Extrusion 2-2026

Extrusion 2/2026 16 Branche Intern for this fundamental pillar of manu- facturing. New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) : In 2025, China produced 16.6 million and sold 16.5 million New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), maintaining global leadership for 11 consecutive years. New gene- rations of material solutions for bat- teries, charging infrastructure, and drive systems are emerging. Low-altitude Economy (LAE) : In 2026, the low-altitude economy (LAE) is en- tering a triple boom of policy, techno- logy, and market demand. With logistics, tourism, and emergency res- cue driving demand, plastics and composites are becoming strategically vital for this trillion-RMB market. Commercial Aerospace : Commercial aerospace is experiencing explosive growth, creating enormous demand for materials and equipment. By De- cember 2025, China submitted plans to the International Telecommunica- As China embarks on the first year of its “15th Five-Year Plan,” a dynamic blueprint for innovation and high- quality development in the plastics and rubber industries is set to unfold at CHINAPLAS 2026. The Plan empha- sizes cultivating emerging and future industries, expanding high-level open- ness, and advancing intelligent, green, and integrated development. These priorities provide fertile ground for the plastics and rubber industries and anchor the exhibition’s strategic focus. Spanning over 390,000 sqm, CHI- NAPLAS 2026 will serve as a “Living La- boratory” of policy implementation and industry transformation. Under the theme “ Transformation · Collabora- tion · Sustainability ”, the exhibition will take place from April 21 to 24, 2026 in Shanghai, PR China, empowering the industry to capitalize on new oppor- tunities amid times of change. Emerging Industries Drive New Growth Frontiers : The Recommenda- tions of the 15th Five-Year Plan” high- lights strategic clusters in new energy, advanced materials, aerospace, and low-altitude economy, alongside breakthroughs in quantum techno- logy, biomanufacturing, hydrogen energy, fusion energy, brain-computer interfaces, embodied intelligence, and 6G communications. These emerging fields are rapidly expanding the appli- cation boundaries of plastics and rub- ber, unlocking new growth frontiers CHINAPLAS 2026 – Harnessing the “15th Five-Year Plan” to Usher in a New Era of Plastics and Rubber Innovation tion Union (ITU) for the deployment of more than 200,000 satellites, marking a substantial acceleration in the con- struction of China’s low ‑ orbit satellite internet. Carbon ‑ fiber reinforced nylon com- posites with lightweight and high strength properties have become an innovative choice for satellite brak- kets. PEEK and PEKK offer outstan- ding high-temperature, radiation, and chemical resistance, making them suitable for satellite structural com- ponents, cable insulation layers, and engine seals. Phenolic resins, with high char yield and excellent proces- sability, are used in commercial solid rocket nozzles. Liquid Crystal Poly- mers (LCP), with low dielectric con- stant, low dielectric loss, and excellent high-temperature performance, have become key materials for high-fre- quency satellite communication com- ponents.