Mid-year economic observation： speeding up the construction of modern industrial system

In one minute, five new energy vehicles rolled off the assembly line in the Yangtze River Delta region, 110 flexible display screens were produced in Chengdu, and 45 refrigerators, 50 washing machines and 64 air conditioners were manufactured in Hefei. 360 tons of goods are transported to 38 countries via Wuhan Yangluo Port …

At present, China has the largest and most complete manufacturing system in the world. The output of more than 220 industrial products ranks first in the world, and the added value of manufacturing industry ranks first in the world for 13 consecutive years.

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "The modern industrial system is the material and technical foundation of a modern country, so we must focus on the real economy to provide strong material support for achieving the goal of the second century."

All localities and departments have vigorously promoted short-board industries to supplement the chain, advantageous industries to extend the chain, traditional industries to upgrade the chain, and emerging industries to build the chain, and made new progress in the self-controllable, safe, reliable and competitive modern industrial system. In the first half of this year, the added value of China’s industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 3.8% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 0.8 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter. The industrial economy recovered well and continued to improve.

Policy support, a new way to build a modern industrial system

Tianjin Binhai New Area, the "Computing Network and Safe and Trusted Computing Laboratory" was officially unveiled, giving new support to the development of regional digital economy.

Scientific apparatus, a pulsed spallation neutron source, has completed more than 1,000 projects in Songshan Lake Science City, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, helping the research and development of new materials and products such as "super steel" and high-speed rail wheels.

Insist on the real economy, and take a new path in the construction of modern industrial system.

-strengthen policy coordination and form a new synergy in system construction.

Entering Anhui Zhici New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. located in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, the huge equipment continuously spits out nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials as thin as cicadas. The components made of it have excellent performance and are widely used in new energy vehicles, rail transit and other fields.

"All this is thanks to the’ nanny’ service of government departments." Deng Bili, the person in charge of the company, said that Fuyang City not only helped to build factories and solve the demand for employment, but also provided financing guarantees. "The first phase of science and technology loans of 10 million yuan eased the financial pressure of enterprises."

Shanghai optimizes the mechanism of "market-oriented, revealing the list and taking the lead" and makes every effort to fight the tough battle of industrial chain modernization; Guangdong has implemented special actions to strive to increase the proportion of added value of manufacturing industry to more than 35% in 2027; Anhui innovates the financing mechanism of science and technology-based enterprises, and builds a fund jungle of "investing early and investing small in science and technology" … In the first half of the year, China’s industrial investment maintained expansion, with an increase of 8.9% year-on-year; Investment in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech service industries increased by 11.8% and 13.9% respectively, and the industrial development foundation continued to be solid.

-strive to break through the card point and resolutely win the technical battle.

120 inches, 33 million pixels, and 110% ultra-wide color gamut … Recently, Hisense launched the world’s first 8K laser tv, which improved the color expression of smart TV to two to three times that of traditional TV.

"When the 8K laser tv was developed three years ago, there were no solutions for display chips, ultra-short focus lenses and laser light sources." Liu Xianrong, chief scientist of Hisense Laser Display, said that for this reason, Hisense set up an innovation alliance with upstream partners to break through the difficulties one by one, and finally conquered the 8K laser display technology, the technical highland of the laser display industry. In the first half of the year, Hisense Video’s net profit attributable to the parent company is expected to increase by over 72.16% year-on-year.

C919 large passenger plane was put into commercial operation, and the first domestic large cruise ship was successfully docked … In the first half of the year, all walks of life made great efforts to tackle key technical problems in key areas and key links, and related production grew at a high speed. The added value of semiconductor device special equipment manufacturing, electronic components and electromechanical equipment manufacturing increased by 30.9% and 46.5% respectively.

-building first-class enterprises and cultivating the main force of the industrial system.

In the scorching sun, the construction is in full swing. I came to the site of the sixth generation new semiconductor display device production line of BOE in Beijing Economic Development Zone and the construction was in full swing. With a total investment of 29 billion yuan, this new line is expected to be mass-produced in 2025, which will promote the leap-forward development of low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) display technology in China.

