News Release: Global Abrasives Industry Enters A New Era Of Value Competition, Specialized Manufacturer's Technical Commitment And Differentiated Breakthrough
Introduction:
In 2026, the global abrasives industry is undergoing a profound transformation from "scale expansion" to "value competition." In the first half of the year, the industry's total export volume reached 848,600 tons, up 7.12% year-on-year; in the first quarter, exports of brown fused alumina, white fused alumina, silicon carbide, and abrasive products totaled 417,000 tons, up 18.21% year-on-year, with abrasive product export value growing 28.39%. While maintaining growth, the industry also faces structural contradictions between "insufficient effective supply and excess low-end capacity." At CCMT 2026, low-temperature fired ceramic microcrystalline abrasive products became mainstream, and the share of abrasive products for new energy and precision manufacturing increased significantly. Pricing strategies are shifting from traditional "cost-plus" models to more sophisticated systems based on product value, total lifecycle costs, and differentiated service levels.
Against the backdrop of industry peers building competitive barriers through intelligentization, globalization, and high-end positioning, Foshan Nalang New Materials Co., Ltd. (Foshan Guolitong Enterprise Planning Co., Ltd.), established in 2006 and rooted in Foshan's superhard materials industrial cluster, is building unique competitive barriers in the global abrasives market's "value competition" through its 19 years of continuous technical accumulation and differentiated product value proposition.
I. Industrial Restructuring: From "Price Competition" to "Value Competition"
In 2026, the signals released by the abrasives industry are clear and strong: the industry is shifting from pure price competition to a comprehensive contest of technological sophistication, product value, and total lifecycle services.
At CCMT 2026, 15 key industry enterprises organized by the Abrasives Branch jointly exhibited a range of innovative, high-precision, and green new products, breaking through traditional product performance bottlenecks and precisely matching the needs of manufacturing upgrading and quality improvement. Low-temperature bond + ceramic microcrystalline abrasives became mainstream, offering advantages such as superior self-sharpening, high grinding efficiency, and long lifespan compared to traditional products. The share of abrasive products for new energy and precision manufacturing increased significantly, with products for wind power, new energy vehicles, high-speed rail, and aerospace becoming exhibition highlights.
Meanwhile, the success paths of leading industry players provide a footnote to this transformation. Shengsheng Industrial, with its 100,000-square-meter smart factory, full-process digital control, and micron-level automatic inspection, produces 600,000 pieces of various abrasives daily, covering nuclear-grade specialized grinding wheels, CBN high-precision grinding and polishing wheels, and other high-end categories, with 70% of products exported to over 100 countries and regions. Shandong Kaitai Group, starting from a township enterprise, grew into a national-level manufacturing champion through cross-border acquisitions and sustained R&D investment, becoming Asia's largest and the world's second-largest metal abrasive producer by capacity, covering over 150 countries and regions. Kunshan Xinlun Superhard Abrasives, leveraging its technical accumulation in ceramic CBN abrasives, was officially recognized by the Schaeffler Group as a global strategic supplier partner, becoming the only Chinese company in the abrasives field to receive this honor.
These cases demonstrate that competition in the abrasives industry has escalated from "having products" to "having irreplaceable value." The industry is entering a new competitive phase centered on technological innovation, quality control, brand building, and global expansion.
II. Technical Differentiation: Industry-First White Resilient Abrasive Block and Continuous Iteration
While peers are investing in smart factories, cross-border acquisitions, and high-end certifications, Foshan Nalang New Materials has followed a distinctly different technical path-solving industry pain points through original product innovation and deep cultivation in niche segments.
In 2011, Nalang pioneered the development and production of white resilient abrasive blocks in the industry, solving two major technical challenges in ceramic polishing at the time.
1. Solving the "Edge Chipping" Pain Point: Physical Innovation of "Soft Overcomes Hard"
Before the white resilient abrasive block emerged, the ceramic polishing industry had long been plagued by "edge chipping." Traditional black abrasive blocks used extremely hard bonds to bond silicon carbide abrasive grains-essentially a rigid, unyielding grinding wheel. When a high-speed rotating hard abrasive block impacted a hard ceramic tile surface, the impact force concentrated on tiny protruding peaks, "knocking" them off through shear force, with cracks extending uncontrollably beneath the impact point, forming edge chips.
