日本钛协会主席Yoshiro Sasaki在协会四十周年纪念会上说,下个世纪初期钛的需求量将比现大增加1～2倍。但这要依赖于降低生产成本和开发新的技术应用领域。节能、能源开发、环境保护和非维护零件制造是发展钛新用途的四个主要方面。在节能方面,钛在汽车工业中可找到广泛的用途,如用降低汽车重量并可回收利用等。由 Yoshiro Sasaki, president of the Japan Titanium Association, told the association’s fortieth anniversary that the demand for titanium will increase by one to two times that of the present century by the beginning of the next century. But it depends on reducing production costs and developing new technology applications. Energy saving, energy development, environmental protection and non-maintenance parts manufacturing are four major areas for developing new uses of titanium. In terms of energy saving, titanium can find a wide range of uses in the automotive industry, such as reducing the weight of a car and being recyclable. by