Advanced materials industry in China

As an important part of the national sustainable development strategy, the development of advanced materials is advancing the competitive nature and state of the art for Chinese industry. The State has put advanced materials high on its development agenda for the next decade and listed it among the key high-tech industry sectors that would be given priority for development by the State Council. At present, the pace of building China's advanced materials industry is accelerating. Advanced materials have been key fields in China's national R&D system (National High Technology Research and Development Program (863 Program) and National Basic Research Program (973 Program)).

With over 1.3 billion people and steady economic growth, China has become one of the fastest growing advanced materials markets in the world.

R&D leaders

Domestic leaders

International leaders

See also

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