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On January 11, the signing ceremony of the Zhige Smart Home Appliance Industrial Park project was held. The project mainly builds household and commercial air conditioners and other household appliances and their upstream and downstream supporting production basesThe total investment of the project is 2 billion yuan.
February
According to the relevant regulations, 12 categories of products such as refrigerators, washing machines, and televisions that leave and import after November 1, 2019 must carry out the conformity assessment for the restricted use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products, and report the results to the public service platform for the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products (China ROHS).
In February, Suning Tesco held the 2023 annual cooperation meeting with Midea and HisenseThe annual cooperation targets of 24 billion and 10 billion yuan were finalized respectively.
On February 13, the "Opinions of the Communist Party of China on Comprehensively Promoting the Key Work of Rural Revitalization in 2023" pointed out that qualified areas are encouraged to carry out green smart home appliances to the countryside.
March
On March 2, the Argentine Ministry of Economy issued Announcement No. 201 of 2023, making a final ruling on the anti-dumping investigation of vacuum cleaners originating in China, deciding to terminate the investigation and not to take final anti-dumping measures against the products involved. The announcement will take effect from the date of issuance.
On March 6, the Lejing air conditioning intelligent manufacturing base was officially put into operation, and the first heat pump air conditioner in Lejing was also rolled off the assembly line. The manufacturing base covers an area of 250 acres, with a total planned investment of 2.2 billion yuanThe design capacity of household air conditioners can reach a peak of 3 million sets.
On March 14, China Tower signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Gree Electric Appliances. According to the agreement, the two parties will jointly carry out pilot applications of green energy-saving innovative products based on customer needs and actual production needs, and work together to provide innovative solutions for base station air conditioning products.
On March 20, at the Seoul Connectivity Standards Alliance member meeting in South Korea, Midea took the lead in launching the first Matter-connected fan in the alliance - Midea's 2-in-1 purification fan.
On March 28, the TCL Air Conditioning Industry Ecology Conference and the launch of Wuhan Intelligent Manufacturing Base were held in Wuhan, Hubei. TCL Air Conditioner Wuhan Intelligent Manufacturing Base has a total investment of 34200 million,The annual production capacity is 6 million sets.
April
On April 5, the Argentine Ministry of Economy issued Announcement No. 394 of 2023, in response to the Argentine enterprise dreansa.(Formerly the Argentine company Josém.)alladioehijoss.a.) to initiate an anti-dumping sunset review investigation on household dishwashers originating in China and Turkey. The tax code of the Southern Common City of the product involved in the case is 842211.00。During the investigation of the case, the existing anti-dumping measures continued to be effective.
On April 12, Midea's new MIDB plant in Brazil, with an investment of more than 700 million yuan, was officially laid, and it is expected to be completed and put into operation in July 2024. The new plant will have an annual production capacity of 1.3 million unitsIt is Midea's first investment in Baosuo City, covering refrigerators, washing machines and other household appliances. Midea aims to become one of the leading brands in the Brazilian refrigerator industry within four years.
On April 20, Zeng Yande, chief agronomist of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said at a press conference that the next step will be to innovate supply and increase consumption. Improve the circulation system of the rural market, let the products in the city "sink smoothly", let the products in the countryside "go up smoothly", and promote the growth of consumption of durable goods such as household appliances and furniture.
On April 23, the Industry Department of the Development and Reform Commission, the Energy Conservation Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Solid Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment sent personnel to participate in the expert consultation meeting on the "Target Responsibility System Action for Waste Household Appliances of Household Appliance Manufacturers". The comrades of the three departments respectively introduced the measures to encourage household appliance manufacturers to carry out the first-class target responsibility system action and the next step of the work. In the next step, the relevant departments will continue to cooperate closely and give full play to the role of all aspectsEncourage more enterprises to participate in the target responsibility system action of waste household appliancesto promote the high-quality, efficient and green development of related industries.
