What is the market outlook for calcium carbonate?
Release Time:
2023-08-20 16:23
Calcium carbonate is a commonly used inorganic filler in industry, with wide applications. What are the market prospects for calcium carbonate? What equipment is used for ultrafine grinding of calcium carbonate? How fine can calcium carbonate be processed? Let's find out.
In 2021, China's calcium carbonate production was approximately 39.13 million tons, of which heavy calcium carbonate accounted for about 24.61 million tons. In 2022, production was approximately 40.1 million tons, with heavy calcium carbonate accounting for about 25.9 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%; the apparent demand in 2021 was 39.264 million tons, and in 2022 it was 41.115 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%; more than 20 new projects were launched in 2022, with an additional capacity of over 10 million tons in the future. However, with stricter environmental policies and industrial structure optimization, the ultrafine grinding manufacturers of calcium carbonate predict that the future growth rate of calcium carbonate market capacity will gradually slow down.
With the continuous increase in the types of calcium carbonate products, continuous updates in production technology, improvements in the policy environment, and intensified market competition, the future development prospects of the calcium carbonate industry will be further opened up and improved. The development direction of calcium carbonate products is surface activation, particle miniaturization, and simplified structure, and the demand for nano calcium carbonate will increase. The role of ultrafine grinding of calcium carbonate will also become increasingly important.
[Plastics Industry]
It is widely used in the national economy, and the plastics industry occupies an extremely important position in the world today. China's plastic product output has always been among the world's leading positions, and it has become a major producer of plastic products in the world. With the continuous adjustment of the national development strategy, the Chinese plastic product market has further expanded, and the development prospects are considerable.
[Paper Industry]
It is predicted that the demand for paper in 2023 will reach 250 million tons, which means that the scale of China's paper market will increase by 5.7% within the next 3 years. The paper industry will continue to maintain rapid growth in the next few years. It is estimated that within the next 5 years, China's pulp consumption will reach 280 million tons/year, and 30,000 tons of paperboard production capacity will be added annually.

[Coatings Industry]
The downstream market of coatings is relatively broad, with huge market space and a continuous and stable demand for products. By 2025, the total output value of the coatings industry is expected to grow to around 370 billion yuan, and the output is calculated at an average annual growth rate of 4%, and the total output of the coatings industry is expected to reach around 30 million tons by 2025. China will continue to maintain its position as a major producer and consumer of coatings in the world, accounting for about 20% of the market share.
[Rubber Industry]
In 2023, the market size of China's rubber products industry will continue to maintain a rapid growth trend, mainly due to the growth demand of the rubber industry and the driving effect of investment projects on the rubber industry. In addition, with the intensification of market competition, the trend of market segmentation is becoming increasingly obvious, and product differentiation is an inevitable trend in the market.
Ultrafine grinding of calcium carbonate is equipment for processing ultrafine calcium carbonate powder. Currently, the equipment is an ultrafine vertical mill. Guangxi Longhua The calcium carbonate Xiangfa powder CCR-2 ultrafine vertical mill is a strong representative among them. Guangxi Longhua Ultrafine vertical mills not only have large models and high output, but also have advanced classification technology, stable product quality, and energy saving and environmental protection.
The market prospects for calcium carbonate are still quite optimistic, and the application of ultrafine grinding of calcium carbonate will gradually increase with the changes in the demand of the downstream market.