ranging from white talc. According to the Ministry of Land 2004 statistics, China's talc reserves of 54.456 million tons, based on reserves of 94.476 million tons, an amount of 152.357 million tons of resources, proved reserves of 246,833,000 tons. Liaoning talc resource base reserves for 25.262 million tons, reserves of 25.574 million tons, Shandong basis, reserves of 10.945 million tons, Guangxi basis.

According to preliminary statistics, the talc deposits up to 43, including large deposits (greater than 5 million tons) 8, medium-sized deposits (100-500 tonnes) 17, small deposits 18. Over ten million tons of large-scale mining were Liaoning Haicheng City Fan Jiabao child talc mine, Guangxi Longsheng County chicken Talc Mine, Shandong Qixia Dr. Li Kuang talc mine, Jiangxi Guang Feng Kai Beach talc ore, talc mine in Jiangxi Heyuan Ping Tong, Qinghai Western mining Mangai orefield.

Our talc geology can be roughly classified into three types. One is accompanied by magnesium carbonate deposits, is a white talc, good quality, such as Liaoning, Shandong, Guangxi and Shaanxi talc mine; Second ultrabasic rock deposits, which is often accompanied by magnesite ore, serpentine, diopside, chlorite and magnetite, such as Putian, Fujian, Xinjiang, such as talc mine Kumishi; three black talc "sedimentary deposits, ore frequently with quartz, calcite, dolomite, montmorillonite, such as Jiangxi Guangfeng Yushan, Shangrao, Shimen, Hunan, Chongqing and other places of Nantong talc.

According to the above talc resource reserves, (a) At present, China is still talc resources Liaoning, Shandong, Guangxi-based origin, other provinces have not yet found in talc grade, reserves and mining conditions can be compared to a large deposit. (B) less than 30 percent of total reserves, although the proportion of talc proved reserves is large, but the quality of high-grade white talc (whiteness of 85 degrees or more, loss on ignition 8.5% or less) accounted for 85 degrees below low-grade talc majority. Currently, Liaoning, Shandong, Guangxi origin are three different levels of high-grade talc appeared in short supply, the low-grade talc low-cost competition. Main reasons: First, after decades of mining, large-scale exploitation of the mine into the middle stage, small and medium sized mines have entered or are about to enter the depletion period; Second, the rapid development of the national economy driven by technological advances and new materials industries rise, high-grade talc continue to broaden the field of application resources. Especially in the eastern coastal areas, with the rapid development of paper, plastics, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and other downstream industries, the demand for high-grade talc products soared; three Japanese manufacturers over the years have been sourcing raw materials from our talc, in recent years in Europe, America other countries have also increased their purchases of high-grade talc efforts to purchase the number increased year by year, a large number of Chinese talc exported to foreign markets; case shows that China's high-grade talc resources will become increasingly severe shortage

Third, the production

Most of talc mining are used machinery plus artificial way. Easier slopes open pit mining is as ancient Longsheng County, talc mine floor and chicken feet, followed by open-pit mining depression, such as Shandong Province roughness Chi Square deposits. In addition, the majority of underground mining to drift, inclined, mining shafts, etc., or the joint exploitation of two ways. Common natural caving mining method. Due to the low price of talc by constraints, either opencast or underground mining, must try to reduce mining costs.

In recent years, China's annual production of talc remained at around 2.5 million tons. Currently the largest talc origin concentrated in Liaoning Haicheng area, talc yield of about 1 million tons in Liaoning Province; areas are mainly concentrated in Longsheng, Guangxi, Serenade, Central River area, the annual output of 50-60 million tons; Shandong Province talc mainly in roughness, Laizhou, Qixia and other places, the annual output of about 40-50 million tons of production in other regions is estimated at about 500,000 tons.

Our talc processing mainly dry processing, equipment used in Raymond, mechanical impact mill, jet mill based, less use of all kinds of ball mill and other mills. 80s talc processing equipment mainly traditional Raymond machine; early 1990s mainly disc jet mill and the introduction of Japan Hosokawa company MNC502 type impact ultrafine mill began processing ultra-fine talcum powder; 90s after the mid reverse jet fluidized bed jet mill and dry powder classifier has been widely applied.

