The release material industry is entering a new stage of high-end development, and Baoyan Technology is fulfilling its industrial mission through innovation.
Release time:
2025-11-28
In recent years, driven by both policy support and market demand, China’s release liner materials industry has achieved steady development and has established a relatively complete industrial ecosystem.
In recent years, driven by both policy support and market demand, China’s release liner materials industry has achieved steady growth and developed a relatively complete industrial ecosystem. As a company deeply rooted in the fields of release papers and release films, Baoyan Industrial Technology (Nantong) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Baoyan Technology”) continuously monitors industry trends and, backed by technological R&D and rigorous quality control, is steadily advancing through the industry’s transformation process. As 2026 draws nearer, emerging industry trends are becoming increasingly clear, providing a well-defined direction for the company’s future development.
Driven by both policy and market forces, the industry’s foundation continues to strengthen. At the national level, policies such as the “14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Raw Materials Industry” and the “Guidance on the Development of New Materials Industries” consistently reinforce support for functional film materials and have incorporated high-performance functional films into the strategic emerging industries development plan, providing robust backing for technological upgrades and capacity optimization in the release liner industry. Meanwhile, the introduction of standards like the “General Technical Specifications for Industrial Release Films” is facilitating the industry’s transition from “experience-driven” to “standard-led,” effectively enhancing the recognition of domestically produced release films in high-end application fields. On the market front, China’s release film market reached 23.37 billion yuan in 2024, with the consumer electronics and MLCC sectors accounting for 49% and 36% of the market share, respectively, forming the core pillars of industry demand. The steady demand from downstream industries has laid a solid foundation for the industry’s sustained growth through 2026.
Based on industry research reports and market dynamics analysis, the release liner materials industry will exhibit three core development trends in 2026, injecting new momentum into the industry’s high-quality development.
First, high-endization and precision have become the core directions for technological upgrading. As consumer electronics evolve toward lighter, thinner designs and higher performance, and as demand rises in high-end sectors such as semiconductors and new energy, the market is placing increasingly stringent requirements on release materials in terms of cleanliness, stability, and resistance to extreme environments. Currently, only a handful of domestic enterprises with scale advantages have gradually mastered advanced material production technologies, and some of their products have reached performance levels comparable to international cutting-edge standards. By 2026, this trend will become even more pronounced, further raising the overall technological barriers in the industry. Baoyan Technology has been proactively preparing for this shift; in recent years, it has continuously increased its R&D investment. The patent application filed in 2025 for “An Automatic Slitting Device for PE Cast Film Processing” is a significant practical example of how process optimization can enhance product precision, providing the technological foundation needed to meet the demands of the high-end market.
Second, the pace of domestic substitution is accelerating, and the industry chain’s ability to achieve self-reliance and controllability is strengthening. At the policy level, initiatives such as the “First-Batch Application Insurance Compensation Mechanism for New Materials” have provided support for the promotion and application of domestically produced release materials. As of the end of 2024, 17 companies involved in release film have already received financial subsidies. At the market level, domestic enterprises are gradually demonstrating their advantages in terms of response speed and customized services, driving down the country’s reliance on foreign suppliers of high-end release films from 65% in 2020 to 42% in 2023, with an expected further decline to below 30% by 2026. Baoyan Technology, a high-tech enterprise invested in by Taiwan’s Baoyan Color Art Co., Ltd., has been based in Haian, Nantong since 2016. Since its establishment, it has built a 28,000-square-meter, high-standard factory. After seven production lines go into operation, the company will have an annual production capacity of 200 million square meters of release materials, showcasing strong competitiveness in the wave of domestic substitution.
Third, R&D investment and industry-academia-research collaboration have become critical pillars for development. Faced with intense technological competition in the high-end market, companies in the industry will further increase their R&D spending in 2026, focusing on breakthroughs in core technical challenges such as ultra-high cleanliness control and long-term aging stability. At the same time, the integrated development model of “materials—devices—complete equipment” will become even more mature, and joint verification efforts between leading downstream enterprises and material suppliers will become commonplace. Baoyan Technology deeply understands the importance of R&D. Leveraging its Taiwanese parent company’s many years of accumulated industry experience, it has established a comprehensive R&D system. Moreover, benefiting from its AAA-level corporate credit rating and A-level tax credit rating in 2024, the company continues to integrate industrial-chain resources, providing all-round support for technological innovation.
Looking ahead to 2026, the release liner materials industry is at a dual opportunity period marked by favorable policies and market upgrades. A relevant official from Baoyan Technology stated that the company will closely follow industry development trends, continuously deepen technological innovation, and optimize its product structure, providing downstream customers with release liner papers and films that meet even higher standards. At the same time, the company will actively participate in the domestic substitution process. Leveraging its comprehensive strengths—R&D, production capacity, and quality—the company will steadily advance on the path of high-end industry development and contribute to the high-quality growth of China's release liner materials industry.
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