Problems related to the sharp increase in excavato

Problems related to the sharp increase in excavator imports at Tianjin port in 2007

problems related to the sharp increase in excavator imports at Tianjin port in 2007

China Construction machinery information

Guide: according to customs statistics, 7837 excavators were imported at Tianjin port this month, valued at $335million, an increase of 82.09% and 63.56% respectively over the same period last year (the same below). 1、 The main characteristics of excavator imports at Tianjin port in this month (I) are mainly general trade imports. This year 1

according to customs statistics, 7837 excavators worth 335million US dollars were imported from Tianjin port this month, an increase of 82.09% and 63.56% respectively over the same period last year (the same below)

first, the main characteristics of excavator import at Tianjin port in this month

(I) it is mainly general trade import. In this month, 5808 excavators imported from Tianjin port for general trade were kept clean (it is best to clean after completing the experiment every time);, An increase of 92.32%, accounting for 74.11% of the total excavator imports at Tianjin port in the same period

(II) mainly imported from South Korea and Japan. This month, Tianjin Port imported 4808 excavators from South Korea, an increase of 97.78%, accounting for 61% of the total excavator imports at Tianjin port in the same period; 3029 sets were imported from Japan, an increase of 64.08%, accounting for 39%

(III) mainly imported by Beijing and Tianjin enterprises. In January this year, Beijing enterprises imported 4796 excavators, an increase of 96%; Tianjin enterprises imported 2910 sets, an increase of 66%. Together, they accounted for 98% of the total imports of Crawler excavators at Tianjin port in the same period

II. The main reasons for the recent increase in excavator imports at Tianjin Port

(I) domestic large-scale engineering construction drives import demand. Although the state curbs the overheating of fixed asset investment, the growth of construction projects will gradually slow down. However, 2007 is the second year of China's 11th five year plan, and it is also a critical moment for many national large-scale engineering projects to enter the construction. The demand for construction machinery is still increasing. Under the general situation of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the transformation of the surrounding areas and the construction of competition venues in Beijing have entered a decisive year, and the construction of all major venues has begun in succession. At the same time, driven by the national strategic development and construction projects such as the construction of the Bohai Rim region and the western development and construction centered on Tianjin Binhai New Area, the infrastructure construction in all aspects of road transportation, energy and water conservancy, urban construction, etc. in northern and Western China is at its peak, and the market demand for construction machinery is strong, thus the domestic demand for excavators continues to grow rapidly

(II) foreign price and technical advantages are the driving force for the increase of excavator imports. Nearly half of the imported excavators in China are used excavators from abroad. The average import price of old excavators is only about 60% of the average import price of excavators in China in the same period, which is far lower than the sales price of 10000 yuan of similar domestic new excavators in the same period. Old excavators with similar functions and low prices are far more cost-effective than new machines, which is conducive to reducing the purchase cost of user equipment. Therefore, old excavators account for a considerable proportion of imports. At the same time, domestic small and medium-sized earthworks are increasing, and most of the contractors of such projects lack strong funds. When purchasing machinery, they often take the price as the primary consideration, while foreign old excavators have become the first choice of many contractors with their price advantages. On the other hand, there is still a big gap between domestic excavators and imported well-known brand excavators in terms of reliability, durability and maintainability. Imported excavators have obvious competitive advantages in the market

(III) the effect of imported excavators gradually replacing loaders is obvious. Excavators and loaders belong to earthwork construction machinery in engineering machinery products. The proportion of excavators and loaders in developed countries is about 2:1, while the number of excavators in China is smaller than that of loaders due to the relevant technical requirements and various restrictions of the domestic industry. Foreign excavator manufacturers attach great importance to China's potential market. By constantly improving the functions of excavators and developing new technologies to meet the needs of the domestic market, new excavators show strong advantages in coal mining, urban reconstruction and other projects with narrow space. China imports some excavators suitable for domestic use to gradually replace some loaders, and the appearance of substitution effect further drives the continuous growth of imports

III. relevant issues worthy of attention

(I) with the large increase in the import of old excavators, a series of problems and potential safety hazards have gradually become prominent. Due to the weak technical competitiveness, the domestic excavator manufacturing industry has fallen behind in the competition with Japanese Komatsu, Hitachi, Korean Hyundai, Daewoo and other companies for the domestic excavator market. Old excavators further occupied the domestic market with low prices, which dealt a heavy blow to domestic excavators. However, a considerable number of old excavators have problems of noise and exhaust emissions exceeding the standard, which have not met the environmental protection requirements of their original country. However, at present, the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine and its relevant departments have no specific standards for environmental protection when inspecting imported used excavators. The influx of old excavators will inevitably bring serious environmental problems and harm the interests of consumers. In 2006, the state successively released the list of five batches of excavator import enterprises with after-sales service capacity and spare parts supply capacity, allowing relevant enterprises to import used excavators for sale in the domestic market, and strengthening the after-sales guarantee. However, the state still lacks scientific and effective testing standards and safeguard measures for the fuselage quality of imported old excavators. The hidden dangers of old excavators are difficult to eradicate, and it is easy to cause safety accidents in the process of use