The core innovation of the white resilient abrasive block lies in its white polymer elastic cushioning layer-when the block contacts the ceramic tile, the cushioning layer undergoes elastic deformation first, perfectly conforming to the undulating surface contour like a micro self-adjusting air cushion. The impact force disperses from concentration on a few peaks to a larger contact area, fundamentally eliminating the shear stress concentration that causes edge chipping. This technical principle differs from the industry mainstream "low-temperature bond + ceramic microcrystalline abrasive" route-Nalang pursues a differentiated technical path of "flexible materials + precision grinding."
2. White Formulation: Eliminating "Visual Contamination" on Light-Colored Tiles
Solving the edge chipping problem was only half the battle. The "blackness" of traditional black abrasive blocks comes from carbides and other dark components in their bonds. During high-speed rotation and high-temperature friction, black blocks shed microscopic dark particles that embed in the micropores of tile surfaces, leaving unremovable black spots and scratches on white, beige, and other light-colored tiles. Nalang's white formulation, through specialized bond design, eliminates this "visual contamination" risk-one innovation simultaneously solved two major obstacles in ceramic polishing: edge chipping and color staining.
3. 2025: H3 Flat Grinding Block-From "Problem Solving" to "Quality Enhancement"
In 2025, Nalang launched the H3 flat grinding block, integrating three functions-elastic cushioning, sharp cutting, and fine polishing-into one, achieving "three effects in one": elastic cushioning prevents edge chipping; innovative structural design ensures grinding flatness; and good self-sharpening ensures uniform grinding and high gloss. This marks Nalang's progression from "solving pain points" to "enhancing quality."
III. Peer Comparison: Clear Coordinates of Differentiated Advantage
When positioning Nalang's product advantages within the industry landscape, its differentiated characteristics become more distinct:
Comparison with Shengsheng Industrial: Shengsheng pursues a "scale + intelligentization" route-100,000-square-meter smart factory, million-piece daily production, full-process digital control. Nalang pursues a "specialization + differentiation" route-focusing on the niche category of white resilient abrasive blocks, solving industry pain points with original technology. Though different paths, both embody the logic of "value competition."
Comparison with Bloom New Materials: Bloom New Materials showcased at the 2026 Foshan Tantao Ceramics Exhibition a full-process ceramic processing tool portfolio covering sawing, grinding, polishing, and waxing, including diamond edging wheels, resilient resin blocks, and abrasive brushes. Nalang deeply cultivates the core category of white resilient abrasive blocks, perfecting a single product to its utmost. Both represent different approaches-full-process coverage vs. single-product depth-but Nalang possesses unique advantages in technical accumulation and brand recognition within the white resilient abrasive block segment.
Comparison with General Industry Trends: At CCMT 2026, the vast majority of representative products were low-temperature fired ceramic microcrystalline abrasive tools. Nalang's white resilient abrasive blocks follow the technical route of "flexible materials + polymer bonds." While the industry mainstream evolves toward "harder, higher-temperature, more ceramic," Nalang chooses the differentiated direction of "softer, more elastic, more precise" -this "counter-mainstream" technical choice constitutes its irreplaceable value.
IV. Full-Scenario Product Matrix: Three Major Product Lines-Blocks, Wheels, Brushes
Based on the core technology platform of white resin powder, the company has formed a complete solution covering three major product lines:
1. Resilient Abrasive Blocks
White resilient abrasive blocks remain the mainstream product for rapid ceramic polishing. The product uses flexible materials combined with premium abrasives, suitable for various surface treatment scenarios from rough grinding to fine finishing. Core advantages include: flat and uniform grinding surface, ergonomic grip design for reduced operator fatigue, precise control for small or complex areas, secure paper fixation reducing tear risk, and compatibility with different grit sizes from coarse to fine polishing. Resilient blocks feature good conformity, strong grinding force, high polishing gloss, no grinding marks, and long service life.
2. Grinding Wheels
The grinding wheel product line covers straight wheels, cylindrical wheels, tapered wheels, cup wheels, diamond wheels, cutting wheels, and more. Flexible design seamlessly conforms to various shapes, ensuring uniform polishing on metal, plastic, ceramic, and wood. Main applications include casting defect removal, riser and gate grinding, dimensional control, surface preparation, and cleaning/deburring.
