From a wasteland to the construction of a 120 mu modern intelligent factory; From the trial production to the 5000 tons of production and the speed of the project, it is called the "project miracle". The 74 year old Jin Shu sun never expected that the rare earth entrepreneurial dream that he had entrusted to Baotou in the first sixty years of age could be successfully realized.

In 2011, the "rare earth developer" with 56 years of Party age and 28 years of working experience came to Baotou and founded Baotou Jinshan magnetic materials Co., Ltd. Since the enterprise was put into operation in 2012, the comprehensive performance of the magnet developed by the R & D "high performance low eddy sintering Nd Fe B magnetic steel manufacturing technology" has exceeded 74, which has achieved a major breakthrough in the performance of high magnetic energy product and high coercive force dual high magnet.
"To build a factory in Baotou is to look on the advantages of rare earth resources, investment policy environment and suitable climate conditions for Nd-Fe-B production." What is said by Jin Shusen, chairman of the enterprise.
Huizhong magnetic Valley electroplating production line.
In the past 10 years of Baotou development, Jin Shusen has not only become a leader in the industry and a banner in the field of NdFeB, but also the beneficiary and witness of the development of Baotou rare earth industry since the 18th National Congress of the CPC.
Rare earth is the general name of 17 elements such as lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, terbium and gadolinium, and is known as "modern industrial vitamin", and widely used in high-tech products. From space flying spacecraft to neon lights in makeup cities, from fighter jets to ubiquitous electronic equipment, one in every six new inventions in the world is related to rare earth. Rare earth is a strategic resource that influences the development of the world economy, national defense and other important fields.
Baotou is such a "magical resource". Baotou has 83.7% of the reserves in the country and 38.7% of the world. Baotou is the largest all rare earth element mine in the world, and is known as the "capital of rare earth".
Changan permanent magnet motor production line.
"Before the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Baotou City, relying on the advantages of rare earth resources, has been developing and expanding the rare earth industry, but the products are mainly concentrated on the resource side, and the development of rare earth functional materials and terminal application products is relatively lagging behind." Yang Wanxi, executive vice leader of Baotou Rare Earth expert group and former director of rare earth office, said.
How to change the extensive development mode of simple "digging soil and sell soil", and do the rare earth article well. Baotou conscientiously implement the spirit of general secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions to Inner Mongolia's important speech, speed up the upgrading and upgrading of rare earth industry, set up 1 billion 500 million yuan key industrial investment fund and 100 million Yuan Science and technology innovation fund. We have issued several policy measures, such as policies on accelerating the transformation and upgrading of rare earth industry, 10 rare earth, ten science and technology, and ten talents. We implemented the "chain length system" of the industrial chain, planned to promote the construction of the industrial park of rare earth new materials, and constructed five industrial chains of rare earth permanent magnet, hydrogen storage, catalysis, polishing and alloy, forming a complete industrial system The collaborative innovation system of government, industry, University and research, and the supporting service system of technology research and development, test evaluation, electronic transaction and information service have greatly promoted the development of rare earth industry to high-end, intelligent and green. The integration of innovation chain, industrial chain, talent chain, policy chain and capital chain has greatly enhanced the competitiveness of rare earth industry development.
Jinshan magnetic material Nd-Fe-B production workshop.
"In the past, we have been walking slowly in the development and utilization of rare earth raw materials, and now we have begun to lead. Especially in the research and development of new NdFeB materials, the agglomeration effect has been formed from Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Ningbo, Zhejiang to Baotou. " Said Jin Shusen.
From the primary to the middle and high end, from extensive development to fine transformation, like Jinshan magnetic materials, many rare earth enterprises are looking for new competitive advantages in the pace of industrial transformation and upgrading.
In 2008, Tianhe Magnet Technology Co., Ltd., which settled in Baotou, has a total capacity of 10000 tons of NdFeB and SmCo permanent magnet materials, becoming one of the largest manufacturers of rare earth permanent magnet materials in the world. The third phase of the project of the magnetic material intelligent chemical plant covering 10000 square meters aims to improve the intelligent level of the enterprise and to be in line with the international standards. At present, it has entered the stage of equipment installation and commissioning.
Testing production line of 3C magnetic material components of Industrial Technology Co., Ltd.
In 2011, the company is one of the main manufacturers of magnetic materials in China. It has the production capacity of sintering NdFeB permanent magnet with annual output of 1500 tons or more, bonding NdFeB with more than 300 tons and samarium cobalt permanent magnet. The 3C series high-end consumer magnetic components produced by the enterprise have become important suppliers of Microsoft, Samsung and Huawei.
Jiangxi Jinli yongmagnetic Technology Co., Ltd., invested by Baotou in 2020, has established a subsidiary in Baotou, which is the guarantee capacity of Baotou rare earth raw materials and supporting service capacity of industry. Jinli permanent magnet will produce high-performance rare earth permanent magnet materials, which can greatly enhance the influence of Baotou high-performance magnetic material industry and help Baotou "magnetic capital" construction.