(II) the domestic independent research and development ability of core components needs to be improved. Excavator is a kind of high-power earthwork machinery. The core technology of excavator mainly focuses on the dynamic matching and effective use of power, in order to achieve the unity of power and economy of excavator. At present, there are more than 60 enterprises involved in the production of excavators in China, but many excavator manufacturing enterprises generally have the problems of insufficient comprehensive strength such as mechanism, capital, talents and management, which makes it difficult to form core competitiveness and large-scale development. As a result, the key components of excavators in China must also rely on imports, and can only rely on international procurement to improve the performance and reliability of the whole machine. Although domestic parts enterprises have made technological breakthroughs in working cylinders, slewing bearings, cabs, seats, electrical instruments and other aspects, which can basically replace imported products, there is still a large gap in workmanship and reliability. The backwardness of engine, hydraulic system, control system, rotation system, cooling system and basic accessories has become one of the important factors restricting the improvement of the quality of China's construction machinery. The domestic independent research and development ability of the core components of construction machinery equipment needs to be improved

(III) the small excavator industry is in a mature market. At present, the market share of CFRP has reached 90%, and domestic enterprises are facing great pressure from international competition. With the rapid economic development of developing countries such as China and India, the construction machinery market is also improving day by day. In order to reduce manufacturing costs and enhance market competitiveness, world-renowned construction machinery manufacturers have gradually transferred production and manufacturing links to these countries with low production costs, realized local production and local sales, and began to enter the supply system of the global market. Although China's excavator industry has developed rapidly for more than 10 years, the market pattern of medium and large excavators dominated by foreign-funded enterprises has become increasingly stable, and China has become one of the world's largest excavator producers and consumers. However, the small excavator industry is still in the primary stage of market introduction and development, and the demand is growing continuously and rapidly. At present, small excavators account for only 20% of the total excavator sales in China. It is expected that this number will reach 40% in five years, and the production and sales volume will reach nearly 40000 units. However, international well-known excavator manufacturers have entered the Chinese market, such as Ingersoll Rand SM, case, JCB, Terex, caterpillar, Volvo, Hyundai and Doosan. These enterprises are positioned in the high-end and middle-end markets, and their sales in the Chinese market are showing a rapid growth trend. And these construction machinery enterprises are also taking small excavators as a breakthrough, thus expanding to other small construction machinery. However, the high technical barriers, large equipment investment, strong production professionalism and high industrial access threshold of small hydraulic excavators have restricted the breakthrough development of domestic enterprises in this regard

(IV) domestic enterprises lack independent intellectual property rights, and the low brand awareness restricts the further development of enterprises. Domestic excavators have a low market share and a single product structure. The development of domestic excavators is obviously suppressed by foreign brand products. Domestic production enterprises have obvious deficiencies compared with foreign well-known excavator production enterprises such as Komatsu, Hitachi, Sumitomo, Hyundai, Daewoo, Doosan, etc. in terms of international supporting of key parts, improving product performance and reliability, localized technical improvement, and reducing costs and prices. At the same time, the key components of excavators also need to rely on imports and relatively few varieties of self owned brand excavators, which makes it more difficult for China's excavator production enterprises

IV. relevant suggestions

through capital operation, integrate talents in the industry, conduct mergers, reorganizations and alliances among domestic enterprises, and establish a new generation of excavator enterprise group; Improve the manufacturing technology and process of key components, form a sound industrial production supporting system, and improve the localization rate of core components; Choose the appropriate market strategy and brand strategy, strive to build a world-class professional brand, and form the core competitiveness in this field and the global market of optical dispersion materials, including optical dispersion PC and optical dispersion PMMA; While occupying the domestic market, domestic enterprises should start to enter the international market, rely on the advantages of cost and cost performance, target the European and North American markets, and provide excavators with high quality and low price; When many international brands invest in establishing factories and production bases in China, and the goal is to point to China's future market, domestic enterprises should seize the time, increase investment, seize market share, and complete the layout in China's domestic market

(source: Customs statistical information)