As an important part of the nation

Nation

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al sustainable development

Sustainable development

Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...

 strategy

Strategy

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, the development of advanced materials

Materials science

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...

 is advancing the competitive nature and state of the art

State of the art

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 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

Industry

Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...

 sectors that would be given priority for development by the State Council

State Council of the People's Republic of China

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. 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

863 Program

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) and National Basic Research Program (973 Program)).

With over 1.3 billion people and steady economic growth

Economic growth

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, China has become one of the fastest growing advanced materials markets in the world.

R&D leaders

• Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures
• National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
• National Industrial Ceramics Engineering Technology Center
• The State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing

Domestic leaders

• Zibo HuaChuang Fine Ceramics Co., Ltd
• Shenzhen Upcera Co., Ltd
• Yixing Nonmetallic Chemical Machinery Factory
• Sinoma Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
• Beijing Tsinghua Unisplendor Founder High-Tech Ceramics Co. Ltd
• Beijing Trend Aofu Fine Ceramics Co., Ltd.
• Elite Ceramic (Beijing) Co., Ltd
• Shenyang Starlight Advanced Ceramics Co., Ltd
• Fenghua Feigu Kaiheng Seal Technologies Co., Ltd.
• Zhejiang Dongxin Seals Co., Ltd
• Luoyang Bearing Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
• Yixing Haldenwanger Fine Ceramic Co., Ltd.
• Shandong Far East High-technological Material Co., Ltd.
• Zibo GT Industrial Ceramics Co., Ltd.
• Wuxi Murata Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Guangdong Jin Gang New Materials Co., Ltd.
• Dalian Dayou Advanced Ceramic Co., Ltd.
• Fenghua Advanced Technology (Holding) Co., Ltd
• Zhejiang Jiakang Electronics Co., Ltd
• Jiangsu Jiangjia Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Jiangsu Baotong Electronic & Technology Co., Ltd
• Chengdu Hongming Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Zhejiang Zhengyuan Electric Co., Ltd.
• Chaozhou Three-Circle (Group) Co., Ltd
• Leatec Fine Ceramics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
• Shanghai Bio-lu Biomaterials Co., Ltd
• National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials
• Hunan Gongchuang Bio-functional Materials Co., Ltd.
• Wuhan Huawei Bio Materials Engineering Development Co., Ltd.

International leaders

• Saint-Gobain Zirpro (Handan) Co., Ltd
• Shanghai Nicera Sensor Co., Ltd
• Shanghai KYOCERA Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Weifang Huamei Fine Ceramics Co., Ltd
• Germany FCT (Tangshan) Technical Ceramics Co., Ltd
• Corning Shanghai Co., Ltd