At present, China has been basically mature talc manufacturers of technology and the ability to produce 45μm-5μm or finer talc. Paper, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, ceramic powder can deliver the quality requirements of downstream industries. Liaoning Yihai Talc Mines Ltd. has developed a modified plastics flour, Pingdu Talc Mines Ltd. has developed a porous ceramic flour, Fuhai grade Haicheng Talc Company and Tsinghua University are working together to develop nano talc. This reflects our product development capabilities and talc processing technology has reached a new level from a certain level.

Of course, our talc product development capabilities and processing technology, compared with the world advanced level, there is not a small gap. Chinese Professional Association talc talc plant (mine) company to Europe, Australia study tour in Europe Lutz That grams, Omya, Italian-meter than the world's leading multinational companies such as talcum powder processing technology in these companies talc processing technology and technology truly reflects the scale, automated modern production characteristics. Lutz as processing company that g talc 1.4 million tons, has a branch, branches or offices around the world. These companies advanced product development capabilities, the ability to open up international markets and new technology, the application of new technology is the level of talc businesses that fall. Currently, the European talc company frequently exchanges and cooperation with China talc industry, will promote the improvement of the overall level of Chinese talc industry.

Fourth, markets and applications

Talc is mainly used in paper, plastics, coatings, paints, ceramics, rubber, waterproof materials, medicine, cosmetics and other industries, various application areas the situation is more complicated. Generally speaking, the current domestic market capacity is great, there are different grades of products in different markets. Talc from low to very low content of high purity talc Excellence, from 325 mesh to thousands of general purpose powder fine powder, each market. Generally speaking, good purity 325 mesh talc used for small and medium sized mills, high purity talc used for coatings, paints, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, plastics and other industries, black talc used for the ceramic industry. In recent years, the rapid growth of paper production, led to the talc consumption in the paper industry, paper is still the largest consumer of talc field, paper can be used talc accounted for about 50% of the domestic market talc consumption. In recent years, with the development and utilization of domestic calcium carbonate, and the neutral sizing techniques popular in the paper industry, paper making talc decline in consumption, but the total remained above one million tons annually. At present, the application of talc in the paper industry and the development trend of much industry attention.

With the development of the plastics industry, talc applications more widely, mainly used as a functional filler modified polypropylene, production of plastic automotive and home appliance industry, but also a small amount of talc used in polystyrene, nylon, poly vinyl and PVC.

Of talc as a filler, not only can save the amount of resin used, but also significantly improve the rigidity, the impact of the product, creep resistance, hardness, resistance to surface scratching, heat resistance, and improved heat distortion temperature. For the automotive and home appliance modified polypropylene plastic, talc cost of any other non-metallic mineral materials can not match. Talc aspects of the domestic market for plastics around 100,000 tons per year.