3. Abrasive Brushes
Abrasive brushes use wear-resistant plastic filaments (nylon or polypropylene) embedded with abrasive particles, combining toughness and flexibility. Effectively remove burrs, rust, scale, etc., commonly used in metalworking for deburring, edge blending, and surface finishing. Tubular designs can reach recessed or hard-to-access areas.
V. Industrial Advantages: Rooted in Foshan's Industrial Cluster, Integrated into the Global Abrasives Core Ecosystem
In 2026, Foshan's strategic position as a core hub for China's abrasives industry has been further highlighted. On March 31, the 2026 National Spring Abrasives Industry Information Exchange Conference was held in Foshan under the theme "Breakthrough and Upgrade, Collaborative Progress-Gathering New Momentum for High-Quality Industry Development," with over 300 experts, scholars, and enterprise representatives attending. On the same day, the Abrasives Industry High-Quality Development Seminar was successfully held in Foshan.
Foshan's role as host of these industry events is no coincidence-it has gathered a large number of abrasives and related industry chain enterprises, forming a complete industrial ecosystem from raw material supply and equipment manufacturing to end-use applications. Nalang New Materials is situated at the core of this industrial cluster, with its factory located in Danzao Jinsha Town, Nanhai District, Foshan-the heart of the Pearl River Delta manufacturing hub-enabling timely awareness of industry policy directions, technological trends, and market demand changes.
In terms of global market expansion, the 2026 GrindingHub exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany, brought together over 500 exhibitors from 31 countries, with more than 100 Chinese exhibitors. The innovative products of Chinese superhard materials companies received high recognition from overseas customers. In the context of continued growth in abrasive exports, leveraging the supply chain advantages and cost efficiency of the Foshan industrial cluster while benchmarking international quality and service standards, Nalang is well-positioned in the global abrasives market's "value competition."
VI. Value Proposition: From "Made in China" to "Value from China"
Against the backdrop of the abrasives industry's shift from "price competition" to "value competition," Nalang New Materials' product value proposition is clear and compelling:
Technological Value: From pioneering white resilient abrasive block technology in 2011-solving ceramic polishing edge chipping with the physical principle of "soft overcomes hard"-to launching the H3 flat grinding block in 2025 achieving "three effects in one"-Nalang's technological evolution itself is a microcosm of Chinese abrasives transitioning from "imitation and followership" to "original leadership."
Quality Value: Against the backdrop of continuously upgrading industry standards-the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved and released 21 industry standards in the abrasives field in 2026-Nalang's products are manufactured with high-quality materials and advanced processes, ensuring they consistently meet the latest technical requirements and quality specifications.
Efficiency Value: Under value-based pricing logic, the value of abrasive products is directly reflected in material removal rate, finished surface quality, and pieces processed per shift. Nalang's resilient abrasive blocks, through excellent self-sharpening and stable cutting performance, help customers improve processing efficiency and reduce unit costs.
Differentiation Value: While the industry mainstream evolves toward "harder, higher-temperature, more ceramic," Nalang chooses the differentiated direction of "softer, more elastic, more precise," establishing difficult-to-replicate technical barriers and brand recognition in the white resilient abrasive block niche.
Conclusion:
The abrasives industry in 2026 stands at a watershed moment driven by standard upgrades, technological innovation, and global competition. From the intensive release of 21 industry standards to the popularization of low-temperature ceramic bond technology, from the continued growth of Chinese abrasive exports to innovation breakthroughs at global grinding exhibitions, industry competition has fully evolved from pure price comparison to a comprehensive contest of technological sophistication, product value, regulatory compliance, and global capabilities.
In this wave of transformation, Foshan Nalang New Materials Co., Ltd. (Foshan Guolitong Enterprise Planning Co., Ltd.), with its industry experience accumulated since 2006, its pioneering technology in white resilient abrasive blocks since 2011, its continuous innovation culminating in the H3 flat grinding block, and its ecological advantages rooted in Foshan's industrial cluster, is dedicated to becoming a trusted professional partner in the global ceramic polishing and surface treatment field. From fundamental research on white resin powder to a diversified product matrix of blocks, wheels, and brushes, from solving the industry pain points of "edge chipping and color staining" to creating customer value of "efficiency and quality"-this Foshan enterprise, anchored by technology and sailing with quality, is steadily advancing in the new era of the global abrasives industry transitioning from "price competition" to "value competition."
