From November 14 to 16, the 2025 (12th) China International Graphene Innovation Conference, jointly hosted by CHINT Group and the China Graphene Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance (CGIA), was held in Wenzhou (Yueqing) City.
As a benchmark event that has been held for twelve consecutive years, the China International Graphene Innovation Conference has become one of the core platforms for global graphene industry exchanges and cooperation. This year's conference, themed "Industry Renewal: Creating a New Future with Graphene," focused on the graphene application market. Through special events such as the Nobel Prize Dialogue, the Graphene Development Keynote Forum, the Industrial Development Seminar, the International Cooperation Roundtable, the Investment Forum, the Product Promotion Conference, the 2025 International Graphene Awards Ceremony, and the Graphene Material Application Expo, as well as specialized forums on industrialization organized in collaboration with leading enterprises such as State Grid Corporation, CHINT Group, BYD, CRRC, and Midea, the conference continued to gather global innovation wisdom, drive the pulse of industrial development, promote the docking of graphene innovation results with the industrial end, and push the graphene industry towards a new stage of high-quality development, providing new support, opening new tracks, and bringing new opportunities for future industries.
Academician Liu Zhongfan from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Director of the Institute of Functional Intelligent Materials at the National University of Singapore, Konstantin Novoselov, Li Jin, Deputy Director of the Building Materials Division of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Huang Xurong, Member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Department of Economy and Information Technology of Zhejiang Province, Wang Zhenyong, Vice Mayor of Wenzhou City, Pan Yunfu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Yueqing Municipal People's Congress, Nan Cunhui, Chairman of CHINT Group and member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Vice President of the China Private Enterprise Federation, attended and delivered speeches.
Eight Major Achievements Unveiled: Opening a New Chapter in Industrial Innovation
As a key material leading industrial transformation, graphene has been widely applied in fields such as power, energy, medical care, and electronics. At the opening ceremony of the conference, the 2025 Global Graphene Achievements were officially unveiled, showcasing breakthroughs in the graphene field. The eight core achievements released this time covered innovations across multiple fields, such as Mengen fibers and graphene-based carbon fibers, which lead in material applications; the instant heat pipe helps achieve the dual carbon goals; high-end chip cooling technology has started commercial use; brain-computer interface completed the world's first human clinical trial; 8-inch graphene wafer mass production technology achieved new breakthroughs, and the new era of carbon-based chips is approaching. These achievements span across countries, exerting efforts from basic materials to industrial applications, reshaping the landscape of multiple industries, and injecting strong momentum into global industrial renewal and sustainable development.
In the released achievements, CHINT successfully established the production line layout of high-conductivity graphene-copper composite materials in the fields of new energy and power grids, which attracted widespread attention in the industry. Currently, CHINT has been deeply engaged in the graphene field for over a decade, achieving significant breakthroughs in the research, development, and process of graphene composite new materials. It continues to expand the industrial path of graphene in functional coatings, long-term corrosion resistance, efficient heat dissipation, and advanced lithium battery anode and cathode materials, possessing industrialization capabilities. Its products have been applied and promoted in scenarios such as low-voltage electrical appliances, medium and high-voltage power transmission and distribution equipment, and low-altitude aircraft, achieving the transition from "laboratory samples" to "production line products," providing strong support for the large-scale production and application of new graphene materials.
Six Projects Signed: Building a Diversified Support System for Industrial Development
This year's conference deeply focused on the development needs of the new materials industry, promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, and injecting strong "graphene" power into new productive forces. During the event, six collaborative projects were signed and implemented, including the permanent venue of the China International Graphene Innovation Conference in Wenzhou (Yueqing), the Yueqing Graphene Industry Development Promotion Alliance, the Graphene Alliance Wenzhou (Yueqing) Industrial Application Base, the Graphene Public Welfare Action Cooperation, the Graphene Industry Application Project Cooperation, and the establishment of the Yueqing New Materials Industry Investment Fund. These initiatives continue to accelerate the industrial application of graphene innovation outcomes through the "technology + industry + fund" integrated innovation model, building a diversified support system for industrial development. These series of signings gathered the strength of the government, alliances, enterprises, and capital, further improving the graphene industry ecosystem and injecting strong momentum into the high-quality development of the new materials industry.
Peak Dialogues: Exploring the Breakthrough Path of the Graphene Industry
This year's conference, based on "diverse dialogues and in-depth discussions," built a top platform for global graphene thought exchange through "Nobel Prize Dialogues + Specialized Sub-forums," promoting the deep collision of cutting-edge concepts and industrial practices.
Professor Konstantin Novoselov, one of the discoverers of graphene and the 2010 Nobel Laureate, Professor Feng Guanping, Chairman of Xinwang New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Professor Francesco Bonaccorsi, a member of the European Graphene Flagship Program roadmap, and Science Director of BeDimensional Company in Italy, Professor Li Naihu, Director of the Research Institute of CHINT Group and Vice President of CHINT Electric, and Professor Gao Chao, a Qiusi Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang University and founder of Hangzhou Gao烯 Technology — five prominent figures from around the world in academia and industry made their debut on the same stage, engaging in in-depth collisions between cutting-edge ideas and industrial practices, and jointly launching the special session "Nobel Dialogue: Exploring the Breakthrough Path of the Graphene Industry."
