From April 7th to 10th, 2026, the 35th China International Glass Industrial Technical Exhibition (China Glass 2026) will grandly open at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Hailed as the "barometer of the global glass industry," this event is not only a microcosm of China's glass industrial development but also a core stage for the convergence and collision of global innovative technologies.

Ushering in the 40th Chapter, Co-creating a New Future for Glass

Since its inception in 1986, China Glass has always moved in sync with the development pulse of China's and the global glass industry, witnessing its glorious journey from scale expansion to high-quality development. In 2026, the China International Glass Industrial Technical Exhibition will celebrate its 40th anniversary milestone. Over four decades, through wind and rain, evolving from technology introduction to independent innovation, and from a domestic stage to a global vision, China Glass has become a vital bridge connecting China with the world's glass industry, continuously driving technological iteration, industrial upgrading, and international cooperation. The 35th China Glass Exhibition will serve as a grand prelude to the 40th-anniversary celebrations, opening a new chapter for the glass industry's future with a grand vision and cutting-edge perspective.

Unprecedented Scale, Global Forces Converge

The exhibition area for the 35th China Glass Exhibition exceeds 90,000 square meters. To date, it has attracted 875 brand exhibitors from 31 countries and regions, including Germany, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, and Finland. Among them are 680 domestic exhibitors and 195 international exhibitors. It is expected to welcome over 50,000 professional visitors from more than 130 countries and regions, covering over 30 terminal application fields such as photovoltaics, construction, automotive, information display, and home appliances.

Highlights Galore, Leading Industry Trends

The show focuses on three major trends: intelligence, green development, and high-end manufacturing, comprehensively showcasing the latest achievements across the entire industry chain from basic material innovation to terminal application expansion. The exhibition has 7 halls at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre: N1 Hall is the international area housing mainstream global glass industry brands, including German and Italian pavilions; N2 Hall is the glass production area gathering leading domestic glass manufacturers; N3 Hall is the tempering furnace and refractory materials; N4, N5, and W5 Halls are the deep processing equipment areas for cutting, edging, laminating, insulating glass units, and intelligent inspection; W4 Hall is the daily-use glass, decorative glass, and hardware accessories area.

China Glass deeply integrates industrial chain resources, providing enterprises with one-stop solutions from technological upgrading to market application, systematically showcasing the industry's breakthrough progress in high-end manufacturing, energy saving, consumption reduction, and smart factories. Highlight sectors include:

Smart Factories: Centralized display of full-process digital solutions for glass production, covering key technologies like intelligent furnace control, logistics systems, and AI quality inspection.

Green & Low-Carbon Technologies: Focus on innovations like low-energy melting technologies, carbon capture applications, and full-electric furnaces, aiding the industry's progress toward "dual-carbon" goals.

Advanced Functional Glass Products: Presentation of high-value-added new products such as electrochromic glass, building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) glass, and antibacterial glass.

Cross-Industry Integrated Applications: Display of innovative integrated glass solutions in construction, automotive, information display, medical, and other fields.

New Technology Focus: Smart Manufacturing & Green Materials Leading Industry Transformation

This exhibition will centrally showcase a range of leading new technologies and products. Numerous exhibitors will debut their latest achievements, jointly outlining the industry's technological development blueprint:

Triumph Group will showcase its latest technologies and innovative products across sectors including R&D and engineering services, display and applied materials, new energy materials, as well as high-quality float glass and specialty glass. Highlights include 30-micron ultra-thin flexible foldable glass, 0.12mm electronic touch glass, the "Yaohua·Home Smart Glass Cabin," and ultra-wide rolled glass production line technology, etc.

China Building Materials Academy will exhibit a 1.8-meter diameter high-uniformity synthetic quartz glass lens, inorganic composite fire-resistant glass, fully tempered vacuum glass, aerogel glass, thin insulating glass units, and other next-generation high-performance energy-saving safety glass products, along with a series of sealants.

LiSEC will present the "Super IG Line" covering processing for rigid, flexible, and thermoplastic spacers.

Italy's Keraglass will showcase its "Vision" series tempering furnaces, "Decoglass" printing systems, and "Klass" automation systems, offering integrated solutions from tempering and laminating to printing and automated handling/storage.

SORG will present full-cycle solutions covering SORG glass furnaces, EME batching & cullet recycling systems, and SKS furnace engineering & services.

