As a vital strategic hinterland in western China, Sichuan is endowed with abundant strategic mineral resources including natural gas, phosphate ore, lithium ore, vanadium-titanium ore and rock salt. The 2026 Chengdu International Chemical Technology & Equipment Fair (CTEF2026) will be held at the Chengdu Century City New International Convention & Exhibition Centre from 21st to 23rd September. Centred on two mainstream development directions for the western chemical sector: green and intelligent upgrading, as well as the renewal of complete sets of large-scale chemical equipment.The exhibition will showcase more than 400 cutting-edge technologies and exhibits covering energy chemical equipment, chemical unit equipment, sulphur, phosphorus and salt chemical processing equipment, technologies and facilities for the treatment of three types of industrial waste from chemical production, lithium battery material manufacturing technologies, and intelligent retrofitting solutions for chemical plants. It comprehensively presents full-chain supporting solutions for the intelligent upgrading and low-carbon transition of the chemical industry.A high-end forum themed Technological Innovation and Green Development of the Phosphorus Chemical Industry will run concurrently with the exhibition. In-depth discussions will be carried out on topics including intelligent transformation of the phosphorus chemical sector, resource recycling, digital upgrading, high-end equipment innovation, extension of the new materials industrial chain, as well as safe, low-carbon and sustainable development.