New materials boost "Made in China" and promote technological innovation to seize the high ground.

As part of the "Made in China2025" planning system, one of the supporting guidelines, the "New Materials Industry Development Guide" jointly formulated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Finance has recently been officially issued, pointing out three major key development directions for the new materials industry, clarifying the main development goals, and proposing to achieve the industrialization and application of more thantypes of key new materials by the year, and to build a process equipment guarantee system that matches the development level of China's new materials industry.11Industrial manufacturing, with materials leading the way, vigorously promoting the development of the new materials industry is of great significance for strengthening "Made in China." Industry experts point out that since the "12th Five-Year Plan," China's new materials industry has developed rapidly, strongly supporting national economic development and national defense science and technology industrial construction. During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, taking advantage of policy support, the new materials industry will usher in historic development opportunities.2020The highlights of new materials development during the "12th Five-Year Plan" period showed an average annual growth rate of7024%.

In 2011, the State Council made the decision to accelerate the cultivation and development of strategic emerging industries, identifying new materials as part of the major strategic emerging industries. This was the first time that new materials were supported as an independent industry from a national strategic perspective. Since the "12th Five-Year Plan," China's new materials industry has developed rapidly, with continuous improvement in technology levels, strongly supporting national economic development and national defense science and technology industrial construction.

Data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows that the scale of the new materials industry has grown frombillion yuan in

 　　2010to nearly7billion yuan in

, doubling the industry scale with an average annual growth rate exceeding2011%." Overall, the new materials industry has basically achieved the goals set in the "12th Five-Year Plan," said a relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.8000Analyst Ma Ruiwen from CCID Consulting told reporters from China Economic Net that during the "12th Five-Year Plan" period, China's new materials industry had many highlights, achieving continuous integration of upstream and downstream industries, further clustering development of enterprises in the eastern and western regions, expanding demand into the economic field, and gradually moving towards industrialization of technological innovation, with eco-friendly new materials becoming a development focus.2015Specifically, in terms of innovation capability, a number of new material innovations that fill domestic gaps have emerged continuously, with several national-level technology invention first prizes, science and technology progress first prizes, and natural science first prizes awarded to technological achievements in the new materials field during the "12th Five-Year Plan" period.20000In terms of industrial structure, a number of leading enterprises and leading talents have continuously grown, with regions such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shenzhen, and Ningbo initially forming new materials industry clusters, promoting regional industrial structure upgrades and resource integration. Through the creation of new industrialization demonstration bases, the country has builtbillion yuan innew materials-related bases, forming a number of development carriers.

In terms of guarantee capability, the comprehensive guarantee capability of new materials in key areas has significantly improved, with the guarantee capability of chemical new materials reaching

63%,

and the domestic market share of high-strength and high-toughness automotive steel and silicon steel sheets reaching4890%.

In terms of material upgrading, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for Key Material Upgrading Projects," promoting the mass production and large-scale application of certain materials in fields such as new generation information technology, energy conservation and environmental protection, and marine engineering."In the past, national defense, military industry, nuclear energy, and aerospace technology were the main driving forces for the development of new materials. Currently, emerging industries supported by new materials, such as electronic information, intelligent manufacturing, and green energy, are developing rapidly. The product development cycle is increasingly shortening, and technological innovations in fields such as graphene, 3D printing materials, and superconductors are continuously bringing new technological innovations that are gradually being industrialized," said Ma Ruiwen.The "13th Five-Year Plan" layout focuses on three key directions, innovating to seize the high ground.Currently, a new round of industrial transformation is brewing, and the new materials industry, as the foundation of manufacturing development, is crucial to the quality of "Made in China." Especially in the field of cutting-edge new materials, it often becomes a key area for fostering the development of new production industries. "For example, graphene, which is widely regarded as promising, if breakthroughs can be made in large-scale applications, it is expected to drive rapid development in fields such as new generation information technology, new energy, and high-end equipment manufacturing," said a relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.Reporters learned from the "New Materials Industry Development Guide" that new materials have a wide range, many categories, and various types. During the "12th Five-Year Plan" period, new materials were classified into

major categories based on their properties, functions, and future trends, initially establishing a classification system for new materials. During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the "Guide" lists advanced basic materials, key strategic materials, and cutting-edge new materials as the three major key development directions.

