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The industrialization of sodium-ion batteries is accelerating. Changes in cathode and anode materials have resulted in slurry with distinct abrasiveness, sedimentation tendency and corrosive environment compared with lithium-ion battery production lines. This paper sorts out the applicable boundaries and selection key points of rotor pumps covering pulping, precursor discharging, waste-liquid recovery and other processes, compares the working-condition differences between sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries, puts forward suggestions on material, seal and rotating-speed matching, and clarifies non-applicable scenarios.

The evaluation dimensions for manufacturing enterprises when purchasing pump products are undergoing a migration. Flow rate, head, and purchase price are no longer the only considerations. Factories are beginning to value equipment digitalization capabilities, energy consumption performance, and safety protection levels. In multiple production fields such as chemicals, lithium batteries, and papermaking, the value boundary of fluid conveying equipment continues to expand. Equipment procurement is shifting toward a comprehensive benefit assessment, and intelligent and low-carbon attributes are gradually becoming hard reference conditions.

Chemical transfer pumps are precision equipment designed to handle extreme operating conditions such as strong corrosion and easy leakage.Their core mission is to achieve precise material transfer,which depends on material compatibility,sealing integrity,and long-term reliability.

The global pump market, valued at $62 billion in 2024, is projected to reach $81.62 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 4.69%. This growth is fueled by industrialization in emerging markets, upgrades to water infrastructure, and the demands of the energy transition. Centrifugal pumps dominate the market, the industrial sector is the largest application segment, and the Middle East and Africa lead in growth rate. The industry faces challenges from trade friction and environmental pressures, and is evolving towards intelligent and energy-efficient solutions.

In 2026, the rotor pump industry will witness dual growth in scale and growth rate. The new energy track in the segmented field leads the growth, technology upgrades towards intelligence and energy conservation, domestic substitution penetrates into high-end markets, and the industry also faces multiple challenges including policies, costs, competition and talents, with both opportunities and challenges coexisting.

The growth rate of the general pump market slowed to 9.2%, while the rotary pump sector maintained double-digit growth for five consecutive years, expanding by 11.8%. Behind the market size of 6.8 billion yuan is the 14.3% leading growth of the hygienic-grade category, the breakthrough of 65% in domestic substitution rate, and the explosive growth of 34.6% in the new energy sector. Cost dividends in the upstream and differentiated demand in the downstream have reshaped the industrial chain pattern. As domestic substitution enters a deep-water zone, a transformation from “selling equipment” to “providing solutions” is underway.