China's economic survey in the first quarter of 2019: three trends

China's economy has gone through the first quarter of 2019. With the increasing uncertainty of the external environment and the downward pressure on the economy, what is the situation of the manufacturing industry? In recent times, reporters have conducted intensive research, felt confidence, listened to troubles, and touched the pulse of active change. On the road of high-quality development, the manufacturing industry is gaining momentum.

Policy spring breeze boosts confidence

In April, the German "Bauma" exhibition, a grand event for the global construction machinery industry, opened in Munich. Excavators, crawler cranes and other equipment produced by the Chinese company Sany Group were well received. On the first day of the exhibition, orders and intended orders exceeded 100 million yuan.

After achieving the best operating performance in history last year, Sany Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of the group, also continued its rapid growth momentum in the first quarter of this year. Regarding the new look of the company, Chairman Liang Wengen said that it is inseparable from the support of national policies and the company's years of exploration and accumulation of intelligence.

Liu Wei, chairman of Guangzhou Jiadu Group Co., Ltd., said that Jiadu is engaged in artificial intelligence and has business dealings with more than 200 companies. Since the beginning of this year, everyone has clearly felt the new changes, and investment confidence and willingness are increasing.

During the survey, many companies talked about new changes: the effects of the country's policies to support private enterprises, reduce taxes and fees, optimize the business environment, and promote regional economic integration are showing; new industrial technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and industrial Internet have entered a new round of explosive growth, bringing new opportunities; the opening up of the manufacturing industry is accelerating, driving domestic companies to break through high-end manufacturing...

Due to the combination of various factors, corporate confidence is improving.

Zhang Guangming, vice president of Zhuhai Intelligent Manufacturing Federation, said that in the first quarter, Zhuhai's intelligent manufacturing industry has grown steadily. This is not only because the industry itself is in a boom period, but also because of the policy dividends of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, especially the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, which makes it more convenient for mainland and Hong Kong and Macao enterprises to communicate, bringing many new investment opportunities.

Macro data confirms the improvement in corporate confidence. In March, China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) returned to the expansion range after being below the critical point for three consecutive months, rising to 50.5%, and both the production index and new order index rose to a six-month high.

Transformation presents new trends

The transformation of the manufacturing industry has been ongoing in recent years. The survey found that the interaction between the transformation of the manufacturing industry and the upgrading of the service industry, as well as the acceleration of "Internet +", is becoming increasingly stronger, showing three trends:

Melt

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. was once a representative of the traditional engineering machinery manufacturing field, but has now transformed into an enterprise integrating manufacturing and services.

Fu Ling, chief engineer of Zoomlion, introduced that with the advancement of the company's intelligent manufacturing and informatization, the company has created a series of industrial Internet in vertical fields such as smart management, smart leasing, and smart sharing, providing downstream customers with value-added services such as equipment safety, asset revitalization, and commercial insurance.

The integration of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries is accelerating, the business models of manufacturing companies are changing, and services can be used to enhance value in every link, including R&D, design, and manufacturing.

Fission

Water-based paint is a new type of building material that uses water as a diluent. Compared with oil paint, it has the characteristics of energy saving, environmental protection, ultra-low emissions, low carbon and health, and has broad market prospects.

As an enterprise transformed from the industrial trade field, in the first quarter of this year, Hebei Chenyang Group's water-based paint products continued the trend of doubling sales in recent years, and the newly built intelligent production line also began trial production, which enhanced Chenyang's advantages in the field of high-end industrial water-based paints.

In recent years, new industries such as innovation, green, and sharing have continued to emerge within the manufacturing industry; new products and new processes have continued to emerge within industries and enterprises; market segmentation is accelerating, which has become an important source for the manufacturing industry to release its endogenous driving force.

fusion--

With the deepening implementation of the Yangtze River Delta integration strategy, some industries are gathering. For example, the aviation industry has formed a Yangtze River Delta aviation industry cluster with Shanghai as the center and Zhenjiang, Jiaxing, Danyang and other places as the support.

In the Pearl River Delta, the east bank of the Pearl River is building a high-end electronic information manufacturing industry belt, and the west bank is building an advanced equipment manufacturing industry belt.

The role of industrial agglomeration in reducing the overall cost of manufacturing and enhancing innovation capabilities is becoming apparent.

Take the initiative to seize opportunities

It can be said that the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry is a hurdle, a process of survival of the fittest and the establishment of the new. At present, the most talked about thing among entrepreneurs is "to innovate!"

Use innovation to flexibly respond to market changes——

Products such as gypsum board composite wall products developed and manufactured by BNBM allow walls to be directly "assembled" instead of "built", and are green and environmentally friendly.

Although the upstream residential construction market is not in a boom cycle, BNBM is expanding its future through innovation. "We will further provide new supply and create new demand; further explore the renovation market and expand the international market; and further transform from a single product manufacturer to a green building solution provider," said Wang Bing, chairman of BNBM.

At present, changes in the internal and external environment are also a test of the strength and resilience of enterprises. Once they cross the threshold of high-quality development, the road will become wider and wider. In manufacturing enterprises, regardless of size, the sense of urgency for innovation is getting stronger and stronger, and they are also looking for their own path to innovation.

Use innovation to master core technologies——

"We are now developing the fourth generation of hydrogen-powered vehicles to further reduce costs, extend the life of the fuel cell system, and improve environmental adaptability." Qin Zhidong, vice president of Beijing Foton Ouhui Bus Branch, said that by mastering the core technology, we will also master the initiative in the future.

Although some companies have difficulties in financing, cost, talent, etc., it is increasingly becoming a consensus to improve "internal strength". More and more companies are not only concerned with "what the market wants" and "what I can do", but also with "what I can do that others can't do", which also makes the future of China's manufacturing industry promising.