In this century, the world has experienced unconventional Titanium rapid development period, wider and wider applications of titanium, aerospace industry many civilian areas outside the titanium industry has opened the door to the application, and shows very great application potential, many countries have strengthened titanium research, production and application. Germany, France, the United Kingdom and South Korea also has been true.

A German Titanium

     German titanium industry does not have a complete industrial chain, but focus on the application from the following three examples can peep their evident.

Germany TITAL company is Europe's largest manufacturer of titanium castings, is the world's largest titanium castings plant. January 2009 TITAL invest $ 14 million titanium metal foundry was established, the installation of large titanium castings equipment, production capacity has been improved, the product range expanded and thus get a lot of orders for international customers, to further consolidate its position as France Airbus strategic supplier status.
 

TITAL cast aluminum and titanium high-end experts, customers include Airbus, EADS, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Snecma and other international companies and well-known companies. TITAL castings at Airbus and Boeing aircraft 737,747,777,787, etc. have been fully used.
 

   German company has developed special solid titanium dragon self-locking intramedullary nail is simple, the effect is obvious. Clinical use, the entire nail into the bone, so that it will not shift during fracture healing, can not stimulate the soft tissue. Its advantages: First, shorter operative time, faster healing; Second, do not reamed, infection is low; Third, it could reduce soft tissue damage.

 

 German Titanium Company (Deutsche Titan) 5 years ago, the implementation of expansion plans, and renamed Thyssen Krupp Bode Guo Titanium Company (Thyssenkrupp Titanium Gmbh), titanium plant in Italy (Titania Spa) also will be renamed to Dili Krupp Italy Titanium Corporation (Thyssenkrupp Titanium Spa). The company products are mainly used in the European aerospace industry. German factory mainly produce titanium ingots, titanium rods; Italian factory titanium plate, titanium wire and titanium tubes. Company expansion, the above two factories in the year 2006 the output value reached 110 million euros.

Second, the French Titanium

  French use of titanium sponge is completely dependent on imports, the titanium industry only from the titanium sponge and titanium smelting residues into pure titanium and titanium alloy ingots start, and then processed into rods, sheets and tubes, etc., and then to the downstream extension.

  In the application, in recent years, the French continue to strengthen research and extension, especially in the aerospace field. In this field of application is mainly reflected in the fuselage, engine nacelles, aircraft engines, turbocharged engine and rocket turbo pumps and so on. In naval equipment, the titanium is mainly used in the heat exchanger, water system in the field, comprising: a pressure vessel, cooling systems, water connectors, valves, pipes, etc. In addition, Army equipment research and application scope mainly concentrated in armored vehicles, bulletproof armor piercing materials and other aspects.

  France AUBERT & DUVAL company is a production of steel, titanium and super alloys company, belonging to ERAMET Mining Group.  

Third, British Titanium

  Titanium element was first introduced by the British in 1791 discovered. 1955 Britain began producing titanium, until recent years began to be used for aircraft manufacturing.

    English in research and application of heat-resistant titanium alloy with the United States as prominent, focusing on research in recent α-type alloy, and vigorously develop in order to improve the creep strength as the focus of titanium alloys, such as Ti-4Al-2Sn-4Mo-0.5Si, Ti- 11Sn-2.25Al-5Zr-1Mo-0.2Si (IMI879), Ti-6Al-5Zr-0.5Mo-0.25Si (IMI685) such as titanium, titanium alloy which IMI685 has been widely used in Europe.

In addition, Huntsman Corporation in 2006 to titanium dioxide plant capacity from 10 million tons / year expanded to 150,000 tons / year.

Fourth, South Korea Titanium

     Korean titanium resources are more abundant, but low grade; no domestic titanium sponge plant, titanium machining short history, titanium industry is still in its infancy.

With the South Korean high-tech development, aviation industry, automobile industry and other development needs, light weight, high strength and corrosion resistance of titanium alloys have been many good depth application. Titanium and therefore imports increased year by year, 1991 titanium imports of 486 tons of 1989 soared to 2,000 tons, imports in 1997 and 1998 remained at the level of 3,600 tons, of which imports surge pipe, sheet spending about Liu Cheng.officially put into operation in 2011 autumn, mainly produce heat-resistant super alloys and titanium products, the initial annual capacity of 500 tons, in 2020 will reach 5,000 tons.  At present, the joint venture has obtained