In the field of cutting-edge new materials, special emphasis is placed on breakthroughs in graphene, additive manufacturing materials, nanomaterials, superconducting materials, etc., and strengthening the construction of a collaborative innovation system for the new materials industry. It is proposed to pay more attention to original innovation and disruptive technological innovation, concentrate efforts on systematic tackling, and form a number of landmark innovative achievements and typical applications in cutting-edge new materials, seizing the competitive high ground of the future new materials industry.3DIt is understood that the process from research discovery to mature application of new materials is a long one, generally requiring

to

years. Developed countries mostly adopt a material development strategy of "developing a batch, reserving a batch, and applying a batch," strengthening the layout in the field of cutting-edge new materials through the formulation of development roadmaps for key varieties and enhancing forward-looking basic research and application innovation.

The aforementioned relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that for many years, China has invested a lot of effort in the research of new material technologies, with a good development foundation in cutting-edge new materials such as graphene, metamaterials, and superconducting materials, and some fields are even at the world's advanced level. During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, efforts should be made to further consolidate and expand China's advantages in the field of cutting-edge new materials, organizing the upstream and downstream forces of the industrial chain to carry out systematic tackling, striving to form a number of innovative achievements and typical applications, and laying a good foundation for the sustainable development of the new materials industry and downstream application industries.6Ma Ruiwen also stated that the "Guide" clarifies the development direction of the new materials industry, emphasizing the need to focus on key application markets from the supply side, such as in the field of graphene, focusing on the development of energy storage devices, functional coatings, modified rubber, thermal products, and special functional products that utilize graphene, as well as sensors, touch devices, and electronic components based on graphene materials. "At the same time, improving the standard system for the new materials industry creates a good development environment for the new materials industry, which is conducive to promoting the standardization, scale, and healthy and steady development of the new materials industry."

The pace of innovation in new material products is accelerating, with an emphasis on green development.

　　据了解，新材料从研究发现到成熟应用是一个漫长的过程，一般都需要10至20年时间。发达国家大多采用“研发一批、储备一批、应用一批”的材料发展战略，通过制定重点品种发展路线图，加强前瞻性基础研究与应用创新等方式，强化前沿新材料领域布局。

　　上述工信部相关负责人表示，多年来，我国在新材料技术研究方面投入了大量精力，在石墨烯、超材料、超导材料等前沿新材料具备较好发展基础，部分领域甚至处于世界先进水平。“十三五”时期，要进一步巩固扩大我国前沿新材料领域优势，组织产业链上下游各方力量开展系统攻关，力争形成一批创新成果与典型应用，为新材料产业及下游应用行业的持续发展奠定良好基础。

　　马睿文也表示，《指南》明确了新材料产业发展方向，强调从供给侧发力找准重点应用市场，如在石墨烯领域围绕防腐涂料、复合材料、触摸屏等应用领域，重点发展利用石墨烯改性的储能器件、功能涂料、改性橡胶、热工产品以及特种功能产品，基于石墨烯材料的传感器、触控器件、电子元器件等。“同时完善新材料产业标准体系，这为新材料产业营造了良好发展环境，有利于促进新材料产业规范化、规模化和健康稳步的发展。”

　　新材料产品创新步伐加快重视绿色发展

Industry experts generally believe that leveraging the policy tailwind of "Made in China" and the key technology roadmap in the "Guidelines", enterprises and investment institutions are optimistic about the development prospects of the new materials industry.2025Capital involvement will bring a stimulating effect to the new materials industry, which is ushering in a historic development opportunity.

The market's response also proves this point. Currently, the new materials market sector is active, with several listed companies performing strongly, leading to an increase in acquisition activities among companies entering the new materials industry.

Regarding the future development trend of the new materials industry, Ma Ruiwen stated that the driving role of technology will become increasingly evident, and the pace of product innovation will accelerate. "Our country attaches great importance to the development of the new materials industry, providing key support in scientific and technological plans such as the technology breakthrough plan and the national high-tech industrialization special project. In the future, the pace of innovation in new material products will accelerate, forming a batch of independent intellectual property achievements with international advanced levels."

On the other hand, the new materials industry will pay more attention to sustainable development. "In the future, the new materials industry will develop towards high performance, multifunctionality, and greenness. The sustainable development of the new materials industry is an inevitable choice to meet the sustainable development of the economy and society. In the face of tremendous pressure from resources, ecological environment, and population, the development of ecological environment materials and their green production technologies is receiving increasing attention," said Ma Ruiwen. "In the future, in terms of preparation technology, the new materials industry will focus more on developing production technologies that are short-process, low-pollution, low-energy consumption, recyclable, green, and digital." (Reporter Li Fang)