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The article reports on the business condition of inorganic silicide industry in China. It notes that sodium silicate, silica gel, and silica white are among the major industrial silicides in the country. Among them, the molecular sieves are monopolized by the China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and Sinopec Group. Due to the development of refining industry, output molecular sieves has increase every year, and new varieties of molecular sieves and constantly invented.

The article lists the four development tasks in the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020) planned for China's inorganic silicide industry including controlling production, strengthen technical innovation, and focusing on quality and building well-known brands.

The article focuses on the business concept and condition of inorganic silicides in China. These products mainly include sodium silicate, silica white, silica gel and 4A zeolite. The energy consumed is mainly upon coal. Meanwhile, major raw materials for the sodium silicate production include quartz sand and soda ash.