The selection of "Top Ten News of China's Construction Machinery" undertaken by Today's Construction Machinery Magazine has been successfully held for 28 sessions (1996-2023), which is an important channel for people inside and outside the industry to sort out and summarize the development of the industry and market in the past year, and is one of the most important annual events in China's construction machinery industry.
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Text | Today's Construction Machinery Editorial Department
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The quality of industry development has been further improved, and it has received great attention from the state
The development quality of the construction machinery industry has been further improved, and it has received great attention from the state. National leaders went deep into Hunan Shanhe Science and Technology, Railway Construction Heavy Industry and other industry enterprises to conduct research and inspection, and pointed out that the real economy, especially the manufacturing industry, is the foundation of the mainland economy, and the determination to adhere to the manufacturing industry cannot be shaken, and the strength of the manufacturing industry must be increased. It is necessary to focus on the high-end, intelligent and green development of the manufacturing industry, strengthen strategic planning, promote high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance, promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional manufacturing industries and the cultivation and development of strategic emerging industries, and accelerate the transformation of Chinese manufacturing to Chinese creation, Chinese speed to Chinese quality, and Chinese products to Chinese brands.
Su Zimeng, president of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency and other mainstream media that the mainland construction machinery field has led the high-quality development of the industry through scientific and technological innovation and has made many new achievements. Among them, the industry has further improved its industrial base capacity and industrial chain modernization level, excavators, loaders, cranes, shield machines, piling machinery, concrete machinery and other types of machine products have continued to improve their advancement, adaptability, reliability and durability, and some key components have gradually achieved independent controllability and wider practical application through technological upgrading.
On December 28, 2023, the "2023 China Manufacturing Power Development Index Report" and the "Green Paper on Technological Innovation in Key Areas of China's Manufacturing Industry - Technology Roadmap (2023)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Green Book") were released in Beijing. As one of the 16 key areas of China's manufacturing industry, construction machinery released a technical roadmap for the first time, which once again reflects the country's high attention and recognition of the development of the construction machinery industry.
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At the crossroads of credit sales, the call for "de-guarantee" has resurged
With the rapid development of the construction machinery industry in the mainland, the production and sales of a large number of products have jumped to the first place in the world. Once, relying on the "counter-guarantee" model of construction machinery credit sales was recognized as an important driver of market expansion, but also in the current market downturn was accused of hindering the healthy development of the industry. Insufficient profits, difficulty in receiving, aggravation of bad debts, tight cash flow, hidden risks of credit sales are amplified in the market downturn, most agents have serious losses or even withdrawal, and manufacturers cannot be immune.
Whether it is a manufacturer or an agent, everyone agrees that the "counter-guarantee" plays a supporting and stimulating role in the development of the industry and enterprises in the early stage of development, but they also do not deny the limitations and problems that need to be solved by the business model at this stage. In 2023, the "counter-guarantee" will once again be pushed to the forefront.
In 2023, the survey results of more than 10 hosts and agents of "Construction Machinery Today" magazine show that for the sustainable and healthy development of China's construction machinery industry in the next step, the credit sales model of construction machinery will be gradually reduced until the "counter-guarantee" liability of manufacturers and agents is exempted from market expectations. Based on the operating capacity of enterprises, market competition, and the improvement of the domestic credit system and judicial system, it is necessary to further innovate the risk-return distribution mechanism, consolidate the credit review and management of borrowers, and make financial institutions fulfill their responsibilities.
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Exports continued to grow, and the "four-in-one" international development model was accelerated
2023 is a year in which China's exports of construction machinery products continue to grow steadily, and the export value continues to remain high. According to customs statistics, the total import and export volume of construction machinery from January to November 2023 was 46.928 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 9.53%. Among them, the total export value was 44.622 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 10.6%, and a record high. It means that the competitiveness and influence of China's construction machinery products in the international market are constantly improving.
2023 is also the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. Over the past ten years, China's construction machinery manufacturers have been deeply involved in the market along the "Belt and Road", helping infrastructure construction in Southeast Asia, Africa and other places, and the leading mainland construction machinery industry represented by Zoomlion, Railway Construction Heavy Industry, Sany Heavy Industry, Liugong, Sunward Intelligence, etc., has actively gone to sea, integrated into and rooted in various constructions in countries and regions along the "Belt and Road", and has yielded fruitful results. In November 2023, China exported a total of 21.055 billion US dollars of construction machinery products to countries along the "Belt and Road", accounting for 47.19% of the total exports.
In addition, in recent years, China's construction machinery enterprises have formed a "four-in-one" international development model of overseas construction bases, local high-quality services, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and global product research and development, turning to "independent" to go to sea, and global competitiveness continues to increase. Domestic manufacturers led by XCMG, Sany, Zoomlion, Liugong and Lingong have accelerated the construction of production bases overseas, making the "layout overseas" more concrete.
