介绍了海绵钛提取及钛材生产在20世纪的兴起与发展；论述了钛、钛材、钛合金在国民经济各主要工业部门，特别是在高新技术领域的广泛应用与重要作用；展望了钛工业在新千年的市场前景并提出在我国应给予重点发展和关注的建议。

The rise and development of the extraction of titanium sponge and the manufacture of titanium mill products in the last century are introduced. The wide application and important role of metallic titanium, titanium products and titanium-based alloys in the major industrial sectors of the national economy, especially in the new and high technical fields, are described. The market prospect for titanium industry in the new millennium is forecast and some suggestions on the better development of titanium industry are put forward.