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China's State Administration for Market Regulation has approved seven recommended national standards for building-material combustibility test methods, effective Oct 1, 2026. The standards align with GB8624-2025 Classification of combustion performance for building materials and products, cover multiple key test dimensions, and form a comprehensive testing and evaluation system for building fire-protection materials.

China's MIIT and six other ministries issued a 15th Five-Year Plan for the new battery industry, directing innovation in key materials and process technologies for solid-state batteries and improved information-sharing between basic research and engineering applications. The plan targets advances in interface contact, high ionic conductivity, long cycle life and engineering pressure-system design, and promotes integrating high-voltage, high-capacity cathodes with new lithium-metal-based and lithium-free anodes.