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18 October 2016

bauma China: Optimistic prospects

The eighth edition of bauma China will be taking place in Shanghai from November 22 to 25 this year. Among other things the international trade fair is a focal point for new products.

Photo: bauma China/Messe Mu?nchen GmbHPhoto: bauma China/Messe Mu?nchen GmbH
In 2014 Bauma China had a strong international participation with 191,000 visitors from 149 countries and 3,104 exhibitors from 41 countries.
bauma China 2016 will show what’s currently in demand in the construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment fields. Notwithstanding the unfavorable auguries, the figures for bauma China 2016 are looking positive: More than 2,810 exhibitors have already registered. The trade fair will again occupy the entire SNIEC site, namely a total of 300,000 square meters. An overview of the companies that will be attending this year is available online in the exhibitor database at www.bauma-china.com/exhibitor-directory.html

Slight upward trend for asphalt pavers

Whereas machinery sales in China in almost all construction machinery product sectors were significantly down, Off-Highway Research identified a slight year-on-year increase in asphalt pavers of four percent. The reason for this is the persistently high investment by the People’s Republic in infrastructure development. For example, in 2015 alone 11,000 kilometers of new highways were built.

Stable figures for compact loaders

According to Off-Highway Research, compact loaders also proved to be very stable with only a minor drop in sales. Generally, the British analysts see good long term prospects for smaller, more technically sophisticated machines. The backdrop to this is the increasing environmental awareness in China on the one hand and on the other the imperative of solving new tasks in the technically most optimal way possible. Building maintenance is one of the country’s comparatively new challenges. For example, the 13th Five Year Plan (2016 to 2020) envisages the renovation or construction of 20 million residential units in urban areas.

Funding programs for sponge cities

Yet another idea for upgrading the infrastructure of smaller and medium sized Chinese cities in particular is the recently propagated concept of “sponge cities”. As reported by GTAI, communities threatened by water shortages or flooding are to become so-called “sponges” in which 70 percent of the rainwater is to be captured by modern sewage systems and reused. A funding program set up by the Chinese central government in autumn 2015 is providing the pilot projects with around 5.9 billion RMB, or around 792 million euros, of support for the period 2016 to 2018.

Forecasts cautiously optimistic

Driven by the development of new applications such as these and by the replacement of obsolete machinery fleets, the Off-Road Research experts consider it possible that the Chinese construction machinery market could return to growth after 2017 - very much grounds for cautious optimism for companies showcasing their products and innovations at bauma China at the end of 2016.

 

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