The overall Chinese real estate market is sluggish, but post-quake reconstruction investment in Sichuan province is boosting the need for plastic building materials as well as household items. In fact, Guangzhou, Sichuan officials will hold a procurement conference at the Plastic Building Materials Pavilion during the 2009 Chinaplas trade show, slated for May 18-21.

The Sichuan chapter of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will present detailed procurement information to attendees and companies. The council will also display a show house featuring typical post-quake construction in Sichuan, including building materials and household plastic products.

At a February 18 Chinaplas press conference, Guangdong Liansu Technology Industrial Co. Ltd. said the company is planning to establish a manufacturing base in Sichuan, according to a report from West China City Daily. Foshan, Guangdong-based Liansu makes plastic pipes, profiles, wood-plastic composite building materials as well as plastic machinery such as extruders.

Sichuan has rolled out 898 post-quake reconstruction projects, with investment totaling 18 billion yuan (US$2.6 billion). Authorities have indicated that 80 percent of the projects are due to finish by the end of 2009. Quality control agencies in the province have launched a monthly random inspection of building materials.