New materials sector drives high-quality growth in China's Xinjiang

A staff member is busy at a processing workshop of wind turbine blades in a new materials company in Changji City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026.

By leveraging its rich resources, Xinjiang has made remarkable progress in developing the new materials sector and forging new growth engines in recent years. Years of sustained effort to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and in smart manufacturing of new materials have boosted industrial cluster formation and driven high-quality growth in the region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A staff member checks inventory at the warehouse of a special glass company in Yining City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 2, 2026.

By leveraging its rich resources, Xinjiang has made remarkable progress in developing the new materials sector and forging new growth engines in recent years. Years of sustained effort to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and in smart manufacturing of new materials have boosted industrial cluster formation and driven high-quality growth in the region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A staff member is busy at a processing workshop of wind turbine blades in a new materials company in Changji City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026.

By leveraging its rich resources, Xinjiang has made remarkable progress in developing the new materials sector and forging new growth engines in recent years. Years of sustained effort to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and in smart manufacturing of new materials have boosted industrial cluster formation and driven high-quality growth in the region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A staff member is busy at a processing workshop of wind turbine blades in a new materials company in Changji City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026.

By leveraging its rich resources, Xinjiang has made remarkable progress in developing the new materials sector and forging new growth engines in recent years. Years of sustained effort to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and in smart manufacturing of new materials have boosted industrial cluster formation and driven high-quality growth in the region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2026 shows wind turbine blades at a new materials company in Changji City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

By leveraging its rich resources, Xinjiang has made remarkable progress in developing the new materials sector and forging new growth engines in recent years. Years of sustained effort to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and in smart manufacturing of new materials have boosted industrial cluster formation and driven high-quality growth in the region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A staff member loads sacks of chemical materials onto a vehicle at a new chemical materials company in Changji City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026.

By leveraging its rich resources, Xinjiang has made remarkable progress in developing the new materials sector and forging new growth engines in recent years. Years of sustained effort to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and in smart manufacturing of new materials have boosted industrial cluster formation and driven high-quality growth in the region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This photo taken on Sept. 2, 2026 shows a special glass company in Yining City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

By leveraging its rich resources, Xinjiang has made remarkable progress in developing the new materials sector and forging new growth engines in recent years. Years of sustained effort to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and in smart manufacturing of new materials have boosted industrial cluster formation and driven high-quality growth in the region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Staff members monitor the operation of equipment at the production emergency command center of a new chemical materials company in Changji City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026.

By leveraging its rich resources, Xinjiang has made remarkable progress in developing the new materials sector and forging new growth engines in recent years. Years of sustained effort to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and in smart manufacturing of new materials have boosted industrial cluster formation and driven high-quality growth in the region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A staff member is busy at a processing workshop of wind turbine blades in a new materials company in Changji City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2026.

By leveraging its rich resources, Xinjiang has made remarkable progress in developing the new materials sector and forging new growth engines in recent years. Years of sustained effort to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and in smart manufacturing of new materials have boosted industrial cluster formation and driven high-quality growth in the region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)