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After 30 years of China's construction machinery agency system, the value of agent channels has been highly confirmed again
In July 2023, Liugong, as a core enterprise in China's construction machinery industry, signed Zhejiang Liyang, a benchmark enterprise among China's construction machinery agents, which has become a landmark event in the development process of China's construction machinery channels. In November 2023, SDLG, a veteran loader manufacturer, launched the second share reform to promote the direct company to a socialized agency.
In 2023, it will coincide with the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the construction machinery agency system as a channel marketing model from abroad to China. The book "Thirty Years of China's Construction Machinery Agency System", which embodies the history of struggle of domestic construction machinery manufacturers and agents, came out.
Although the new round of in-depth adjustment of the construction machinery industry has impacted the confidence of most industry practitioners, China is still the world's largest construction machinery market. Ecological remodeling, return to the origin, this year, the channel value of China's construction machinery agents was highly confirmed again, but also for the future of the development of agents into a strong confidence.
The path of perfecting and developing the agency system is tortuous and changing, but the goal of implementing the agency system is firm. In the past 30 years, the main engine manufacturers and agents in China's construction machinery industry have accumulated a lot of experience and become more and more mature. Although there are still uncertainties, I believe that in the future, we will cooperate more rationally and inclusively, and work together to promote the healthy and sustainable development of China's construction machinery industry in a win-win pattern.
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Digital, efficient, green and reliable BICE 2023 was successfully held for the first time in four years
From September 20 to 23, 2023, the 16th China (Beijing) International Construction Machinery Exhibition (referred to as "BICES 2023"), an international exhibition event for construction machinery after a four-year absence, was successfully held in Beijing. BICES 2023 has an exhibition area of more than 150,000 square meters, the floor area ratio of the exhibition hall has reached a record high, the total number of exhibitors is 1,320, of which the world's leading construction machinery companies are directly participating in the exhibition, and more than 150,000 professional visitors from more than 70 countries and regions visited the venue offline, and more than 300,000 online and offline visitors during the exhibition.
As the vane of the construction machinery industry and the high-quality exhibition with the largest number of direct participation of global construction machinery head enterprises in Eurasia in 2023 and with important influence in the world, BICES 2023 not only shows the all-round innovation and development of the whole industry chain and supply chain in recent years. The integration of achievements and rich opportunities also shows the firm confidence of industry enterprises to take root in the Chinese market and open a new chapter in the development of China and the global market with localization and diversification, and it also demonstrates the spirit of China's construction machinery industry to forge ahead, move forward bravely and climb the peak.
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Scientific and technological innovation has yielded fruitful results, and the process of industrialization and marketization has accelerated
In 2023, China's construction machinery industry will open up new fields and new tracks for development, further improve innovation ability and efficiency, and fully integrate high-tech with traditional industries. The production and sales of a large number of products such as excavators, loaders, and shield machines rank first in the world, and a number of enterprises have entered the world's advanced ranks, the market competitiveness has been continuously enhanced, and the development level of "specialized, special and new" small and medium-sized enterprises has continued to improve.
The industry has made breakthroughs in the research and development and application of core technology products, and the scientific research achievements have been reaped, which has become an important driving force for the sustainable growth of the industry. A total of 29 scientific research achievements won the 2023 "Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award", among which Zoomlion's "Key Technology and Application of Ultra-high Meter Boom Aerial Work Platform", "Intelligent and Efficient Concrete Batching Plant and Key Technology Based on Alpine Altitude Environment", "Key Technology and Application of ZRT1100 Crane for Desert Oilfield Construction" were awarded the first, second and third prizes respectively, and 13 patents won the "China Patent Award", among which Zoomlion's "Boom Monitoring Method, System, "Construction Machinery and Machine-Readable Storage Media" won the Patent Gold Award, XCMG "Crawler Crane" won the Design Gold Award, and 11 other items won the Patent Excellence Award and the Design Excellence Award.
In terms of products, Sany Group launched the world's first fully electronically controlled rotary digging product, the world's first SCE800TB-EV pure electric telescopic crawler crane, the first hydrogen mixer truck equipped with a self-developed fuel cell system, and XCMG released the world's largest tonnage, green brand hybrid all-terrain crane XCA300L8_ China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. has successfully developed the world's largest 8.61-meter-diameter shield machine integral main bearing, built the world's largest automatic production line for main bearings and the world's largest comprehensive test bench for main bearings, and realized the full coverage and nationwide production of the main bearing product spectrum from 3 meters to 8.61 meters in diameter. A number of high-end construction machinery and major technical equipment developed by enterprises in these industries have greatly met the needs of major projects and project construction.
At the same time, the whole industry implements the innovation-driven development strategy, adheres to the "four aspects", strengthens the cooperation between government, industry, academia, research and application, accelerates digital transformation and intelligent upgrading, and continues to improve the innovation ability of enterprises, optimizes the industrial structure, continuously improves product quality and quality, and further enhances the ability of sustainable development. A number of new high-tech products have been industrialized, a number of intelligent construction technologies and equipment have been effectively applied, and some common problems and weak links restricting the development of the industry have been solved and improved.
