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After 2011, with the global economic recession, there was overcapacity and oversupply in domestic photovoltaic and other fields, intensifying competition among industries, and the upstream quartz glass processing industry was also affected. On June 16th, the Quartz Professional Committee of the China Architectural Glass and Industrial Glass Association organized the fourth National Quartz Glass Processing Enterprise Symposium in Hangzhou for some domestic quartz glass processing enterprises. The experts and business representatives present at the meeting stated that they will strengthen industry self-discipline, accelerate technological innovation, and strengthen accounts receivable risk management from their own perspective to promote the healthy development of the industry.
The trend of industry integration is obvious
Quartz glass has extremely low coefficient of thermal expansion, high temperature resistance, excellent chemical stability, excellent electrical insulation, low and stable ultrasonic delay performance, ultraviolet spectral transmission, visible and near-infrared spectral transmission. It is precisely because of its excellent physical and chemical properties that are higher than ordinary glass. With the development of science and technology, quartz glass is not only used in the glass industry, but also used in the production of semiconductors, electro-optic sources, semiconducting communication devices, lasers, optical instrument, laboratory instruments, electrical equipment, medical equipment and high-temperature and corrosion resistant chemical instruments, chemical industry, electronics, metallurgy, building materials, national defense and other industries.
It is understood that the current market for quartz glass processing enterprises is mainly concentrated in the fields of photovoltaics, optical fibers, and semiconductors. However, recently, the domestic photovoltaic market has been affected by a new round of "double reverse" policies in Europe and America, with a clear slowdown in growth rate, tight corporate capital chains, prolonged accounts receivable cycles for quartz processing enterprises, and the risk of "bad debts". The photovoltaic market will enter a new round of adjustment period. Some quartz processing enterprises in the photovoltaic field have also experienced bankruptcy and integration as a result. Zhang Baiheng, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the China Architectural Glass and Industrial Glass Association, believes that more small quartz processing enterprises will face development difficulties in 2014, and the trend of industry integration is obvious.
Gu Yongming, General Manager of the Quartz Product Division of Hangzhou Dahe Thermomagnetic Electronic Materials Co., Ltd., believes that starting from the second half of 2013, the semiconductor industry has entered a new stage of rapid development. Semiconductor giants such as Samsung, INTEL, and TSMC have increased their investment scale, and will show a rapid growth trend throughout 2014, with an expected annual growth rate of over 8%. From the perspective of the development direction of semiconductors, they are still developing towards large size and high capacity. 18 inch chips have started mass production, and 10 nanometer lithography technology is gradually maturing. In 2015, they will start mass production in a few companies such as Samsung and INTEL. With the rapid development of the semiconductor industry, the requirements for quartz processing products are becoming increasingly strict. High purity or ultra-high purity quartz products, including raw materials, urgently need to be developed and improved. We hope that domestic enterprises can break the situation of relying on imports for semiconductor materials and achieve the localization of semiconductive quartz materials as soon as possible.
Appeal for quartz enterprises to develop towards the high-end
In response to the issue of technological innovation in quartz processing, most enterprises recognize that quartz glass processing is an industry with high requirements for handicraft skills. There are many human factors, quality management difficulties, and poor product stability. The vast majority of quartz products used for semiconductors over 12 inches are monopolized by foreign large enterprises. Domestic enterprises should strengthen technological innovation, improve product quality, and continuously develop into high-end application fields.
Wang Youjun, the leader of the quartz technology expert group, vice president of China Quartz Glass Research Institute, and engineer of Jinglan Quartz Company, also pointed out that both quartz raw materials and quartz products in China are in the early stage of development, and there is still a large gap from international large companies. Currently, domestic quartz processing enterprises are still fiercely competing in the low-end product field, while the high-end quartz field is still in a blank state. He called on quartz enterprises to develop towards the high-end.
At this symposium, representatives attending the meeting all believed that quartz glass processing enterprises need to carry out industry self-discipline, standardized operation, and orderly competition, and industry associations should also play an active guiding and coordinating role. After discussion at the conference, various quartz glass processing enterprises have reached the following consensus: all quartz glass processing enterprises should strengthen self-discipline and prohibit vicious price competition; Organize by the association to strengthen the application work of the quartz processing product emblem; Conduct research on the possibility of establishing alliances for quartz processing enterprises.
It is understood that the quartz processing enterprise symposium has been held for four times, forming a relatively close cooperative relationship. The China Architectural Glass and Industrial Glass Association will next improve its service level, and carry out work in project declaration, policy interpretation, standard declaration, export tax refund, data statistics, and other aspects of enterprises. If conditions permit, it will also promote the formation of quartz processing industry alliances.