Air conditioning aluminum mission

West Aluminum - West Aluminum Industry Telecom: The holding of "aluminum application seminar in air conditioning industry" is not only of great significance to the air conditioning industry, but also of great significance to the expansion of aluminum application in China's aluminum industry. The meeting discussed the development of aluminum application technology in the air conditioning industry, the formulation of the standard "reliability of aluminum heat exchanger for air conditioning" and the framework of the white paper on aluminum application in air conditioning. This fully shows that it is imperative to popularize the application of aluminum on a large scale in the air conditioning industry.

However, how to speed up the application of aluminum in the air conditioning industry and make aluminum materials better serve the air conditioning industry still needs the same frequency resonance between the aluminum industry and the air conditioning industry to jointly complete the mission.

The promotion of aluminum application in the air conditioning industry has the following advantages:

First, "aluminum instead of copper" can realize the diversity of key raw materials, and greatly strengthen the stability of the air conditioning industry chain and the ability to resist risks. As we all know, China is a country with "poor copper and rich aluminum" and a large air-conditioning manufacturing country. According to the data of China Light Industry Information Center, the output of air conditioners in China will reach 220million units in 2021. The huge demand for refined copper needs to be met through a large number of imports. With the global shortage of copper resources, the high copper price has seriously restricted the competitive advantage of the air conditioning industry, while the aluminum price is much lower than the copper price, and the stability of the supply chain is more guaranteed. Therefore, the promotion of "aluminum instead of copper" in the air conditioning industry can effectively alleviate the pressure on raw materials, avoid the "bottleneck" of resources, and enable the air conditioning enterprises to have a stronger control over the entire industrial chain.

Second, recycling is a weak link in the low-carbon industrial chain of air conditioning. Most heat exchangers of air conditioners are designed with copper tubes and aluminum fins, which mainly include steel tubes, aluminum fins and end plates (made of steel). In the recycling process, the copper tubes, fins and end plates need to be removed respectively. Due to the tight welding, the separation process of aluminum and copper materials is complex, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources, resulting in low recovery efficiency and waste of resources. If "aluminum instead of copper" can be popularized in the air conditioning industry, the heat exchanger components are expected to be fully aluminized. At that time, the heat exchanger recycling process will be greatly simplified.

Third, while improving the recycling efficiency of resources, the promotion of "aluminum instead of copper" can provide more new possibilities for the green upgrading of the air conditioning industry. For example, the promotion of "aluminum instead of copper" is expected to become an "accelerator" for the promotion of new refrigerants.

In short, from the perspective of industry, "aluminum replacing copper" can effectively offset the rising cost, play a positive role in optimizing and stabilizing the industrial chain and supply chain, effectively promote the benign development of the industry and the upgrading of the industrial structure, improve the competitiveness of China's air conditioning products, and benefit consumers. In terms of social benefits, "aluminum replacing copper" also has great potential in reducing carbon emissions of the air conditioning manufacturing industry, contributing to the realization of China's carbon peak and carbon neutralization goals.

At present, as far as the aluminum industry is concerned, it is in the critical period of promoting aluminum applications. The aluminum market in the air conditioning industry is one of the important markets for promoting aluminum applications. Therefore, the top priority for the aluminum industry is to meet the needs of the industry, strengthen in-depth communication with downstream industries, speed up the pace of technology research and development, promote the formulation of industry standards, make two-way alliances, overcome difficulties, and form a larger supply and demand system as soon as possible.

It is believed that, committed to the stable and safe supply chain and low-carbon development of the air conditioning industry, the promotion of "aluminum instead of copper" will live up to the expectations of the public and the mission will be achieved.

(Chongqing Xialu Xinda Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. Publicity Department collates contributions)

Source: Network

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