Distinguished Guests, Industry Experts, and Partners,

As we stand at the beginning of the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, in response to the national policy direction of advancing the “dual carbon” strategy and promoting green and low-carbon development, the Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Bio-based Polymer Materials and Ningbo DT Material Technology Information Co., Ltd. (DT New Materials) will jointly host the 11th Bio-based Conference & Exhibition (Bio-based 2026) from May 20 to 22 in Shanghai. As a leading event in the bio-based industry, the exhibition will feature 11 thematic forums, 7 concurrent events, 1,000 new product displays, and the DT New Leaf Award selection & ceremony.

The conference will invite over 100 industry experts, industrial leaders, and end-user brands to share insights on global strategic trends and opportunities, cutting-edge technologies and industrialization, development of key materials and supply chain collaboration, market demand and material fit, standards and certification systems, project roadshows, and partnership building. Meanwhile, to discover pioneers in the bio-based sector, 58 organizations have already submitted 76 new products for the #2026 DT New Leaf Award – often recognized as the “Oscar of the bio-based industry.” The exhibition will support the innovation, development, exchange, and cooperation of the entire bio-based industry chain, offering end users forward-looking insights from technology to application. The expected number of participants is over 1,500.

The conference is now open for registration. A total of 60 exhibition booths are available (only 15 left). We warmly welcome all industry colleagues to participate, share, exchange ideas, and showcase new products. Together, let us navigate a new cycle and ignite fresh vitality!

Bio-based 2026 Organizing Committee

May 20–22, 2026 (Wed–Fri)

Shanghai Fuyue Hotel, China

Official Website: www.bio-basedlink.net

01 | Conference Presidium

Co-chairs of the Conference

(Listed in no particular order)

Executive Chairman

Expert Advisory Board

姚献平，杭州市化工研究院院长，俄罗斯自然科学院院士

Yao Xianping

President, Hangzhou Research Institute of Chemical Industry

Academician, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences

刘德华，清华大学化工系应用化学研究所所长，加拿大工程院外籍院士

Liu Dehua

Director, Applied Chemistry Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Foreign Academician, Canadian Academy of Engineering

季君晖，中国科学院理化技术研究所研究员，俄罗斯工程院外籍院士，工程和生态塑料国家工程研究中心主任，中科可蓝创始人

Ji Junhui

Professor, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS

Foreign Academician, Russian Academy of Engineering

Director, National Engineering Research Center for Engineering and Ecological Plastics

Founder, Kolaneco Co. Ltd.

余  龙，河南省科学院首席科学家，华南理工大学教授，博导，首任中国新加坡国际联合研究院院长

Yu Long

Chief Scientist, Henan Academy of Sciences

Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, South China University of Technology

Founding Director, China-Singapore International Joint Research Institute

周祚万，西南交通大学特聘教授，化学学院院长

Zhou Zuowan

Distinguished Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University

Dean, College of Chemistry

朱晓夏，北京师范大学教授

Zhu Xiaoxia

Professor, Beijing Normal University

王小慧，华南理工大学教授、先进造纸与纸基材料全国重点实验室主任、广州树合科技有限公司创始人

Wang Xiaohui

Professor, South China University of Technology

Director, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Papermaking and Paper-based Materials

Founder, Gztreeco Co., Ltd.

王  朝，华南理工大学教授，黄埔绿色先进材料技术研究院执行院长

Wang Chao

Professor, South China University of Technology

Executive Director, Huangpu Green Advanced Materials Technology Research Institute

刘立明，江南大学二级教授

Liu Liming

Distinguished Professor (Grade II), Jiangnan University

（更多嘉宾确认中）

(More experts to be confirmed)

CEO Committee

杨义浒，深圳光华伟业股份有限公司董事长

Yang Yihu, Chairman of Shenzhen Esun Industrial Co., Ltd.

郭恒华，安徽华恒生物科技股份有限公司董事长

Guo Henghua, Chairman of Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

李荣杰，安徽丰原集团有限公司董事长

Li Rongjie, Chairman of Anhui BBCA Group Co., Ltd.

袁永坤，苏州亚科科技股份有限公司董事长

Yuan Yongkun, Chairman of Suzhou Yacoo Science Co., Ltd.