May
On May 15, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officially issued the first batch of industry standard revision and foreign language project plans in 2023. Including "Heat Pipe Cooling Device for Power Devices of Room Air Conditioner", "Hand Dryer", "Three-phase Electric Heater with Electric Heating Pipe for Household and Similar Purposes", "Air Curtain Machine for Household and Similar Purposes", "Steamed Bun Machine for Household and Similar Purposes", "Wet Hard Floor Cleaning Machine for Household and Similar Purposes", "DC Ventilation Fan for Household and Similar Purposes and Its Speed Regulator", "Automatic Window Cleaning Machine for Household and Similar Purposes", "Automatic Stir-fry Machine for Household and Similar Purposes", "Hinges for Built-in Refrigerators", "Commercial Electric Dishwashers" and other standard formulation plans.
On May 18, the "China Household Appliances Industry 2030 Dual Carbon Action Plan" compiled by the China Household Electrical Appliances Association was officially released. The home appliance industry strives to achieve carbon peak by 2030to lay the foundation for achieving carbon neutrality. For the home appliance industry to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality, it puts forward action suggestions for two time periods: short-term actions (2022-2023) and medium- and long-term actions (2026-2030).
On May 29, the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Commerce issued the "Constructive Plan for Strengthening the Standardization of Consumer Goods", which aims to adapt to the growing demand for high-end, intelligent, healthy and energy-saving household appliances in the consumer market in the field of household appliancesAccelerate the improvement of the quality and safety standard system for household appliances. Improve the standard system of smart home appliances and promote the transformation from a single smart product to a coordinated and linked smart home. Optimize the health function indicators of household appliance product standards. Gradually improve the standard requirements for cleaning and maintenance, service life, installation and maintenance of household appliances.
On May 30, the groundbreaking ceremony of Midea Group's Digital Technology Industrial Park, Midea Group's Innovation Science and Technology Park, and the commissioning ceremony of the second phase of Midea's Kuka Intelligent Manufacturing Science and Technology Park were held in Beijiao Town, Shunde District, Foshan City. Midea Digital Science Park and Midea Innovation and Technology Park plan to invest 10 billion yuan.
On May 30, the National Development and Reform Commission's Department of Environmental Resources held a symposium on energy conservation in some provinces and cities. The meeting emphasized the need to promote energy conservation and carbon reduction in key areas, and implement the upgrading of boilers, motors, transformers, refrigeration, lighting, household appliances and other equipment.
June
On June 9, the Ministry of Commerce and other four departments issued a notice on promoting the consumption of green smart home appliances in 2023, which proposed to support home appliance manufacturers to accelerate the development and promotion of green smart home appliances such as water heaters, range hoods, and microwave ovens with high cost performance, easy operation and excellent quality according to the characteristics of the rural market and consumer demand. Promote green smart home appliances to the countryside and further tap the consumption potential of the rural market.
On June 13, in Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Internet Industrial Park, the home appliance air conditioning department of Xiaomi Group officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Panasonic air conditioner. The two parties will establish resource sharing in the research and development, production and manufacturing of air conditioning products.
July
On July 13, 2023, the Ministry of Economy of Argentina issued Announcement No. 978 of 2023, making the final ruling of the second anti-dumping sunset review on electric fans originating in China, and decided to maintain the anti-dumping measures determined by the former Ministry of Production of Argentina in Announcement No. 701 of 2017Continue to impose 164% anti-dumping duties on the products involvedThe products involved in the case are desktop, wall-mounted and turbine fans with built-in motors, involving the tax number of MERCOSUR51.90 and 841459.90 products. The announcement takes effect from the date of issuance and is valid for 5 years.
On July 18, 13 departments, including the Ministry of Commerce, issued a notice on several measures to promote household consumption. It is mentioned thatEncourage qualified areas to support residents to purchase green household appliances and other products. Support enterprises to increase the research and development of products such as household appliances for the elderly. Encourage domestic enterprises and home appliance service enterprises to enter the community and expand the repair and maintenance of household appliances. Encourage qualified areas to carry out household appliances, furniture and home decoration to the countryside, and support rural residents to purchase green smart home products and carry out home decoration according to local conditions.
