CHINAPLAS 2026 Leverages the “15th Five-Year Plan” to Accelerate Innovation in Plastics and Rubber
Publish date: 2026-03-31
From April 21 to 24, 2026, CHINAPLAS 2026 take place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC), Hongqiao, Shanghai, PR China which span over 390,000 sqm and gather more than 4,900 global exhibitors. Aligning with China’s “15th Five-Year Plan”, the show serves as a “Living Laboratory” of policy implementation and industry transformation under the theme “Transformation · Collaboration · Sustainability”.
“The Recommendations of the 15th Five-Year Plan” highlights strategic clusters in new energy, advanced materials, aerospace, and low-altitude economy, alongside breakthroughs in quantum technology, biomanufacturing, hydrogen energy, fusion energy, brain-computer interfaces, embodied intelligence, and 6G communications. These emerging fields are rapidly expanding the application boundaries of plastics and rubber, unlocking new growth frontiers for this fundamental pillar of manufacturing.
The show includes new generations of material solutions for batteries, charging infrastructure, and drive systems. At the same time, plastics and composites are becoming strategically vital for the trillion-RMB market of logistics, tourism, and emergency rescue. Explosive growth in satellite deployment relies on innovative materials for a lighter weight and more effective performance. Material technology breakthroughs are the core enabler of scaled adoption, with plastics and rubber playing an indispensable role in replacing metal.
The “15th Five‑Year Plan” calls for the comprehensive implementation of the “AI+” initiative, to seize the commanding heights of AI applications and empower industries across the spectrum. The Plan also emphasizes accelerating a comprehensive green transformation. Recycled plastics, bio-based and degradable materials, recycling technologies, digital solutions, and energy-efficient equipment will be the highlights of CHINAPLAS 2026, with live demonstrations.
CHINAPLAS serves as a hub for Chinese enterprises to connect with overseas markets and adapt to regional needs and offers foreign companies a window into China’s manufacturing strength and innovation capabilities.
The global plastics and rubber community is invited to join CHINAPLAS 2026 to grasp macro trends, identify opportunities, and efficiently connect with core resources.
for the China plastics show now!
The show includes new generations of material solutions for batteries, charging infrastructure, and drive systems. At the same time, plastics and composites are becoming strategically vital for the trillion-RMB market of logistics, tourism, and emergency rescue. Explosive growth in satellite deployment relies on innovative materials for a lighter weight and more effective performance. Material technology breakthroughs are the core enabler of scaled adoption, with plastics and rubber playing an indispensable role in replacing metal.
The “15th Five‑Year Plan” calls for the comprehensive implementation of the “AI+” initiative, to seize the commanding heights of AI applications and empower industries across the spectrum. The Plan also emphasizes accelerating a comprehensive green transformation. Recycled plastics, bio-based and degradable materials, recycling technologies, digital solutions, and energy-efficient equipment will be the highlights of CHINAPLAS 2026, with live demonstrations.
CHINAPLAS serves as a hub for Chinese enterprises to connect with overseas markets and adapt to regional needs and offers foreign companies a window into China’s manufacturing strength and innovation capabilities.
The global plastics and rubber community is invited to join CHINAPLAS 2026 to grasp macro trends, identify opportunities, and efficiently connect with core resources.
for the China plastics show now!