From diagnosing the current situation to exploring the breakthrough path, from research paradigms to transformation paths, from innovative applications to future predictions... this "peak dialogue" directly addressed the core issues of the graphene industry, not only representing a concentrated outburst of global graphene wisdom but also providing guidance for China's graphene industry in technological innovation, transformation, and ecological construction, helping to seize the global competition high ground in the field of new materials.
During the special forum sessions of the conference, Professors Liu Zhongfan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Feng Guanping, Chairman of Shenzhen Xinwang New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Professor Feng Xinliang, Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and the German Academy of Sciences, Wang Xuezhe, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chief Engineer of Jiangfeng Technology Group, Professor Gao Chao, a Qiusi Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang University and Chief Scientist of Hangzhou Gao烯 Technology Co., Ltd., Professor Gianaurelio Cuniberti, a member of the German Academy of Engineering, Xu Jianbin of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Ding Guqiao, Chief Scientist of Suzhou Yueda Material Technology Co., Ltd., delivered keynote speeches successively.
The experts attending the conference stated that good materials determine the future of the industry. The graphene industry is currently at a critical crossroads, transitioning from technical breakthroughs to large-scale applications. We must not only focus on original innovation from "0 to 1," but also achieve industrial breakthroughs from "1 to 10," enabling graphene materials to truly empower the high-quality development of the national economy.
Trend Forecasts: Graphene Will Enter the Golden Application Era
Li Yichun, a member of the Expert Advisory Committee for the Development of National New Materials Industry, Chairman of the China Graphene Alliance (CGIA), and Chairperson of the 2025 China International Graphene Innovation Conference, delivered a keynote speech titled "Global Trends in Graphene Industry Development and the Future of China's Graphene Industry" at the opening ceremony, highlighting the remarkable achievements of China's graphene industry over the past decade.
Li Yichun pointed out that graphene, as a key frontier material, has become a strategic focus for many countries. The EU, the United States, and South Korea have all increased funding and policy support in a new round, pushing the industry into the application phase. Currently, China is firmly positioned in the first tier of the global graphene industry, with patents, capacity, and market size leading the world. The graphene industry chain is gradually taking shape, and the level of industrialization leads the world. Recently, international media has listed graphene and other advanced materials along with drones, high-speed railways, new energy vehicles, and solar panels as five areas where China leads globally. Li Yichun stated that China has initially established a preliminary graphene industry chain from raw materials, application materials/function devices, to terminal fields. "In the next ten years, graphene will enter the golden application era."
Professor Andre Geim, a Nobel Laureate in Graphene, expressed in his letter: "Over the past two decades, the development of graphene has exceeded expectations, changing the world and being widely applied in people's lives and production. China is at the forefront of graphene industrialization globally, achieving a complete breakthrough from basic research to application, which deeply excites me."
Diverse Integration: Exploring New Paths for Industrial Development
During the conference, the 2025 Graphene Investment Forum and the 2025 Annual Graphene Industry Development Seminar were held simultaneously. The investment forum attracted participants from the investment community, including Jiangfeng Investment and CITIC Securities, as well as representatives from 10 high-quality graphene companies, providing an efficient platform for capital connection in the graphene industry. The graphene industry seminar focused on the new trends in global industrial development, core bottlenecks in industrialization, and channels for collaboration among government, academia, research, and application, gathering major graphene enterprises across the country to jointly explore the path for China's high-quality graphene industry development.
At the meeting, the appointment ceremony for senior advisors of the Graphene Alliance Strategy Committee was held, injecting multi-dimensional support into China's graphene industry development. In addition, during the conference, the series of award ceremonies of the China International Graphene Innovation Conference were held, setting benchmarks for the development of the graphene industry, continuously motivating the entire industry to break through in areas such as technological innovation, industrial transformation, and ecological construction, and injecting strong momentum into the high-quality development of China's graphene industry. Among them, Professor Feng Xinliang received the IGA Lifetime Achievement Award, and CHINT Group received the IGA 2025 Graphene Industry Promotion Award.
During the three-day conference, including 1 Nobel Laureate, 7 domestic and foreign academicians such as Liu Zhongfan, Zhang Ze, and Zhang Yue, as well as 10 heads of authoritative graphene institutions from various countries, a total of 200 global graphene experts, as well as representatives from 500 companies, discussed the application of graphene in civil fields such as power, new energy, composite materials, low-altitude economy, vehicles, thermal management, and agriculture, as well as strategic frontiers and quality system construction. The conference further enhanced and strengthened the global influence of the new materials industry of graphene through multiple channels, creating a global graphene carnival event characterized by innovation and diversity, and promoting the graphene industry toward a new pattern of high-quality development.
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