On August 23rd, the 15th Cross-Strait Composite Materials Forum and the 2023 Changzhou "Innovation China" Overseas Talent Face-To-Face Event were grandly opened in Changzhou High-tech Zone. Five hundred participants from experts, scholars and entrepreneurs gathered together to discuss the innovation and development of the composite materials industry. This conference attracted over 80 representatives from 37 enterprises and research institutions in Taiwan region. The conference has set up 7 sub-forums, 1 seminar and 1 forum for young scientists on composite materials. In addition, during the conference, a series of activities will be held, including the Cross-Strait Composite Materials Industry and Technology Matchmaking, the Cross-Strait Youth Composite Materials Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and the Cross-Strait Composite Materials Innovation Exhibition.



Ms. Gan Shuxian, the general manager of Swancor Advanced Materials, Mr. Wang Dawei, the deputy general manager, and Ms. Wang Hongrong, the director of R&D, were invited to attend this conference and had in-depth discussions and exchanges on the future development trends in the field of composite materials.

Swancor Advanced Materials Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2000. Currently, it has factories in Shanghai, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Nantou, Taiwan, Malaysia and other places, with its headquarters located in Shanghai. The main business is the research and development, production and sales of environmentally friendly high-performance corrosion-resistant materials, materials for wind turbine blades and new composite materials. The main products include environmentally friendly vinyl ester resins, special unsaturated polyester resins, injection resins for wind turbine blades, hand lay resins and adhesives. To meet the demand and trend of longer and lighter wind turbine blade designs, Swancor has developed prepreg resins and pultrusion resins for wind turbine blade frames, as well as multiple high-performance resin application series such as safety materials for rail transit. It is a leading domestic supplier of new environmental protection materials.

For a long time, Swancor has adhered to a technology-oriented approach, emphasizing innovation and research and development. It has successively been awarded titles such as Advanced Unit for Scientific and Technological Innovation, Shanghai Enterprise Technology Center, High-tech Enterprise, Shanghai "Specialized, Refined, Unique and Innovative" Enterprise, and "R&D Center of Multinational Companies". The company is committed to providing customers with the highest value products and services in the fields of green energy, environmental protection and safety. It offers customers all-round customized services and helps them enhance their market competitiveness.


The company's operation and management have successively passed professional certifications such as ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001. Its own brand SWANCOR series products have successively passed authoritative institution certifications such as Lloyd's and DNV in the UK. The quality and technology have also been highly recognized by domestic and foreign customers, and the products are sold on five continents around the world.


In the field of composite materials, Changzhou recognized the significance of this industry early on and became one of the earliest domestic cities to lay out carbon fiber and composite materials industrial parks. In recent years, Changzhou High-tech Zone has focused on innovation and continuous breakthroughs in the advanced carbon materials industry, fostering over 30 leading enterprises such as Zhongjian Technology, Xinchuang Carbon Valley, and Coteis, and gathering important scientific and technological innovation platforms like the Yangtze River Delta Carbon Fiber and Composite Materials Technology Innovation Center. At the same time, a number of production service institutions such as Damms Testing have also been established. In 2022, the total sales of this industry exceeded 15 billion yuan, accounting for more than 30% of the carbon fiber and composite materials industry in Jiangsu Province. Changzhou has been successfully approved as a National Torch Specialized Industrial Base for carbon fiber and composite materials and has been included in the national advanced manufacturing cluster.

The rapid development of the composite materials industry in Changzhou fully demonstrates the region's high regard and practice for innovative development. Changzhou has continuously enhanced the technological level and competitiveness of the composite materials industry through measures such as establishing innovation platforms, strengthening cooperation among industry, academia and research, and cultivating professional talents, achieving remarkable development results and setting an example for the industry.

During the forum, Secretary-General Meng Yijie of the China Composites Industry Association also attended the industrial and technological matchmaking event held with the Taiwan Composites Industry Association and had a cordial and friendly discussion with Secretary-General Zhao Jue of the Taiwan Association. Both sides conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on the development, technological innovation, talent cultivation and market expansion of the composite materials industry across the Taiwan Strait, and reached a series of cooperation intentions.

Through cooperation with the Taiwan Composite Materials Industry Association, the China Composite Materials Industry Association will further broaden its horizons, enhance its influence and service capabilities. Both sides will jointly commit to promoting the prosperity and development of the composite materials industry across the Taiwan Strait, driving the industry towards a new stage of high-quality development, and making contributions to the integrated economic development of both sides.

Some of the text and images in this article are sourced from the wechat official account "China Composites"