On March 26, the opening ceremony of China Rubber Conference 2013 was held in Kempinski Hotel, Qingdao, China. Li Yongwu, president of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, Fan Rende, honorary president of China Rubber Industry Association, Shen Jinrong, president of Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., Yuan Zhongxue, president of MESNAC, and Ma Lianxiang, president of Qingdao University of Science and Technology attended the opening ceremony.

With the theme of "Adjusting Structure, Transition and Updating, Driving by Creating, Green Development", the conference was hosted by Deng Yali, president of China Rubber Industry Association. More than 2000 people of rubber industry from home and abroad attended the conference.

China Rubber Conference (CRC) & China Rubber Expo (CRE), an international professional rubber event, is regularly hosted by China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) once a year. CRC is the largest and most influential conference of China, and wins more and more international attention. China Rubber Conference 2013 consisted of one main conference, six sessions and one exhibition.