"Since its establishment 30 years ago, BOE has led China’s display industry to achieve a breakthrough from 0 to 1. In 2022, 1,884 patents were applied, ranking among the top ten in the world for PCT international patents for the seventh consecutive year. " Chen Yanshun, chairman of BOE, said that this year, BOE launched a number of new world-first technology products, such as a 17-inch curly notebook and a 16K ultra-high definition 110-inch display. According to data from market research institutions, in the first half of the year, BOE’s shipments continued to rank first in the world in the overall LCD display field and five sub-application fields.

First-class enterprises are the key forces leading industrial development and technological innovation. In 2022, China’s industrial enterprises above designated size reached 450,000, an increase of more than 30% compared with 2012. Leading backbone enterprises were "indomitable", specialized in small and medium-sized enterprises "overwhelming", and a number of "singles champions" and "supporting experts" stood out. In the first half of the year, the operating income and profit growth of China’s specialized and special new enterprises were higher than those of the regulated industrial enterprises.

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that the next step will be to carry out the gradient cultivation project of high-quality enterprises in depth, support enterprises to become stronger and better, and build a number of world-class enterprises with "excellent products, outstanding brands, leading innovation and modern governance".

Grow sturdily and develop a new face in the construction of modern industrial system.

On the bank of Haihe River, the World Economic Forum released a new list of "lighthouse factories", and the number of "lighthouse factories" in China increased to 50, ranking first in the world;

In Lingnan, with a pure electric vehicle slowly driving off the production line, the cumulative production of new energy vehicles in China has exceeded 20 million.

China’s industrial structure optimization and upgrading has continued to advance, with a solid pace, and new progress has been made in intelligence, greening and integration.

-Intelligent upgrading to seize the strategic commanding heights of the global industrial system.

The intelligent system automatically judges the tightening results of 408 bolts and realizes the data traceability of one vehicle and one gear; 200 customized new cars have been tested and marketed before they go off the assembly line … Entering the assembly workshop of Warrior Science and Technology Smart Industrial Park in caidian district, Hubei, Warrior 917 pure electric off-road vehicles with different configurations and colors are being assembled.

"The smart factory will be officially put into production next month, which can achieve 100% customized production." Cao Dongjie, general manager of Warriors Automotive Technology Co., said that digital technology has opened up five orders: users, scheduling, parts, delivery and warehousing, and improved the logistics efficiency of the supply chain by 30%. Order users can not only see the spare parts stocking and production status of their vehicles on the mobile phone client, but also change the body color online.

Factory workshops and mine sites have accelerated from "manufacturing" to "intelligent manufacturing", and the development of intelligent manufacturing in China has entered a new stage of promoting and deepening the application of the system of "from point to surface and chain to circle". Up to now, the numerical control rate of key processes and the popularization rate of digital R&D design tools in industrial enterprises in China have reached 60.1% and 78.3% respectively, and nearly 8,000 digital workshops and intelligent factories have been built, of which more than 2,500 have reached the level of intelligent manufacturing capability maturity above Grade 2, and 209 have become international advanced intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories. The product development cycle of these demonstration factories has been shortened by 20.7% on average, and the production efficiency has been improved by 34.8% on average.

-green transformation, and strive to achieve green and low-carbon circular development.

100% green electricity production! In February this year, China Jushi built a zero-carbon intelligent manufacturing base in Lianshui County, Huai ‘an, Jiangsu Province, with an annual output of 400,000 tons of high-performance glass fiber.

"The company has laid photovoltaic panels on the roof, and the annual green electricity can be used by 53,000 households for one year." Shen Guoming, general manager of China Jushi Investment Strategy Department, said that as a national "green factory", the company implements the concept of zero-carbon development in the whole life cycle, with the recycling rate of water resources reaching 98% and the waste gas emission treatment efficiency of about 100%.

At present, China has built 45 national advanced manufacturing clusters in the fields of new generation information technology, high-end equipment, new materials and new energy, with the total output value of leading industries reaching 20 trillion yuan.

The green transformation of industrial economy has achieved remarkable results. In the first half of the year, the cumulative output of photovoltaic cells and lithium-ion power cells increased by 54.5% and 46.4% respectively. In the first five months, 115,000 tons of waste power batteries were recycled.

-Integrated development, focusing on improving the overall efficiency of the industrial system.

