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Maoming concludes its first new materials innovation contest
Maoming, a city in Guangdong province, has concluded its first new materials innovation contest.
The competition sought projects in five fields, including chemical materials, battery materials, electronic chemicals and metal materials.
Organisers said 135 projects applied from across China, and 21 reached the final after expert review.
Judges assessed the finalists on innovation, business value, potential to become commercial products and fit with Maoming’s industries.
The winners included five first prizes, six second prizes, 10 third prizes and five awards for industry fit.
The contest aims to connect national innovation resources with Maoming’s industries, including petrochemicals and titanium-zirconium materials, and support their development into higher-value businesses.
Maoming held the final of its first new materials innovation and entrepreneurship contest on November 13.
The contest selected winners across five fields, including chemical, metal and battery materials.
It attracted 135 project applications from across China, with 21 projects reaching the final.
The contest aimed to connect national innovation resources with Maoming’s industrial base and encourage projects to develop locally.
- Who
- Maoming’s first new materials innovation and entrepreneurship contest, with projects submitted from across China.
- What
- The contest held its final and selected award winners.
- When
- November 13, 2026.
- Where
- Maoming, Guangdong, China.
- Why
- To connect innovation resources with Maoming’s industries, promote project development and attract investment.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The contest was launched and began soliciting projects nationwide.
The final was held in Maoming, with 21 projects competing.
- Applications
- 135 projects
- Finalists
- 21 projects
- Award categories
- 5 first prizes, 6 second prizes, 10 third prizes and 5 best industrial matching awards
- Contest fields
- Chemical materials, metal materials, battery materials, electronic chemicals, and synthetic biology and bio-based materials
- Initial round
- 73 projects advanced to the preliminary round
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What people are saying
The contest aims to promote the transformation and upgrading of the petrochemical industry toward high-end, fine and intelligent development, while accelerating the growth of the titanium-zirconium new materials industry and building a distinctive new materials industrial cluster with regional competitiveness.
Beyond the competition, this is also a connection between national new materials innovation resources and Maoming’s industrial foundation.