The 18th Shenzhen International Battery Technology Exchange Conference/Exhibition (CIBF2026) is about to kick off, jointly embarking on a new journey of global battery industry innovation

1、 Exhibition Overview: Unprecedented scale, positioned as high-end

• Event information: The exhibition will be held from May 13th to 15th, 2026, at the Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center. It is an authoritative and influential annual event in the domestic battery industry, as well as a core platform for global battery industry technology exchange and business docking.
• Exhibition scale: The exhibition area of this year's exhibition is expected to reach over 300000 square meters, attracting more than 3000 domestic and foreign exhibitors, covering all aspects of the battery industry chain. It is expected to receive over 400000 professional visitors, with overseas buyers accounting for over 35%, setting a new historical high in scale.
• Core positioning: The exhibition is no longer simply a technology showcase, but a precise "connector" between national strategy and industrial practice, creating a strategic platform that catalyzes technological innovation, supports industrial upgrading, and links the global ecosystem, setting the direction for the development of the global battery industry.

2、 Exhibits and technological highlights: Full chain coverage, cutting-edge aggregation

• Full Industry Chain Coverage: The exhibits cover upstream mineral resources, positive and negative electrode materials, diaphragm electrolytes, midstream various battery cell manufacturing, intelligent equipment, testing and certification, as well as downstream new energy vehicles, energy storage systems, low altitude aircraft, robots, AI computing centers and other diverse application areas, presenting a complete industrial ecosystem.
• Leading companies such as BYD, CATL, Zhongchuang Aviation, and EVE Energy are likely to debut their next-generation solid-state batteries, condensed matter batteries, and other cutting-edge technologies at the exhibition. Some companies will showcase solid-state battery prototypes with energy densities exceeding 500Wh/kg and low-cost sodium ion battery mass production solutions.
• Featured Technology Display: High energy density and high safety batteries for embodied intelligence, AIDC and other application scenarios can be seen on site, as well as intelligent manufacturing technologies such as AI for battery. Immersive experiences of AI empowered intelligent interaction scenarios can also be enjoyed, experiencing the wave of digital reality integration; Simultaneously focusing on electric aviation battery technology, showcasing core technological achievements such as high rate discharge, lightweight packaging, and thermal runaway prevention.

3、 Simultaneous event: High end forum, precise docking

• High end Forum Summit: During the exhibition, multiple high-level thematic forums will be held, including the "CIBF2026 Advanced Battery Frontier Technology Exchange Conference", "Next Generation Battery Technology and Advanced Manufacturing for Electric Aviation (CIBF2026 Shenzhen) Exchange Conference", "6th New Energy Storage Technology and Engineering Application Conference", etc., gathering more than 2000 domestic and foreign industry experts, scholars, and enterprise representatives to explore the core pain points and development trends of the industry.
• Business docking activities: Hold the "Global Procurement Conference" and "Investment and Financing Matchmaking Conference" to build a precise docking platform between exhibitors, purchasers, and investors. It is expected to promote cooperation in the export orders of energy storage equipment worth billions of yuan and the construction of the Asian Hydrogen Energy Corridor, helping enterprises expand their markets and connect resources.
• Industry Standard Seminar: The exhibition will focus on the formulation and improvement of battery industry standards. International battery safety standards and zero carbon factory certification systems led by companies such as CATL and BYD will be publicly discussed on site with the international community, promoting the transformation of China's battery industry from a "manufacturing power" to a "rule leader".

4、 Industry Value and Significance: Empowering Industries, Leading Change

• Assist in the implementation of national strategies: Based on the development needs of the first year of the 15th Five Year Plan, promote the industrialization of solid-state batteries and the large-scale deployment of new energy storage through high-end forums to convey relevant policies from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Energy Administration, etc., and achieve deep integration of policies, technologies, and markets.
• Promote the transformation of technological achievements: build a bridge between research institutes and enterprises, accelerate the transformation of cutting-edge battery technologies from laboratories to industrialization, solve the industrialization bottleneck problems in fields such as electric aviation batteries and solid-state batteries, and promote industrial technology iteration and upgrading.
• Linking the global industrial ecosystem: As an important communication window for the global battery industry, the exhibition gathers top resources from around the world, promotes cooperation between Chinese battery companies and emerging markets such as the European Union, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, helps China's new energy industry "go global", and reshapes the global new energy value coordinate system.
• Practicing the concept of green development: Focusing on the hierarchical utilization of power batteries, material recycling technology, and blockchain traceability system, showcasing the achievements of industrial circular economy, promoting the green development of the battery industry throughout its lifecycle, and assisting in the achievement of the "dual carbon" goal.