The development history of China's ceramic valve industry can be roughly divided into the following stages:

Origin and Early Development:

Ceramic valves originated in China and appeared more than two thousand years ago. The ancient Shu people (now in Sichuan) used bamboo and wooden plunger valves to prevent leakage, which can be seen as the prototype of ceramic valves.

With the development of smelting technology and hydraulic machinery, the demand for valves is gradually increasing. In 1681, the lever heavy hammer safety valve appeared in China, further promoting the development of valve technology.

Technological progress and material innovation:

In 1769, Watt invented the steam engine, which officially introduced ceramic valves into the field of mechanical industry. The widespread application of steam engines has promoted the improvement of the quantity and quality of ceramic valves.

Subsequently, slide valves, globe valves with threaded stems, and wedge gate valves with trapezoidal threaded stems emerged successively. These innovations not only met the increasing requirements of various industries for valve pressure and temperature at that time, but also initially met the requirements for flow regulation.

Industry development and market expansion:

The rise of the power, petroleum, chemical, and shipbuilding industries has driven the rapid development of various high and medium pressure ceramic valves.

After World War II, due to the development of special materials such as polymer materials, lubricating materials, stainless steel, and cobalt based hard alloys, ceramic valves gained new applications, such as ball valves and diaphragm valves, which developed rapidly.

Modern development stage:

After entering the 21st century, with the continuous progress of science and technology, the technology of ceramic materials in formulation, molding, fine processing, and assembly processes has become more mature and complete.

Ceramic valves are widely used in industries such as environmental energy, steel metallurgy, and petrochemicals due to their corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance, high pressure resistance, and wear resistance.

According to a report released by CICC Enterprise Information International Consulting, the ceramic valve market belongs to the segmented market of the valve industry. Although the current market size is relatively small, its unique performance makes the market potential huge.

Market competition and future development:

With the intensification of domestic and international market competition, the product structure of the ceramic valve industry is gradually upgrading. In addition to traditional red ceramic materials, high-end materials such as zirconium titanate, aluminum oxide, and silicon nitride are also being used.

At the same time, the ceramic valve core industry is also strengthening technological innovation and research and development. Some enterprises have already mastered core technologies such as ceramic valve core forming, processing, and coating, and have cooperated with well-known domestic and foreign research institutions to promote technological innovation.

It is expected that by 2025, the market size of China's ceramic valve core industry will exceed 6 billion yuan, with a compound annual growth rate of about 6%, showing good development prospects.

In summary, the Chinese ceramic valve industry has gone through a process from its origin to modern development. Driven by technological innovation and market demand, ceramic valves have been widely used in various fields and have shown enormous market potential.