Grenzebach will bring its full-line production solutions for thin glass, covering scratch-free conveying, high-precision cutting, and innovative dross boxes (using LOR roller sealing technology), committed to achieving high quality and operational efficiency.

Xinyi Glass will showcase its near-zero energy consumption coated glass product EB89F, providing a green window material solution with high light transmission and insulation for near-zero energy buildings.

Yinrui Intelligent will present an intelligent flexible glass processing line system integrating cutting, sorting, tempering, and coating processes, supporting 24/7 unmanned operation for efficient production.

Jingjing Group will exhibit its "UltraPure" series ultra-clear glass and TCO conductive film glass, providing key substrate materials for thin-film solar cells like CdTe and perovskite, supporting the autonomy and high-efficiency development of the photovoltaic industry.

North Glass will showcase its latest glass deep processing equipment and high-end deep-processed glass products at this exhibition, covering tempering equipment, coating production lines, and innovative glass solutions for global landmark buildings.

Luoyang Mountain will display several leading glass deep processing machines, including a tempering furnace with five-bending capabilities in one machine, forced convection and continuous tempering units, and efficient automatic laminating production lines.

South Glass Technology will exhibit glass tempering equipment equipped with a new VC convection system, achieving advanced upgrades in heating uniformity, stress pattern improvement, and energy consumption reduction through multiple innovative designs.

LandGlass will showcase its intelligent and customized flat and curved glass tempering technology, comprehensive smart factory solutions covering the entire process, as well as a new generation of titanium metal vacuum glass products.

Global Giants Gather, Chinese Strength Rises

The exhibition has attracted a host of renowned international enterprises, including: Glaston, LiSEC, Bottero, Fenzi, SEPR, Grenzebach, Benteler, Honeywell, Carl Zeiss, Vesuvius, Kuraray, Bühler Leybold Optics, Kömmerling, Quanex, Von Ardenne, Air Products, SORG, HORN, Heye, ISRA Vision, RHI Magnesita, Zippe, BB France, and more. At the same time, the lineup of leading domestic enterprises is formidable, with participants including: Triumph Group, CNBM Research Institute for Advanced Glass Materials Group, China Triumph International Engineering Co., Ltd., China Yaohua, Triumph Mineral Resources, China Glass Holdings, Bengbu Triumph Engineering, Triumph Robotics, Ctiec-shuzhi Information Technology, CNBM Intelligent Automation Research Institute, CNBM Optoelectronic Equipment (Taicang), China National Building Materials Institute, Reftech, Shandong Research and Design Institute of Industrial Ceramics, CTC, CSG, Jinjing Group, Yaohua Pilkington Glass Group, Kibing, Taiwan Glass Group, Xinyi, Hebei Yingxin, Flat Glass, Tengzhou Glass, Haisheng, Qingdao Jinjing，Shabo, Haikong Special Glass, Leadus, AGC, Zibo Gt, NorthGlass, Yinrui, Mountain, Landglass, South Glass, Hangzhou Jinggong, Yuntong, Liaoning North, Ancai, Han's Laser, Huaray Precision Laser, Dayang Refractory, Lingnan Refractory, Zhongyuan Special Refractory, Yuandong, Guibao, Zhijiang, Baiyun, Liniz, CBPM-KEXIN, Kamroller, Mr. Glass, Golive, Deway, Jingling, Lewei, Boza, Weili, Hanjiang, Tenon, MGM, Yalong, Fangding, Boke, Dingannda, Champion Union, Kinlong Chunguang, Sanjin, Caida, Chuda, Silande, Zibo Yumin, Jinger, Xinyuan, Dinggu, Sahara, Xin Lihua, Minxin, Qunan and so on. They will all make appearances, collectively showcasing the vibrant vitality and innovative strength of China's glass industry.

Pre-register for Convenient Visit

Pre-registration channels are now fully open on the official website (www.chinaglass-expo.com) and the official WeChat account (WeChat ID: 中国玻璃展). A series of thematic technical seminars and exhibitor new product launch events will also be held concurrently with the exhibition. Details on seminars, exhibitor information, and related services can be browsed on the exhibition's official website and WeChat account.

On April 7th, 2026, let's meet in Shanghai to witness the evolution of glass from a traditional material into a core component of the intelligent era. Let's jointly explore the industry's infinite possibilities, co-build a new future for intelligent glass manufacturing, and sound the prelude for the industry's next forty years!

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