BEIJING -- China's biggest chemical equipment exhibition will be held in Shanghai from August 20 to 22.

The 5th China (Shanghai) International Chemical Technology & Equipment Fair will provide a stage for over 650 Chinese and foreign enterprises from 35 countries to show the most advanced technologies of chemical devices, according to the event's official website (www.ctef.net).

As a leading manufacturer of chemical equipment, China now has the world's largest chemical industry, which is expected to expand annually with 30 percent to 40 percent from 2011 to 2015, showed the data from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

Meanwhile, the country's new supports and stimulus for the emerging industries will provide more space for the manufacturing of chemical devices, the NDRC forecasted.