Shanghai issues 15th Five-Year marine economy plan, targets subsea cables and deep-sea materials

TREE NEWS update: Shanghai’s Municipal Ocean Bureau issued the “Shanghai Marine Economy Development 15th Five-Year Plan” implementation scheme, targeting high-performance ship and offshore engineering steel, corrosion-resistant alloys, carbon fiber and alumina fiber composites, and marine anti-fouling materials. The plan also pushes development of deep-sea exploration materials and key submarine cable materials, and explores piezoelectric damping and intelligent visible-light stealth materials. No figures or dates were disclosed.