Machinery and Equipment Market in China

PricewaterhouseCoopers --- This is the third in a new series of papers by PricewaterhouseCoopers called China Risks and Rewards. The series examines the impact of China on a number of industrial sectors, including an in-depth look at some key issues of particular importance to companies operating in the Chinese marketplace. Having already published papers on the Chinese agrochemicals and bulk and speciality chemicals markets, we shall focus here on the machinery and equipment sector.


China is currently spending more than $6 billion a year on excavators, cranes and other construction equipment to build an infrastructure that is suitable for the twenty-first century. It is investing some $10 billion a year in the development of a national grid, making huge efforts to establish itself as a major maritime power and has embarked on a massive programme to expand its ports, as its share of world trade soars. It also has by far the biggest demand for machine tools, with consumption rising to over $9 billion in 2004. In short, the machinery and equipment sector is now the country’s second largest industry after textiles.

Main contents:

·Market Overview

·Market Potential And Main Players

·The Rewards of Doing Business in China

·The Risks of Doing Business in China