Research and Markets: China Concrete Machinery Industry Report, 2008-2009 - Order Now

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3d8690/china_concrete_mac) has
announced the addition of the "China Concrete Machinery Industry Report,
2008-2009" report to their offering.

Concrete machinery refers to the equipment applied in modern concrete mechanical
engineering for production, transportation, and concrete paving, etc., including
concrete mixers, concrete mixing plants, concrete pumps, concrete mixing trucks,
concrete jets, concrete vibrators, and steel processing machinery. The general
concept of concrete machinery means "one plant, three vehicles ", namely the
concrete mixing plant, concrete mixer truck, concrete pump and concrete pumping
vehicle. Concrete machinery is in great demand for infrastructure, widely used
in industrial and civil construction, national defense construction and other
projects. After decades of development, concrete machinery has become a key part
of engineering machinery in China, with considerable production capacity and
accounting for 6% of the whole construction machinery industry.

Even faced with global economic slowdown in 2008, Chinese concrete machinery
exports still maintained good growth. In 2008, 2,149 concrete pumps were
exported, valuing at US$102.92 million. In quantity, the export increased 13.5%;
but in capital, the export decreased 24.1%; the average export prices rose
somewhat. Only 3,263 concrete mixers were exported, up 21.9% from 2007; the
export valued US$ 188.42 million, 37.4% up over 2007, maintaining continuous
increase.

Currently, in the Chinese concrete machinery industry, there are more than 200
enterprises, producing diversified products. China has the leading status in the
production of concrete pumps. In 2007, SANY Heavy Industry Co., Ltd participated
in the construction of Shanghai World Financial Center. At the end of Dec 2008,
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. transferred
super viscous C100 high-performance concrete pumps to the Guangzhou
International Financial Center (West Tower) meters by super high-pressure
concrete pump. In 2008, SANY successfully manufactured a 72-meter pump, the
highest pump in the world.

In addition to the conventional specifications of 32m, 37m, 42m, 45m, 48m, 52m
and 56m, SANY also produces the products of 38m and 40m. In January, 2007, SANY
produced the super long-arm pump (66m). However, the main specifications of SANY
are 37m, 45m, 48 and 56m. The specifications of Zoomlion's pumps ranges from 37m
to 56m, but the specifications applied most widely are 37m, 44m and 47m.
Putzmeister Shanghai factory produces such key models as 36m, 38m, 42m and 46m.
The mainstream models of Shanghai Hold Machinery Co., Ltd. are 22m, 37m, 40m,
43m and 47m. It is worth mentioning that the short-arm pumps with length of
below 27m only include the 25m one produced by SANY and 22m one by Shanghai Hold
Machinery. The current sale of short-arm pumps account for less than 2% of that
of the overall pumps, but the cost of short-arm pumps is low, which benefits the
construction of buildings in dense urban areas, so the development of short-arm
pumps is promising.

Concrete machinery is technology-intensive, capital-intensive and
personnel-intensive, so it is difficult to enter the field. The main barriers
for entering the concrete machinery industry lie in technical capabilities,
qualifications, financial strength and customer service. Concrete trucks,
concrete pumps and vehicle pumps are modified automobiles, which are subject to
the industrial policies of China. The manufacturers must be qualified for the
production of civil converted vehicles, and they must complete test reports and
apply for a bulletin catalog to the government before marketing each vehicle. In
general, the application period is long lasting.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Overview of Concrete Machinery Industry

2. Development of International Concrete Machinery Industry

3. Development of Chinese Concrete Machinery Industry

4. Market Supply and Demand

5. Market and Major Enterprises

6. Chinese Concrete Machinery Industry Outlook

Companies Mentioned:

* PUTMEISTER
* SCHWING
* Japan Ishikawajima
* SANY
* Zoomlion
* Shanghai Hold Machinery
* Anhui CAMC
* Fangyuan Group
* XCMG
* Foton Heavy Machinery
* Shandong Hongda
* NFLG
* Xinyu Construction Machinery
* Xuzhou Liebherr

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