Recently, the galvanized steel wire mesh industry, to which electro-galvanized metal wire mesh belongs, is experiencing a wave of reshaping of supply and demand structure and technological innovation. Under the hard constraints of environmental protection policies and the pull of high-end market demands, the industry is accelerating its transformation from "scale expansion" to "quality improvement". Leading enterprises have achieved counter-trend growth through technological upgrades, and the market pattern has been continuously optimized.
The contradiction between market supply and demand highlights the urgency of industry upgrading. Data shows that the annual demand for galvanized steel wire mesh in the southwest region reaches 200,000 tons, while the current compliant production capacity is only 30,000 tons, indicating a significant gap between supply and demand. What is more serious is that due to the backward technology, ordinary products have prominent problems such as zinc coating peeling and poor corrosion resistance, with a scrapping rate as high as 40%, which cannot meet the long-term usage requirements in large-scale breeding, infrastructure projects and other fields.
The rigid constraints at the policy end have become a "catalyst" for the industry's transformation. The "Guidelines for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in High-Energy-Consuming Industries" clearly stipulates that by 2025, the proportion of energy-efficient benchmark capacity for hot-dip galvanizing should reach 30%, and traditional high-zinc-consuming processes should accelerate their exit from the market. Meanwhile, random inspections by the State Administration for Market Regulation show that the failure rate of indicators such as zinc coating weight and salt spray resistance in the industry still reaches 9.2%, forcing enterprises to strengthen quality control. Against this backdrop, enterprises such as Tianjin Huayuan Times and Zhangxuan Technology have taken the lead in upgrading their production lines. Recently, the 605 tons of high-zinc wire products sold by Zhangxuan Technology to the flood control project in Hubei Province have achieved a market breakthrough due to their precise compliance with the project's quality standards.
Intelligent and green technologies have become the key for enterprises to break through. The intelligent galvanizing production line launched by Sishun, through 12 drawing processes and dynamic adjustment technology of zinc coating, increases the strength of steel wire from 1200MPa to 2400MPa, stabilizes the zinc coating thickness at 85μm, and improves adhesion by 60% compared with ordinary products. The 720-hour salt spray test achieves zero red rust. This process also reduces zinc consumption by 18% and carbon emissions per ton by 21%, fully meeting the requirements of energy efficiency benchmarks. Zhangxuan Technology has achieved a 100% product qualification rate, a 2.2% increase in comprehensive daily output, and a 4.3% month-on-month growth in sales in November by optimizing the annealing process and adding a line stabilization device.
A well-established standard system provides a strong guarantee for the development of the industry. The "GB/T33281-2016 Galvanized Welded Wire Mesh" clearly stipulates that the galvanized coating thickness of the mesh used in harsh environments should be ≥85μm, and the tensile strength of the steel wire should be between 300 and 500MPa. Leading enterprises have taken the lead in implementing the standards. Sishun has passed the energy efficiency certification for hot-dip galvanizing and the "Construction Specifications for High-Bed Pens for Meat Sheep". Its products have been buried underground for three years without rust in the Yili pasture in Xinjiang, far exceeding the performance of ordinary products.
At present, the industry is showing a favorable trend of "expansion of high-quality production capacity and exit of backward production capacity". With the popularization of intelligent detection technology and the upgrading of environmental protection processes, electro-galvanized metal wire monkey mesh will release greater value in fields such as agricultural breeding and infrastructure protection, and the path for high-quality development of the industry is becoming increasingly clear.