杨利平，万凯新材料股份有限公司研究院执行院长

Yang Liping, Executive Dean of the Research Institute, Wankai New Materials Co., Ltd.

徐绚明，北京微构工场生物科技有限公司董事长

Xu Xuanming, Chairman of Beijing PhaBuilder Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

郑承烈，双枪科技股份有限公司董事长

Zheng Chenglie, Chairman of Suncha Technology Co., Ltd.

陶  慷，宝丽迪功能材料研究院院长

Tao Kang, Dean of PPM Institute of Functional Materials

（更多嘉宾确认中）

(More guests to be announced, in no particular order)

Host Organizer

Ningbo DT Information Technology Co., Ltd.

02 | Exhibition Structure

Bio-based 2026 features three core pillars: Industry Forums & Concurrent Activities, Innovation Exhibition, and Awards & Ceremonies, offering enhanced opportunities for interaction and matchmaking.

03 |  DT NEW LEAF AWARD Selection

Low-Carbon Champions, Seizing Future Growth

As the bio-based and biomanufacturing industries scale up, which standout products, technologies, solutions, and companies are leading the race? The 2026 (4th) DT New Leaf Award (DT NEW LEAF AWARD 2026) innovation competition is now underway, helping to identify and showcase outstanding cases in the bio-based sector and honor them with recognition. To date, 58 organizations have submitted 76 new products for consideration.

The awards are currently in an intense review phase, and the final winners will be announced at the 11th Bio-based Conference (Shanghai, May 21).

For more details, visit: #2026DT New Leaf Award selection event.

Participating Organizations & Promotions:

04 | High-Level Strategic Seminar (Session 9)

Biobased industry chain leaders to conduct a closed-door analysis of key variables in the 15th Five-Year Plan.

(By Invitation Only, Content to Be Announced)

05 | 7 Major Material & Application Forums

Vertical Innovation Across Technology, Materials, and Applications

From bio-based technology development to commercialization and scaling; from chemical materials to applications in packaging, textiles, structural components, and beyond – looking ahead, which bio-based products are worth developing? Which areas are worth exploring? Which experts and companies are worth partnering with? From a user perspective, which products are suitable for collaborative development?

Bio-based 2026 will feature 7 Material & Application Forums and 3 Special Forums, comprehensively promoting high-value face-to-face industry exchanges on the latest progress, sharing core resources, and embracing cooperation!

Forum 1: Key Chemicals and Materials Forum

Exclusive Title Sponsor: Sulzer Chemtech

Which key bio-based chemicals, materials, and biomass energy deserve attention? What are the industrialization progress, challenges, and R&D solutions? This forum will invite leading companies and industrial experts to share insights, covering dedicated sessions on: bio-based alcohols/acids/amines/aromatics; bio-based polyolefins; bio-based nylons; bio-based polyesters; bio-based functional materials/additives.

Forum 2: The 2nd Bio-based CASE Forum

Co-organized by: Thermoplastic Elastomer Sub-branch of China Synthetic Rubber Industry Association (TPE Sub-branch, CSRIA), Rubber and Plastics Green Manufacturing Committee of the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China

The sustainable transformation in the Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Elastomers (CASE) sector is an undeniable trend. This forum will invite leading bio-based solution providers, downstream developers, and end-user brands to discuss key topics such as bio-based CASE product development, performance, application fit, and downstream demand.

Bio-based 2026 | Official Announcement of the 2nd Bio-based CASE Innovative Application Forum

Forum 3: The 6th HMF-FDCA-PEF Industry Forum

Session Sponsored by: LeafBio

Focusing on key topics including the scale-up of the popular material PEF; collaborative validation with downstream customers in areas such as packaging materials and textiles; and upstream HMF and FDCA processes, costs, challenges, and solutions. The forum will invite leading upstream and downstream companies, renowned experts, and leaders from application fields such as packaging/textiles/CASE to explore critical themes: 1. Materials: Mass production/engineering/functionalization; 2. Applications: Fibers/packaging/food/coatings/adhesives, etc.

