Definition of New Materials Industry

Definition of materials and new materials:

Materials are substances that can be used to directly manufacture useful objects, components or devices. Its form can be solid, liquid, gas;

New materials refers to the new or under development, with the traditional materials do not have excellent performance and special features of the material; or the use of new technologies (technology, equipment), so that the traditional material performance has significantly improved or produce new functional materials; generally believe that to meet the needs of the development of high-technology industries, some of the key materials are also part of the scope of new materials.

On the materials and new materials industry, combined with China's industrial statistics standards: "materials industry" mainly includes:

(1) textile industry; (2) petroleum processing and coking industry; (3) chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry; (4) chemical fiber manufacturing industry; (5) rubber products industry; (6) plastic products industry; (7) the industry is the most important industry in the world. Plastic products industry; (7) non-metallic mineral products industry; (8) ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry; (9) non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry; (10) metal products industry; (11) medical materials and medical products industry; (12) electrical equipment and electronic components manufacturing industry.