On July 20, 2023, the Ministry of Turkey** issued Announcement No. 21 2023, stating that the anti-dumping duties on storage electric water heaters originating in China, Italy and Serbia will expire on April 12, 2024, and interested parties can file an application for sunset review. The Turkish tax number of the product in question is 851610.80.00.19。
On July 21, seven departments including the state issued the "Several Measures to Promote the Consumption of Electronic Products", which was proposedContinue to promote home appliances to the countryside, and areas with conditions can provide appropriate subsidies for green and smart home appliances to the countryside and home appliances for new ones, and provide differentiated policy support according to product energy efficiency and water efficiency. Encourage qualified localities to make overall plans to make good use of relevant funds such as regional commercial construction actions according to local conditions, and transform and upgrade the county and township household appliance sales and service network. Encourage the integration of resources from all parties to promote intensive distribution, and gradually reduce the cost of distribution and repair of large household appliances.
On July 21, Li Chao, deputy director of the National Economic and Trade Department, said that the state and relevant departments will increase efforts to encourage qualified localities to make good use of relevant funds such as county-level commercial construction actions according to local conditionsTransform and upgrade the county and township home appliance sales and service networkIn the counties and townships, the smart home appliance exhibition and experience stores are reasonably arranged, and activities such as rural tours are carried out to improve product awareness and penetration.
On July 28, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China issued a notice on the work plan for the steady growth of light industry (2023-2024), which mentioned that the national high-end intelligent household appliances innovation center will be organized to accelerate breakthroughs in key common technologies such as intelligent technology, key components, and new material applications. Actively develop and promote green intelligent household appliances, maternal and infant household appliances, healthy kitchens and bathrooms, intelligent multi-scene lighting systems and other products. Organize activities such as home renovation seasons, and encourage qualified localities to carry out green and smart home appliances to the countryside and trade-in activities.
On July 31, Li Chunlin, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at the press conference that when it comes to the rural consumer market, it is necessary to continue to promote the quality and safety improvement project of rural housing and carry out activities of green products going to the countrysideEncourage and guide qualified areas to provide appropriate subsidies for green and smart home appliances to the countryside, home appliances for new ones, and green building materials consumption.
August
On August 4, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly issued a notice on organizing and carrying out the second batch of target responsibility actions for household appliance manufacturers. On the basis of the first batch of household appliance manufacturers' target responsibility system actions,Encourage more household appliance manufacturers to actively expand channels, innovate methods, optimize storage facilities, smooth transportation networks, strengthen flow management, and improve processing capacity and resource utilization.
On August 11, the CNCA issued the "Green Product Certification Implementation Rules for Kitchen and Bathroom Hardware Products" and "Green Product Certification Implementation Rules for Household Gas Appliances", which are applicable to the green product certification of household gas appliances (including gas stoves, gas ovens, gas ovens, gas oven stoves, gas baking stoves, gas rice cookers, integrated stoves, gas ovens, gas and electricity dual-purpose stoves, gas rapid water heaters, and gas heating water heaters), which will be implemented from August 11.
On August 14, the General Office (Office) of 9 departments including the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice on the "Three-Year Action Plan for County Commerce (2023-2025)". Among them, it is proposed to improve the marketing, maintenance and maintenance network of household appliances, furniture and home decoration. Continue to support green smart home appliances and furniture home improvement to the countrysideImprove the after-sales service network and promote the upgrading of rural bulk commodity consumption.
On August 21, the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the State Administration of Financial Supervision issued guidance on promoting the high-quality development of the commercial credit system. The opinions pointed out that to promote the cooperation between financial institutions and commercial circulation enterprisesReasonably increase consumer credit support for consumers to purchase household appliances and other productsContinuously optimize interest rates and fee levels.
September
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the Action Plan for Stable Growth of the Electronic Information Manufacturing Industry from 2023 to 2024. Among them, it is proposed to study and formulate a new round of policies to support the development of the audio-visual industryAccelerate the cultivation of consumer demand for OLEDTV, MiniLED, 8K, 75-inch and above high-end display products, leading the development of new technology for color TVs and improving profitability.
