Group 1 - The conference on vanadium-titanium resource innovation and high-quality development was held in Kashgar, Xinjiang, focusing on the development prospects of vanadium-titanium magnetite resources and the current status and future direction of the industry [1][2] - The event was attended by over 400 leaders and experts from local governments, industry organizations, research institutions, and the entire vanadium-titanium magnetite development chain [1] - The Kashgar government plans to accelerate the mining scale of vanadium-titanium magnetite to reach 36 million tons and the beneficiation scale to 12 million tons within the year, aiming to create a 10 billion-level industrial cluster [1] Group 2 - The vice president of the China Iron and Steel Industry Association highlighted that the vanadium-titanium industry faces structural issues, such as an emphasis on development over upgrading, and challenges like investment overheating and supply-demand mismatches [2] - Opportunities exist as the National Vanadium-Titanium Industry Alliance is working to create national-level vanadium-titanium characteristic industrial clusters, which will inject new momentum into the industry [2] - An academic expert noted that while China leads in the comprehensive utilization of vanadium-titanium magnetite resources, there are still issues with low recovery rates of vanadium and titanium, necessitating a shift towards more efficient and green technologies [2]