On July 27th, 2022, Shandong-Hunan Construction Machinery Industry Chain Development Cooperation and Exchange Conference was held in Jinan, Shandong Province. At the conference, CICEE 2023 was introduced to enterprises in the construction machinery industry of Shandong in a comprehensive way.

Picture of the conference site

This conference is jointly guided by the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong Province and the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Hunan, and sponsored by Shandong Equipment Manufacturing More than 100 well-known construction machinery industry associations and production enterprises from Shandong and Hunan provinces have attended the conference, including Industry Association and Changsha Construction Machinery Industry Association. China Machinery Industry Federation, China Construction Machinery Society, Changsha Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Changsha Exhibition Management Office, Changsha Construction Machinery Industry Chain Office, Changsha Advanced Rail Transit Equipment Industry Chain Office, Hunan Guozhong Zhilian Construction Machinery Research Institute, Linyi Entrepreneur Association, Jining Machinery Industry Association, Weihai Equipment Manufacturing Association, Yantai Equipment Manufacturing Association, Dezhou Equipment Manufacturing Association, Sany Heavy Industry, Zoomlion, Sunard Intelligent, Shantui, Weichai Lovol, SDLG, Weichai Power, Doosan(China), Sinoboom, and others. They exchanged the latest technology and innovative ideas for the development of the industry, and joined hands to share the mission of building a stronger country and establishing an international stage embracing open cooperation.

Shandong is one of the leading provinces in construction machinery and equipment manufacturing. A large number of leading players in the construction machinery enterprises based in Shandong, such as Weichai, Lingong, Shantui, Lovol, and Doosan (China) have been cooperating with CICEE for a long time. The first two CICEEs have seen the participation of more than 10 associations and more than 130 well-known enterprises from Shandong Province. CICEE represents a platform for the industry in the two provinces to exchange. It is also a bridge between the two provinces, strengthening their friendship.

Picture of Liao Tingqiu, the second-level inspector of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Hunan Province.

Liao Tingqiu, the second-level inspector of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Hunan Province, said at the meeting: "CICEE 2023 will be held in Changsha on May 12th, 2023. With this exhibition, Hunan will set up a platform for the demonstration and exchange of new products, new technologies, and new methods for the global construction machinery industry. In this way, the cooperation and exchange among enterprises in the upper, middle, and lower reaches of the industrial chain, and among sectors of politics, manufacturing, universities, research, and applications can be further expanded. Here, I sincerely invite construction machinery enterprises in Shandong to come to Changsha, for joining the grand event, for sharing development opportunities, and for mutual benefits.

Picture of Zhang Kelin, executive vice president of the China Machinery Industry Federation and deputy director of the CICEE Organizing Committee.

Zhang Kelin, executive vice president of the China Machinery Industry Federation and deputy director of the Organizing Committee of CICEE, gave a speech at the promotion meeting: facing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the decline of the construction machinery industry, CICEE still has managed to become the fifth grand event for the global construction machinery industry, which boasts an exhibition area exceeding 300,000 ㎡, because of its safety, splendor, and effectiveness. The quality of the exhibition has been continuously improved, and all indicators have reached new heights, which has boosted the innovation and development of the industry in an all-around way, highlighting the exhibition's mission and initiative. CICEE 2023 will be, a better exhibition than its predecessors, rendering it more international and more influential. China Machinery Industry Federation will continue to give full play to the organizational advantages of comprehensive coordination, and strengthen friendly ties with enterprises and organizations at home and abroad. It adheres to taking new technologies, new achievements, and new products such as "intelligence, digitalization and new energy" as the essence of the exhibition, striving to demonstrate new breakthroughs, new progress, and new achievements made by exhibitors in serving the Chinese market and international markets such as markets along the Belt and Road Initiative. In Changsha, everyone will fully appreciate the new opportunities, new energy, and new development brought by China's strong economic resilience, profound potential, promising future, and steady growth.

Picture of Gao Haitao, Executive Secretary of the CICEE Organizing Committee

"Choosing Changsha and achieving win-win results. It is the right time to seize the exciting opportunity. I hope that entrepreneurs and friends in Shandong will take this exhibition as a chance to discover business opportunities, identify projects and gain growth momentum." Gao Haitao, Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee of CICEE, sent a sincere invitation to Shandong. He pointed out that CICEE 2023 will be held in Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center from May 12th to 15th, 2023, with an exhibition area of 300,000 square meters. It is expected that more than 1,800 enterprises will participate in the exhibition, including more than 30 enterprises among the top 50 construction machinery companies in the world, attracting 300,000 international and domestic person time visits. At the same time, more than 30 industry summit forums, international competitions, and more than 100 business summits will be held. It is a grand event for the global construction machinery industry.

Picture of Jing Shikuan, deputy director of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong Province

Jing Shikuan, deputy director of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong Province, put: “Shandong is a major province of equipment manufacturing, with a wide variety of products. Agricultural machinery, machine components, casting, construction machinery, internal combustion engines, medical equipment, and automobile industries rank among the top in China. From the standpoint of industrial scale, competitiveness, influence, and other aspects, Hunan Province and Shandong Province are leaders in the construction machinery industry, both of which are responsible for safeguarding the security of the supply chain and the industry chain of construction machinery for China. ‘Complementary cooperation, collaborative innovation, and win-win result’ will be the main theme of cooperation between the two provinces in the next stage. Co-hosting the 2022 Shandong-Hunan Construction Machinery Industry Chain Development Cooperation and Exchange Conference represents an important practice to promote the development of the construction machinery industry in Hunan and Shandong provinces, deepen the cooperation among enterprises that constitute the industrial chain in the two provinces, open up a new horizon for collaborative innovations of these enterprises in the two provinces, and take the lead in the development of the construction machinery industry in China. "

Picture of Zhang Biao, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the CICEE Organizing Committee.

"We hold this Promotion Conference in Shandong to attract more high-quality enterprises in the Shandong construction machinery industry to Changsha to participate in the exhibition. And at the same time, we also want to learn more high-quality experience for development from Shandong to build a world-class construction machinery exhibition." Zhang Biao, executive deputy secretary-general of the CICEE Organizing Committee, said.

This exchange conference has caught wide attention of machine manufacturers and their supply chain companies in Shandong Province. During the conference, a number of attending enterprises have made further consultations concerning the detailed information about CICEE 2023, the advantageous projects it has to offer, and the supportive policies they can enjoy. They agreed that CICEE has a targeted purpose, a promising future, and is able to provide a broad platform for cooperation. It is a promising land to achieve win-win cooperation for the global construction machinery industry.

With a lofty vision of making CICEE internationally famous, our determination will dwarf all hardship and obstacles. Besides four promotion conferences in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Changsha, and Jinan, the Organizing Committee of CICEE will organize other brand promotion activities in ten places, such as Munich, Malaysia, Macau, Jiangsu, and Beijing, for the purpose of increasing the exhibition’s awareness among thousands of enterprises all over the world.