On April 11, the State Information Office held a regular briefing on the policy of The State Council, and relevant officials of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Market Regulation attended the briefing, introducing the relevant situation of the Action Plan to promote large-scale equipment renewal and replace old consumer goods with new ones, and answering reporters’ questions. Shan Zhongde, a member of the Party Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, answered questions from reporters on the promotion of large-scale equipment renewal in the industrial field, the promotion of digital intelligent equipment renewal and technological transformation. The following is a transcript of the answer.

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21st Century Business Herald: In recent years, the scale of equipment investment in the national industrial field accounts for a large proportion of the overall scale of equipment investment, may I ask what specific measures will be taken to promote large-scale equipment renewal in the industrial field? thank you.

Shan Zhongde, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology: Thank you for your question. Promoting large-scale equipment renewal and replacing old consumer goods with new ones is a major deployment made by the Party Central Committee and The State Council focusing on the overall situation of high-quality development. Promoting equipment renewal and technological transformation in the industrial field is conducive to expanding effective investment and increasing the proportion of advanced production capacity, which will benefit both the current and long-term. In 2023, the scale of equipment investment in the national industrial field reached 4.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.7%, accounting for more than 70% of the whole society’s equipment investment, and there is a large space for equipment renewal and full potential.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology earnestly implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and The State Council, and jointly issued the “Implementation Plan for Promoting Equipment Renewal in the Industrial Field” with six departments. We will focus on promoting new industrialization, take large-scale equipment upgrading as the starting point, implement manufacturing technology transformation and upgrading projects, focus on digital transformation and green upgrading, adhere to market-oriented promotion, standardization leadership, software and hardware integration update, and promote high-end, intelligent and green development of manufacturing. By 2027, we will strive to achieve an increase of more than 25% in the scale of equipment investment in the industrial field compared with 2023.

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In the next step, we will focus on key industries such as petrochemicals, steel, nonferrous metals, building materials, machinery, automobiles, light industry, textiles, and electronics, and carry out four major actions to update advanced equipment, digital transformation, promote green equipment, and improve safety levels, and comprehensively promote equipment update and technological transformation. First, we will update advanced equipment. We will accelerate the replacement of outdated and inefficient equipment such as machine tools that have been in service for more than 10 years in the industrial, agricultural and construction machinery industries. For aviation, photovoltaic, power battery and other industries, to the international advanced level, update a number of high-tech, high efficiency, high reliability of advanced equipment; A number of test and inspection equipment will be updated and upgraded around weak links such as research and development design, pilot test verification, inspection and testing. Second, implement digital transformation SST-PB3-PMU-2
actions. We will promote the application of intelligent manufacturing equipment such as industrial robots and intelligent logistics, and build a number of smart factories. We will strengthen the construction of digital infrastructure, and accelerate the large-scale deployment of industrial Internet, gigabit optical networks, and computing power centers. Third, we will promote green equipment. We will promote key energy-using industries and sectors such as petrochemicals, steel, nonferrous metals, and building materials, and promote the use of green equipment for energy conservation, water conservation, and environmental protection. Promote the upgrading of key energy-using equipment such as motors, transformers, boilers and pumps; Industrial solid waste treatment equipment and facilities will be upgraded. Fourth, we will take actions to raise the level of safety in nature. Promote the application of a number of advanced applicable safety equipment, accelerate the comprehensive technical transformation of old petrochemical and chemical equipment, promote the “mechanical replacement, automatic reduction, robot replacement” in the civil explosive industry, and strengthen the upgrading and configuration of equipment in the field of safety emergency and fire protection.

At the same time, we will work with relevant departments to implement central investment, tax incentives, special re-lending and other support policies, increase fiscal, tax and financial support, strengthen standard guidance, strengthen factor guarantee, and establish a collaborative working mechanism, accelerate the implementation of industrial equipment upgrading, and promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. It will provide a solid foundation for accelerating new industrialization, developing new quality productivity, promoting the industrialization of scientific and technological innovation achievements, and building a modern industrial system supported by advanced manufacturing.