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The momentum of new energy is strong, and the process of electrification is advancing by leaps and bounds
In 2023, with the continuous introduction of electrification products for construction machinery, the demand for electrification market will be further released.
At present, the penetration rate of forklift electrification exceeds 60%, the penetration rate of lifting work platform electrification exceeds 90%, and the penetration rate of loader electrification exceeds 10%. Statistics from China Construction Machinery Industry Association show that the total sales of electric loaders from January to November 2023 will be 3,079 units, a year-on-year increase of 184.3%, and 436 electric loaders will be sold in November, a six-fold increase, and the monthly penetration rate of electric loaders in 2023 will exceed 10%. At the same time, electric excavators, electric mining dump trucks, electric bulldozers, electric rollers and electric vehicle cranes have all been put into engineering applications.
The whole industry actively responds to the national "double carbon" development strategy, a number of enterprises have been included in the national green factory, and a variety of new energy construction machinery such as electric, hydrogen energy and hybrid power developed and manufactured by industry enterprises have not only been praised in the field of domestic engineering construction, but also have gone to the international market. The pace of green transformation of the construction machinery industry has been accelerated again and again, and phased results have been achieved.
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"China Construction Machinery Industry Chronicle (2016-2020)" was released
On September 21, 2023, the "China Construction Machinery Industry Chronicle (2016-2020)" compiled by the China Construction Machinery Industry Association was released at the BICES 2023 exhibition site. As a macro data to review the history of the industry and look forward to the future development, the "Industry Journal" is of great practical significance for promoting the comprehensive and sustainable development of the construction machinery industry and strengthening the confidence and determination of the high-quality development of the construction machinery industry.
"China Construction Machinery Industry Chronicle (2016-2020)" is the fourth volume after the publication of the first volume (1949-2005), the second volume (2006-2010) and the third volume (2011-2015) of the "Industry Journal". It focuses on sorting out and summarizing the important achievements and breakthroughs made by China's construction machinery industry during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period from 2016 to 2020.
Sorting out the past and looking forward to the future, China's construction machinery industry has a long way to go. It is believed that the publication of "China Construction Machinery Industry Chronicle (2016-2020)" will make greater contributions to the inheritance of the industry's excellent culture and accumulate more strength for the dream of China's construction machinery industry.
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The earthquake rescue in Gansu demonstrates the responsibility and responsibility of "a great power".
At 23:59 on December 18, 2023, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, with an epicenter depth of 10 kilometers. The earthquake caused damage to some infrastructure such as water, electricity, transportation, and communications in the earthquake area. As of 9 a.m. on December 20, the death toll reached 113 and 782 were injured.
Disaster is an order, and time is life. After the disaster, there is a country and the people when they need to always rush in the front line of the glorious tradition of construction machinery enterprises to take immediate action, XCMG, Sany, Zoomlion, Liugong, Shandong Lingong, Xiamen Gong, Zhejiang Dingli and other industry enterprises and their agents immediately organized a rescue team, dispatched construction machinery and equipment, carrying disaster relief materials and funds, and devoted themselves to the earthquake relief operations.
The majority of enterprises in the industry give full play to the advantages of construction machinery in emergency rescue and disaster relief, use excavators, loaders and other equipment to clean up and excavate collapsed buildings, provide safe passages for rescuers, and interpret the responsibility and responsibility of "great power heavy weapons" with practical actions.
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The European Union, the United Kingdom, India and other places have launched anti-dumping and anti-dumping investigations against China
On November 13, 2023, the European Commission issued an announcement to initiate an anti-dumping investigation on the complete machines and complete sets of parts of mobile lifting work platforms originating in China. On November 15, the British Trade Remedies Agency issued an announcement that at the application of the British JCB company, it launched an anti-dumping and countervailing investigation on crawler excavators with a tonnage of 11 tons and above originating in China. On December 27, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India issued an announcement to conduct a final anti-dumping ruling on wheel loaders originating in or imported from China. Previously, in 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce also launched an anti-dumping and countervailing investigation against China-made aerial work platforms.
While China's construction machinery companies are striding overseas, challenges and uncertainties are also intensifying. Although the main purpose of the anti-dumping and anti-dumping anti-dumping and anti-dumping anti-dumping and anti-dumping measures is to finally impose tariffs, domestic enterprises should still be vigilant and pay attention to avoid repeating the vicious domestic competition in overseas markets.
In the long run, under the situation of increasing global trade frictions, it may accelerate the layout of overseas production capacity of Chinese enterprises. In the face of the increase in trade barriers, domestic construction machinery enterprises should actively carry out comprehensive risk assessment while implementing overseas business strategies, strengthen the cultivation of independent technological innovation and overseas management talents, enhance the ability to resist risks, and pay attention to high-quality, high-efficiency and high-value output.
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