A Chinese export ban on titanium is likely coming soon, and will kill the Western robotics industry скачать в хорошем качестве

A Chinese export ban on titanium is likely coming soon, and will kill the Western robotics industry

Over past months, China's export bans on gallium, germanium, and antimony have upended supply chains for weapons makers. China is taking a hard line on materials that have "dual use" applications, across military and civilian sectors. Titanium poses a unique problem for supply chain managers in North America and Europe. Besides defense and aviation, titanium also has huge dual-use applications for robotics. Industrial automation is critical to increase manufacturing in Western markets, to bring down the cost of production. And access to low-cost titanium makes robotics manufacturing possible. But China and its close allies have huge advantages in the mining of titanium, and in the production of titanium sponge. Alternative sources of sponge, such as Japan, are entirely dependent on imports of titanium ore. And alternative sources for titanium ores tend, also, to run through Chinese Belt-and-Road Investments. Closing scene, Foshan, Guangdong Resources and links: The Benefits Of Titanium For Robotics Industry https://flyingprecision.com/the-benef... Visualizing Asia’s Dominance in the Titanium Supply Chain https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/v... 5 key Chinese 'Belt and Road' projects underway in Africa https://www.voanews.com/a/key-chinese... Chinese firms to invest US$471 mln in Mozambique heavy sands https://www.forumchinaplp.org.mo/en/e... Titanium ore imports into China in April 2024 were approximately 328,600 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5.09% https://www.titanos.com/news/Market/2... Titanium Ore in Japan https://oec.world/en/profile/bilatera... China’s Robots Are Coming of Age https://www.cigionline.org/articles/c... The Diplomat, China’s Mineral Export Ban Strikes at the US Defense Industrial Base https://thediplomat.com/2024/12/china... Statista, Titanium minerals and ores reserves, worldwide https://www.statista.com/statistics/1... Japan emerges as alternative titanium supplier amid U.S.-Russia tensions https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Mate... European Commission Report on Titanium: Impact Assessment for Supply Security https://rmis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/uploads... What if Russia blocks the export of its raw materials? https://www.dw.com/en/what-if-russia-... Putin says Russia should consider restricting uranium, titanium and nickel exports https://www.reuters.com/markets/commo... China’s new growth strategy backed by robots https://ifr.org/news/chinas-new-growt... Titanium Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast (2024-2030) Trends, Statistics, Dynamics, Segmentation by, Deployment Mode, Organization Size, Application End-Users, and Regions. https://www.maximizemarketresearch.co... Reuters, Airbus wins reprieve from Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium https://www.reuters.com/business/aero... Exclusive: To help Airbus, Macron pressed Canada to ease Russia titanium sanctions https://www.reuters.com/business/aero... Airbus wins reprieve from Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium https://www.mining.com/web/airbus-win...