He Wei, vice chairman of the China National Light Industry Council, said at the 2018 China Plastics Industry Conference held on the 27th that the slowdown in the development of the plastics industry in the first four months of this year, coupled with various transitional periods, will force the plastics processing industry to The middle and high-end is moving forward to promote the high-quality development of the plastics industry.

According to He Wei, from January to April 2018, the development rate of the plastic products industry slowed down, and the output of plastic products was 20.45 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.32%. The industrial added value was 3.6%, the main business income was 623.519 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.69%, the profit was 310.04 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.69%, and the main business income profit rate was 4.97%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.59%. The pressure of industry development has suddenly increased. In addition, China's plastics processing industry has entered a new stage of further development. The global innovation pattern and industrial transformation are accelerating. The global manufacturing industry has entered the stage of intelligent transformation, which has forced the plastics processing industry to move toward the middle and high-end, and promote the high-quality development of the plastics industry.

He Wei said that it is necessary to intensify scientific and technological innovation, focus on the development of multi-functional and high-performance materials, and make new breakthroughs in material functionalization, greening and environmental friendliness, and actively seize the commanding heights of plastics technology innovation. It is also necessary to strengthen the construction of standard quality, strengthen intelligent manufacturing, promote industrial agglomeration development, actively respond to the “One Belt and One Road” initiative, encourage products and production capacity to go out, actively expand emerging markets, and strive to maintain the positioning of China's international market.