Economic Watch: China's new materials industry gains momentum on green, AI technologies

HEFEI, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- From conference credentials to mineral water bottles and shopping bags, such everyday items at the 5th International New Materials Industry Conference held recently in Bengbu, east China's Anhui Province, were made from an innovative material -- polylactic acid (PLA).

PLA, a biodegradable polymer derived from renewable biomass materials like corn and straw, is becoming a green and sust