In Liangjiang New District, Chongqing, a 7-storey mechanical three-dimensional parking building with 1000 parking spaces is about to rise. Driving into any of the 12 garage entrances and exits, the mechanical three-dimensional parking system will help complete the vehicle storage.

"We have become a professional mechanical three-dimensional parking equipment system solution integration enterprise integrating R&D, manufacturing, installation and after-sales service." Gu Xiaofeng, deputy general manager of Xizi Intelligent Parking, said that the company’s self-developed "AOS" Hawkeye system and other remote maintenance and technical support systems further strengthened its digital service capabilities.

Service-oriented manufacturing is an important field of industrial integration development. In the first half of the year, service-oriented manufacturing showed a strong development momentum, innovative models emerged constantly, and service revenue of service-oriented manufacturing demonstration enterprises continued to climb.

Take multiple measures at the same time and relay the construction of modern industrial system.

Accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system is a complex and arduous long-term systematic project, which cannot be accomplished overnight. It requires systematic policy and long-term efforts, drawing a blueprint to the end and doing it one after another.

-exert its strength and integrity, enhance its supporting capabilities, and maintain the advantages of a complete industrial system.

In Fujian Ningde Power Battery Cluster, there are projects from materials, processes, equipment, batteries, modules, battery packs, battery management systems and other links, realizing the technical layout of the whole industry chain.

At present, the 70,000-ton lithium ion battery cathode material project of Ningde Xiamen Tungsten New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. is under construction. "After the project is put into production next year, it will produce high-nickel ternary materials comparable to the world’s advanced level to help research and development of new power batteries." Wu Hailang, manager of enterprise management department, said.

Relying on the power battery industry system with the most complete and largest industrial chain in the world, in the first half of the year, the cumulative output of power batteries in China reached 293.6 GWh, up 36.8% year-on-year; The cumulative loading capacity was 152.1 GWh, up 38.1% year-on-year; The cumulative export reached 56.7 GWh.

"We must give full play to the advantages of ultra-large-scale market and ultra-large depth space, maintain and develop a complete industrial system, transform and upgrade traditional industries, consolidate and extend advantageous industries, cultivate and expand emerging industries, lay out future industries in a forward-looking way, guide the rational and orderly gradient transfer of industries, and enhance the rootedness of manufacturing." The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said.

-attack the advanced nature, gather global innovation elements efficiently, and independently expand new industrial tracks.

On June 15th, the "Ningdong" hydrogen-powered locomotive rolled off the assembly line in Datong, Shanxi, which is the hydrogen-powered locomotive with the largest installed power of hydrogen fuel cells in the world. The locomotive is equipped with 800 kW hydrogen fuel cell system and 270 kg hydrogen storage capacity, which can last for 190 hours at a time of hydrogenation.

"In the context of global’ double carbon’, the clean and low-carbon transformation of old diesel locomotives powered by diesel is on the way." Liang Zhenzhong, deputy general manager and chief engineer of CRRC Datong Company, said that CRRC has laid out hydrogen energy ahead of schedule, set up a technical cooperation alliance and do a good job in the research and development of hydrogen-powered locomotives.

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that to enhance the advanced nature, it is necessary to conform to the new round of scientific and technological revolution and the major trend of industrial transformation, improve the industrial scientific and technological innovation system, vigorously develop intelligent manufacturing and green manufacturing, continuously expand the supply of high-quality products and services, and enhance the core competitiveness of the industry.

-ensuring safety, realizing independent control of important industrial chains and ensuring smooth circulation of the national economy.

On April 2nd, the shield machine "China Railway No.1206" equipped with the domestic main bearing successfully completed the tunneling task of Beijing Metro Line 17, which once again verified the stability and reliability of the domestic main bearing.

The main bearing is called the "heart" of the shield machine, which bears the main load during the operation of the shield machine and is the key component of the cutterhead drive system. "We have taken the lead in completing the technical research of the 6-meter-class main bearing, and are carrying out the technical reserve of the 8-meter-class main bearing, and strive to get through the’ last mile’ of the full localization of the shield machine." The person in charge of China Railway Equipment said.

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that it is necessary to adhere to the bottom line thinking, make up short boards, forge long boards, and strengthen the foundation to ensure the safe, stable and smooth supply chain of the industrial chain. (Reporter Wang Zheng, Li Xinping, Virginia Lieu)