Driven by the national “Dual Carbon” strategy and upgraded building energy efficiency standards, new exterior wall building materials such as thermal insulation decorative integrated panels and metal carved panels are embracing expanding market opportunities. In 2026, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development revised the industrial standard Materials for External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems with Insulation Decorative Panels and rolled out the Standard Conditions for the Building Thermal Insulation Material Industry (2025 Version). The new rules raise market access thresholds from three dimensions: fire resistance, weather resistance and carbon footprint, phasing out backward production capacity and accelerating the industry’s shift to standardized and eco-friendly manufacturing.
New regulations stipulate that integrated thermal insulation panels shall be prioritized for new prefabricated buildings and old community renovation projects. Projects adopting Class A fire-resistant insulation core materials can gain extra points in green building evaluation systems. Traditional thin plaster exterior wall processes feature complicated construction, high risks of water seepage and peeling, plus high carbon emissions from wet construction, leading to shrinking market share. In contrast, metal carved panels and integrated thermal insulation decorative panels are prefabricated in factories with integrated insulation and decorative surfaces. Only two installation procedures are required on site, lifting construction efficiency by over 50% and cutting wet construction work by 80%, fully matching the development demands of prefabricated buildings.
Market statistics show that the overall domestic market size of thermal insulation decorative composite panels exceeded 15 billion RMB in 2025. Demand for metal carved panels for factories, homestays and old building facades surged by more than 20%. The industry is witnessing concentration among leading manufacturers, with source factories equipped with fully automatic production lines and complete quality inspection systems gaining prominent advantages. As a local Shandong manufacturer, Jinan Yuhan New Thermal Insulation Materials Co., Ltd. operates nine modern production lines to develop domestic engineering and overseas export businesses simultaneously. Its products pass multiple fire resistance and weather resistance tests, meeting high-standard construction projects at home and abroad.
Industry experts predict that lightweight, high fire-retardant and low-carbon integrated panels will dominate the market in the next three years. Manufacturers with independent R&D capacity, large-scale production and complete supporting construction solutions will continuously capture market dividends from new & old building renovation and global energy-saving building material markets.
