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Pingxiang, Jiangxi Promotes Additive Manufacturing Industry in the Greater Bay Area for Collaborative Growth

2026-05-19 · Impact score: 21

Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, held a future industry (additive manufacturing) promotion and industrial application exchange meeting in Shenzhen. Pingxiang Party Secretary Yu Zhengkun stated that the city prioritizes additive manufacturing as the top of its four future industries, offering policy support in park establishment, supply chain development, R&D, and application scenarios. Leveraging a century of industrial heritage, Pingxiang has built platforms such as the Xiang-Jiang Border New Materials Modern Industrial Research Institute and specialized facilities like zero-carbon parks and ceramic new materials industrial parks to support project implementation and technology commercialization. Yang Yongqiang, President of the Guangdong Additive Manufacturing Association, noted that additive manufacturing, as a technology-driven sector, is entering a period of rapid market growth and is expected to achieve greater breakthroughs in financial investment, new product development, and large-scale application.

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江西萍乡赴大湾区推介增材制造产业共谋发展

江西省萍乡市在深圳举办未来产业（增材制造）推介会暨产业应用交流会。萍乡市委书记余正琨表示，该市将增材制造产业作为四大未来产业之首进行重点培育，并在“建园促链”、技术研发、场景应用等方面提供系列政策支持。萍乡依托其百年工业底蕴，已建设湘赣边新材料现代产业研究院等科创平台，以及零碳园区、陶瓷新材料产业园等特色载体，为项目落地与成果转化提供支撑。广东省增材制造协会会长杨永强指出，增材制造作为技术引导型产业，正迎来市场规模高速增长期，将在金融投资、新产品开发与规模化应用方面取得更大突破。

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