Industrial transformation and upgrading plan issued mechanical transformation and upgrade proposal

The “Industrial Transformation and Upgrading Planning (2011-2015)” issued by the State Council on December 30, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the “Planning”) is an important measure to further adjust and optimize the economic structure and promote industrial transformation and upgrading. The "Plan" put forward the main objectives of industrial transformation and upgrading by 2015, strategic development concepts such as development orientation and upgrade path of key industries, and will accelerate the transformation of China's industrial development mode, promote the healthy and sustainable development of industry, and realize the realization of China's industry from large to strong. It is of great significance. Needless to say, the "Planning" plays an important role in promoting the development and transformation of China's machinery industry. In view of this, the author proposes the following three suggestions on the transformation and upgrading of the machinery industry:

The first is to seek development focus from imported machinery products.

In the past two years, the import of China's machinery industry has grown at a rapid rate, and the import scale has repeatedly hit a record high. The large number of imports of machinery products, on the one hand, has created conditions for China to adjust its economic structure and improve the level of its equipment and technology. It has also strengthened the strength for China’s economic development; on the other hand, it has also brought tremendous pressure on the domestic machinery industry. Domestic enterprises must seize opportunities to meet Challenges, improve independent innovation capabilities.

Imported products are the actual needs of users, and also highlight the gap between domestic products and imported products. According to customs statistics, mechanical products with high imports or high technological content in the past two years mainly include: high-horse power tractors, key equipment for 1 million tons of ethylene, metal rolling mills and their key components, key parts of construction machinery and excavators, Distributed control system, key precision testing equipment, some plastic machinery, high-end printing machinery, high-grade CNC machine tools (especially machining centers, CNC horizontal lathes, laser processing machine tools), numerical control devices and key functional components, welding, painting and other industrial robots Key components of power generation equipment (especially steam turbines) such as supercritical, ultra-supercritical and circulating fluidized beds, key components of millions of kilowatts of nuclear power equipment, key equipment of smart grids, high-performance hydraulic and pneumatic components, and high-speed Basic components such as precision bearings, high-speed precision gears and variable frequency speed control devices, energy-saving and new energy vehicles, light off-road vehicles, key auto parts, gasoline and diesel engines and their key components.

It is necessary to carefully analyze the imported products, select products with high import volume and high technical content, and consider factors such as user individuation and specialization requirements, and proceed from the conditions of the enterprise, develop the research, innovate, and gradually form independent Intellectual property, speed up development.

The second is to improve product quality, create brands, reduce production costs, and enhance the competitiveness of enterprises.

For mechanical products with large quantities and stable market demands, efforts should be made to improve product quality and reliability. Product technical standards should be brought close to international technical standards or international advanced technical standards, and new varieties adapted to user needs should be continuously developed to create brands. And strengthen management, reduce production costs, improve economic efficiency, and improve the overall competitiveness of enterprises.

At present, we must pay attention to the machinery products imported from China's Taiwan region with reduced taxes. In accordance with the "Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement": (ie, ECFA, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement"), the year 2012 will enter the second year of implementation of the "Agreement". From January 1, 2012, the Chinese mainland will import machinery from Taiwan, China. There are nearly one hundred kinds of products with greatly reduced import tariffs, including mostly machine tools, such as CNC horizontal lathes, CNC surface grinders, mechanical presses, various tools for metal or non-metal processing, and accessories for forming and processing machines. For example, CNC horizontal lathes currently have a 9.7% import duty on the mainland. According to the “Agreement”, zero-tariff preferences are granted for imports from China’s Taiwan, which brings difficulties and competitive pressures to mainland-related companies. It is suggested that relevant companies in the mainland should continuously improve product quality, strengthen management, reduce production costs, and participate in competition with a positive attitude.

The third is to implement the "going out" strategy and increase international business operations.

According to the UNCTAD, the total amount of China’s foreign investment has risen from the 12th in the world in 2008 to the 5th in 2010 (an investment amount of USD 68.81 billion). According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the world's top four accounting firms, there were 207 overseas M&A deals in mainland China in 2011, amounting to 42.9 billion U.S. dollars. It is expected that double-digit growth will continue in 2012. China has entered a phase of rapid growth in overseas investment. At present, relevant state departments are formulating relevant laws and regulations to promote the ease of overseas investment.

In recent years, some of China's qualified companies have achieved practical results in carrying out international operations, and some have or are gradually establishing global sales service outlets and regional marketing centers, creating very good conditions for further expanding exports. What is worthy of mentioning is that some powerful companies have acquired achievements in mergers and acquisitions of well-known and technologically advanced enterprises abroad. For example, a machine tool in Beijing acquires the internationally renowned German Valdreich Copco, Geely Automobile merged the well-known Volvo car, and Sany Heavy Industry in January 2012 acquired Putzmeister, a well-known German construction machinery company. Concrete machinery) etc. It is necessary to encourage more qualified machinery enterprises to “go global” to invest in factories and factories, or to enter into joint ventures or cooperation with local enterprises, or to selectively acquire overseas advanced manufacturing technologies.

Judging from the current situation, if an M&A enterprise and a domestic enterprise produce similar products with similar technology levels, it can reasonably adjust the production and distribution of parts and components, form an industrial chain, and increase the production volume of parts and components to reduce costs and increase competitiveness. Such as mergers and acquisitions enterprise product manufacturing technology is advanced, we must aim at the relevant regulations of different countries, take flexible and effective measures, and create conditions for the gradual transfer of advanced technology to domestic companies to produce products, in order to promote the adjustment of China's corporate product structure, accelerate the transformation and upgrading .