The effect of the material industry on the cycle economics and the strategy of the sustainable development was discussed. The focus was put on the fields of the efficient and recycled use of the natural resources, the development of the clear manufacturing technology and the suitable material systems, the research of the environmental friendly materials and the limit function materials. The important role of the materials as well as the material industry in the sustainable development of the world economics, the ecological balance and the harmoniousness of the environment with mankind civilization is directed.