The world's first production line of rare earth sulfide colorant.
At present, Baotou has become the world's largest rare earth raw material research and production base and application product research and development base. The production capacity of rare earth smelting is the first in the world, and 141 rare earth enterprises in the city have achieved full coverage of 5 functional materials, and the capacity of magnetic materials, polishing and hydrogen storage materials is among the top in the world. The capacity scale of rare earth functional materials has been formed, including 56000 tons permanent magnet, 23000 tons of polishing, 11000 tons hydrogen storage, 40000 tons of catalytic AIDS and 1.8 million tons of rare earth alloy. The local conversion rate of rare earth raw materials has been increased from 40% to 85%, the proportion of rare earth functional materials and application industries has increased from 20% to 50%. The development and utilization of rare earth has gradually moved from the primary stage of raw materials and rough processing to the high-quality development stage of new materials and terminal applications.
The new type of rare earth hydrogen storage alloy electrode material production line of zhongkexuanda.
"In order to develop sustainable and high-quality rare earth industry, we must strengthen basic research, strengthen scientific and technological innovation, and catch up with the achievements of Japan and developed countries in Europe and America in the application of rare earth," said liuyongming, director of Baotou Municipal Bureau of industry and information technology
Gather wisdom and talent, innovate and start up. In spring 2015, Chi Jianyi, an expert of Chinese Academy of Sciences who has been engaged in agricultural projects for many years in the soil, was ordered to prepare for the establishment of rare earth research and development center in Baotou. In the cold spring, they only used one month to hang the brand of "Baotou rare earth research and development center of Chinese Academy of Sciences".
Later, after 80 master Tian Lei, Zhou effective and other young scientific and technological talents also joined the team, opening a new journey to overcome the difficulties. On October 1, 2016, the world's first pilot production line for crucible tunnel kiln was built in the Zhongke Industrial Park of Baotou rare earth research and development center of CAS. The environmental colorant for rare earth sulfide officially went to the market from the laboratory.
Next, the research and development team of green environmental protection rare earth colorants, with Academician zhanghongjie, researcher lichengyu and pangran as the core scientists, Academician Li Yiyi, lidianzhong and luanyikun of Shenyang Institute of metals of CAS as core scientists, took academician Zhang Hongjie, researcher lichengyu and pangran as the core scientists Many research teams, including Xiayuan researcher, Dr. Liguang and Dr. Xu Yi, who are the core scientists of the Institute of mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have been stationed in Baotou successively. In the past six years, these teams have tracked 40 high-tech achievements, incubated and landed 20 high-tech enterprises, established 10 pilot demonstration lines and 6 industrialization projects.
The Baotou Materials Research Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University, which was founded in July of the same year, has focused on promoting the industrialization of technical achievements such as rare earth magnesium alloy materials for electronic communication, high purity aluminum and low-cost preparation technology, relying on the industrial characteristics of Baotou city. At present, 18 high-tech projects have been incubated and implemented, 8 pilot lines and 5 industrialization projects have been established, and a number of technologies have reached the world advanced level.
Shanghai Jiaotong University Baotou Materials Research Institute Jiaotong University forsell high purity alumina production line.
The best of all, the best of all. For a while, these new research institutions became the strong magnetic field of talents' gold absorbing and investors.
At present, Baotou has gathered more than 10 rare earth research institutions, 3 professional rare earth research institutes, 6 rare earth related academician workstations and more than 8000 rare earth R & D talents. More than 170 national standards for rare earth industry have been drafted, accounting for more than 65% of the country, forming the "strongest brain" to promote industrial development and accelerate the transformation of rare earth.
Over the past few decades, Baotou has built nearly 100 rare earth industry projects, carried out more than 1000 rare earth technology research and development, and obtained more than 110 invention patents, said wangxiulian, deputy mayor of Baotou city. By 2020, Baotou rare earth industry has achieved a production value of 21.18 billion yuan.
As the main battlefield of the development of Baotou's rare earth industry, the pilot area and vane of the national rare earth industry development, carrying the rare earth industry development national mission of the Baotou Rare Earth High-tech Zone and rare earth industry, and Baotou rare earth innovation transformation reflect the same frequency.
Based on the research institutes of Baotou Rare Earth Research Institute, Baotou Rare Earth Research Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Baotou Materials Research Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Baotou high tech Zone has built five innovation bases, including the industrial park of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Jiaotong University Industrial Park, Haoming new energy industrial park, China Science and technology robot industrial park and sparse treasure Expo as medical equipment industrial park, A new pattern of rare earth research and development with the collaborative innovation of "two hospitals and five parks" was constructed.
"Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the number of rare earth enterprises in Baotou high tech Zone has gradually occupied 82% of Baotou city. Through the promotion of permanent magnet, catalysis and alloy 'three main' industries, the industry of" three auxiliary "of luminescent, polishing and hydrogen storage has been promoted. The growth rate of new rare earth materials has reached more than 30% in a year, and the hydrogen storage and polishing output are ranked first in the country, and the output of magnetic materials has been promoted to the third in the country, And maintain a growth rate of more than 30% for five consecutive years. " Li Zhifeng, director of the Bureau of rare earth and high technology industry of Baotou high tech Zone, said that at present, among the 115 rare earth enterprises in Baotou high tech Zone, the proportion of new material enterprises and terminal application enterprises is 63.2% and 29.5% respectively. The output of new rare earth materials has maintained a continuous growth rate of more than 20%, and the output value accounts for about 50% of the total output value of the rare earth industry.
Rare earth application Industrial Park.
Generations of rare earth people have achieved the development of rare earth. The first and first rare earth achievements in the world make the world look at the "capital of rare earth".
With the use of rare earth permanent magnet materials, Baotou has developed the first MRI diagnosis and treatment vehicle Chi Ying A30 with independent intellectual property rights. Its vehicle mounted integrated MRI and magpie rescue remote system are the world's first. Baotou tuoerda New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has developed the first "Halbach array disk iron core free rare earth permanent magnet wind turbine" technology. The particle size of the products of the rare earth polishing powder of China Science and technology Yuhang reaches nanometer level, and the polishing liquid and polishing plate have replaced the products of DuPont and universal. The high purity rare earth metal project of CAS breaks through the bottleneck of large-scale industrial application of rare earth in steel and fills in the international gap. The six catalyst projects in China can effectively remove the NO3, NO2, NOx and other harmful substances in the exhaust gas of automobile diesel, fill the gap of domestic catalyst Market and break the technology monopoly of foreign countries. The market share of electroacoustic magnetic materials, magnetic components and other products of Jinmeng huimagnetic and industrial enterprises has reached more than 50%. The terminal application projects such as Jiangxin micro motor intelligent drive motor, cerium sulfide colorant of the century of China and North rare earth superconducting magnetic resonance fill the industrial gap in the autonomous region. Kerui micro magnetic bonding magnetic powder, Jinmeng huimagnetic bonding magnet, thin treasure medical technology and other technologies have made major breakthroughs, reaching the international leading level. The production capacity of rare earth metals of North rare earth smelting and separation products, rare earth polishing powder of Tianjiao Qingmei company and Ruixin company are among the first in China
Nowadays, Baotou rare earth has formed a large number of application products with independent intellectual property rights in aerospace, magnetic refrigeration, permanent magnet motor, hydrogen storage battery, energy conservation and environmental protection, etc., filling in the blank in the fields of bonding magnet, rare earth pigment, rare earth ceramics, servo motor, etc., making rare earth resources "material, material products and apparatus high-end", and gradually mastering the discourse right of rare earth market The right of technology control and innovation leading.
It is understood that Baotou rare earth high tech Zone has established the first rare earth products trading platform in China. To build six service systems, including transaction settlement, warehousing, logistics, quality inspection, supply chain finance and information; The center for innovation of rare earth functional materials in Inner Mongolia has been established, and the inspection and testing of rare earth magnetic materials, hydrogen storage materials, polishing materials and catalytic auxiliary materials are carried out, and technical evaluation, design inspection and functional verification services are provided for the new rare earth materials enterprises and downstream application Enterprises; More than 80% of rare earth enterprises in the park have established automatic control, online monitoring and data real-time transmission system, which greatly improves the production efficiency, product quality and consistency.
It is understood that Baotou City has formulated and issued the policy for promoting the development of new rare earth materials and application industries and the rules for implementing policies for the development of new rare earth materials and application industries, which include land award supplement, fixed assets investment award supplement, raw material supply award supplement, electricity price preferential, R & D application new technology award supplement, financial support award supplement The development of rare earth enterprises is supported by financial and tax awards and other aspects. These policies will become the most favorable and most supportive policies for rare earth industry in Baotou city.
"We plan to achieve more than 50billion rare earth functional materials in Baotou by the end of the 14th five year plan, and the rare earth industry cluster will strive to achieve a scale of more than 100 billion." Liu said that through the formulation and implementation of policies, the establishment of business environment, and the support of industrial policies and special funds, Baotou City has the ability and confidence to achieve its expected goals.
The latest exploration data show that the total reserve of heavy rare earth in Baiyun OBO rare earth mine is estimated to reach 3million tons, which is equivalent to that of seven provinces in South China. From the past, the world's light rare earth reserves are the first, and now the major discovery of heavy rare earth, Baotou rare earth will usher in a broader development space.
"Before we found rare earth, human beings could live, but after we discovered and applied rare earth, our life was more wonderful," said Zhang Anwen, Deputy Secretary General of China Rare Earth Society（ Wen / Liu Xiang jiatingting picture / lixuefei)