Forum 4: The 5th Bio-based and Degradable Packaging Forum

Co-organized by: State Key Laboratory of Advanced Papermaking and Paper-based Materials 

The forum will invite industry leaders, including innovative biobased and biodegradable packaging material companies, product and supply chain enterprises, consumer brands, and industry experts, to discuss critical topics such as global packaging and environmental trends; how daily chemical/food/3C brands can build a consumer-centric closed-loop sustainable packaging system; how biobased and biodegradable packaging companies can innovate around market demands; and how the upstream and downstream industry chain can "join forces" to build value chains.

Hosted by Two Key Laboratories! Official Announcement of the 5th Bio-based and Degradable Packaging Forum | Bio-based 2026

Forum 5: The 5th Bio-based Materials Forum for Sports Footwear and Apparel

Co-organized by: State Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Fiber Materials 

The forum will invite leading biobased fiber and textile solution providers, industry experts and research teams, global yarn and textile leaders, and sports shoe and apparel brands to explore critical topics related to the development, characteristics and suitability, scaling up, downstream demand, and market progress of biobased materials for sports shoes and apparel, with the goal of promoting cooperation and partnership across the upstream and downstream industry chain.

Co-hosted by National Key Laboratories! Official Announcement of the 5th Bio-based Materials Forum for Sports Footwear and Apparel | Bio-based 2026

Forum 6: The 3rd Bio-based Materials Forum for Automotive Applications

Vehicle and auto parts enterprises, as well as bio-based new material development and solution providers, will be invited to jointly explore key topics such as bio-based structural parts, automotive fabrics, leather, cushions and other automotive bio-based materials, their adaptation, and cooperation with downstream brands.

Forum 7: Application Forum on Bio-based Logistics Pallets

Focusing on the development and application of non-grain raw materials such as bamboo-based materials in logistics pallets, it will invite logistics pallet enterprises, large-scale logistics and transportation enterprises, chemical enterprises, as well as industrialization experts and teams to jointly explore key topics such as the application, performance, cost and adaptation of bio-based composite materials in logistics pallets.

06 | 3 Major Featured Forums

Featured Forum 1: The 3rd Bio-based International Cooperation Forum

From a global perspective, which biobased companies deserve attention? Which international technologies are worth collaborating on? The forum will invite leading international and innovative enterprises, as well as global industry experts, to share the latest industrialization progress, research advancements, and technology transfer opportunities.

Featured Forum 2: The 5th Bio-based Young Scientists & Frontier Technology Forum (Awards + Prize Money)

To "make bio-based young scientists visible", the Young Scientists Forum will set up 80 young scientist reports, focusing on the directions of "bio-based chemicals, bio-based materials and biomass energy". With the purpose of refining key scientific issues, putting forward current solutions and looking forward to future development trends, teams from universities and research institutes are welcome to register!

Be Seen! Bio-based Cutting-Edge Technology Young Scientists Forum Registration is Now Open | Bio-based Youngs 2026

Featured Forum 3: The 3rd Bio-based Industry Investment and Project Roadshow Forum

To help identify outstanding projects and teams in the fields of bio-based materials and bio-manufacturing, it will invite high-quality projects and technologies to share. Innovative enterprises, research institutes and teams, high-quality investment and financing institutions, and industrial investment departments of leading enterprises are welcome to participate in exchanges and cooperation!

Bio-based 2026 | Bio-based Industry Investment and Project Roadshow Forum, Sincerely Invites You to Register!

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07 | Bio-based 2026 Exhibition

1000+ New Products on Display

The 11th Bio-based Exhibition is expected to display more than 1,000+ new products, with "Technology + New Products + Demand-side Connection" as the core keywords. It will focus on innovative products such as bio-based innovative materials and products (including packaging materials, footwear and apparel, 3D printing, structural parts, etc.), bio-based monomers (such as alcohols/acids/amines, etc.), non-grain biomass raw materials, modified materials, engineering process solutions (AI/process solutions/EPC/digital systems, etc.), testing and certification (degradability testing/bio-based content testing, etc.), and instrumentation (reactors/purification/pump structures, etc.). It will deeply connect the upstream and downstream of the industry and international resources to promote new vitality in industrial cooperation.

Concurrent with the exhibition, there will be exclusive planned supporting activities including terminal brand demand connection sessions, "Expert Consultation" technology matching meetings, bio-based material standard review meetings, and new product and technology launch conferences.

Overview of Exhibited Products from Previous Editions

Glory of Past Exhibitions