Fifth, there is a problem
1,resource consumption too fast, highlighting the shortage of high-quality resources. At present, China is in the primary stage of industrialization, the growth in demand for resource consumption is higher than the growth rate of the national economy. Talc industry to pursue high-speed development, like other industries, paid a great resource price. On the other hand, the state of talc resources almost no exploration investment, not a scale civil prospecting, occasional discovery of new mines, small mines are more sporadic and low-grade resources, failed to take over the existing mine reserves as resource exploitation .
2, lower industry's overall R & D capabilities and technical level, compared with foreign advanced level is a big gap. Mainly in :( a) lack of high purity industrial process equipment, products can not meet some of the needs of high-tech products; (b) ultrafine grinding and fine grading equipment in the production of large-scale, product quality and refinement, process control and intelligence stability control and equipment for wear and other aspects of certain defects; (c) needs to be improved product quality for surface modification of special purpose.
With talc products in the field of new materials for industrial applications more and more widespread, deep processing technology are increasingly high requirements. The traditional processing technology and quality requirements can not meet the need, as many downstream products requires not only traditional physical and chemical indicators, and requires efforts distribution, particle shape and crystal structure, the domestic processing technology is often difficult to achieve.
3, talc export quota bidding paid a significant impact on the industry. Talc is just a normal, low-value non-metallic minerals, neither national sensitivity of strategic materials, but not involving national security, energy security, the security of mineral resources, the implementation of its export quota bidding approach to the management fee, there is always legitimacy problem. And in 11 years of the bidding process, there are too many policy issues, in September 2005 to form the National talc industry work conference resolutions, strongly urge the abolition of export quotas paid tender management.
First, due to the impact of the tender price, variety of foreign purchase orders on the occurrence of a fundamental change, the main goal is to buy high-grade talc, less buy or not buy low-grade ore, talc and talc. Chinese talc export trade caused malformations: the shortage of high-grade ore, low grade ore and talc loss of competitiveness, a large backlog or discarded. Undermines the foundation of Chinese talc industry fundamentally contrary to the basic national policy of comprehensive development and utilization of mineral resources.
Secondly, those companies pay less winning gold every year hundreds of thousands, millions more than those. In bidding for up to 11 years, companies pay a winning gold, the cumulative reach of millions, tens of millions. Of the total winning gold estimate at least 6-7 billion. Analysis Essentially, these are legitimate profits. In such a business environment, there Which foreign companies dare Chinese talc industry investment and cooperation? No funds, companies unable to building experimental research base, enhance research and development capabilities; inability to adopt new technology, updated equipment, development of new products; inability to improve the ecological environment, improve production safety protection. Best result of industrial upgrading difficult, lack of stamina development of the industry.
4, talc import and export prices high contrast. Over the years, China's exports mostly raw talc-based, demand for the Japanese market Jieyou low high school grade talc, while the European market is very popular, I made more than 90 degrees of whiteness talc ore. In a lot of talc export products, ore and primary processed products still account for a large proportion, the price between a few dozen to a hundred dollars, far below the international market price. And some badly needed high-tech talc products imported from developed countries still expensive. The average price of more than $ 400-500 per tonne, How great contrast.

Six, industrial development prospects
1,increase talc exploration efforts and resources to reserves. First, to further expand the prospecting prospecting focus range in the main producing area, the second is based on geological data, increase in the central and northwest regions prospecting efforts to fill the area blank. Exploration and capital investment, can be shipped to market, industry associations have led organizations to take state funds and private funds combination.
2, speed up industrial restructuring. Encourage enterprises to break the regional boundaries to Liaoning, Shandong, Guangxi, Jiangxi four talc origin as the basis, through various forms of reorganization, merger, the formation of large enterprise groups, so that industry concentration further increased to industry integrated forces and foreign multinational mining competition, breaking the monopoly of foreign companies to the international market situation. Meanwhile, the construction of a number of selective advantages of talc resources development and utilization of regional industrialization demonstration base, so as soon as possible to become a new economic growth point.
3, building innovation-oriented industries. Technology and innovation as the driving force, the full use of our resources and characteristics of talc formed with independent intellectual property rights of industrial chain, promoting the industry from extensive to intensive development.
4, and the total amount of export regulation talc mining resources, increase product added value. To abandon the current order to win, stereotypes low prices, the reduction efficiency, increase product added value and competitiveness in international markets. Chinese talc export must implement the principle of reduction, changing product export growth is inevitable way. Over the years, talc mainly by incremental growth of China's exports, price competition, the result is a waste of resources, pollute the environment, causing enterprises to adopt means of unfair competition. Therefore, the implementation of the principle of reduction is to regulate the total exports, increase the number of product units hit rates, growth from quantity into quality improvement, improve resource utilization in the export talc product.
5, further implement the scientific concept of development adhere to resource conservation in the first place. For our talc industry in terms of the level of resources is still a determining factor of industrial development, in order to avoid excessive consumption of resources at the expense of seeking temporary development. Meanwhile, resource exploitation and environmental protection both to ensure the sustainable development of the industry and harmonious development.