On September 20, at the HUAWEI CONNECT Conference held in Shanghai, the people of Lianjiang City signed a strategic cooperation agreement with HUAWEI CLOUD to jointly build the Huawei (Lianjiang) Home Appliance Empowerment CenterIt marks the landing of the country's first home appliance empowerment center in Lianjiang.
On September 29, 2023, the Ministry of Economy of Argentina issued Announcement No. 1487 of 2023An affirmative final anti-dumping ruling was made on heaters originating in China, and it was decided to impose a penalty of 4347% anti-dumping duty. The product involved in the case is a liquefied gas tank heater with a power greater than 2,500 kcal-hours and no more than 4,300 kcal-hours without an external ventilation device, involving the tax number 7321 of the Southern Common City81.00. The measures will take effect from the date of publication of the announcement and will be valid for 5 years.
October
On October 23, the State Administration for Market Regulation strengthened the supply of standards for the transformation of household appliances for the elderly. The release and implementation of standards such as home appliances for the elderly and smart home appliance systems for home care and life assistance will guide the transformation and upgrading of home appliances and other related industries and the development of suitable for the elderly, and provide direction and basis for the development of suitable products for the elderly in China under the guidance of standardsPromote the standardized development of the elderly products industry, and provide standardization, help and guidance for enterprises to carry out product development and system designProtect the interests of the majority of elderly consumer groups, improve the quality of life, and make the lives of the elderly better.
November
On November 3rd, the second batch of target responsibility system action declaration work organized by the national government and other three departments has ended, with a total of Haier, Gree, TCL, Midea, Changhong, Hisense, Zhigao, Xinfei 8 companies participated in the action,The total number of waste household appliances declared exceeded 20 million units.
On November 13th,Oaks annual output of 30 million units of air conditioning compressor project signed a contract in Wuhan. Oaks Group plans to cooperate with Panasonic to build an annual output of 30 million air-conditioning compressor projects in the eastern area of Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Zone, and simultaneously build a R&D center, with a total investment of about 5 billion yuan and a total area of about 600 acres.
Hubei has formulated and issued the "Three-year Action Plan for the High-quality Development of the Smart Home Appliance Industry (2023-2025)". The program is proposed,By 2025, the overall operating income of the province's smart home appliance industry chain will strive to exceed 100 billion yuan, strive to create a national smart home appliance industry cluster, and build Hubei into a smart home appliance production, sales, innovation and service center.
On November 30, the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology issued a notice on the "Chongqing Smart Home Industry High-quality Development Action Plan (2023-2027)". Among them, it is proposed to continue to consolidate the advantages of smart home appliances in the industryBuild a leading smart home appliance industry cluster in China.
On the morning of November 30, Egypt time, the groundbreaking ceremony of Midea's refrigerator and washing machine manufacturing base was held in Sadat City. It is reported that Midea's new Egyptian refrigerator and washing machine base covers an area of 2220,000 square meters, with a total investment of 8300 million RMB,It is expected to be officially put into operation in the second half of 2025This is Midea's third manufacturing base in Egypt.
December
On December 10, the launching ceremony of the first high-end refrigerator of Haier Smart Home High-end Refrigerator Interconnection Factory was held in Haier Kaos Industrial Internet Ecological Park. It is understood that the factory covers a total area of 465 acresThe annual production capacity is 2 million units, mainly producing high-end smart refrigerator products.
On December 13, Haier Smart Home announced that it plans to spend about 6$400 million (45RMB5.9 billion) to acquire the global commercial refrigeration business of Carrier Inc. (listed on the New York Stock Exchange).
On December 15, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other seven departments issued the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the High-quality Development of the Audiovisual Electronics Industry". Among them, it is proposed to implement the 4K 8K ultra-high-definition home action. Accelerate the mature implementation of 4K 8K ultra-high-definition technologyEncourage 4K 8K TVs, projectors, laser TVs, high-quality audio, virtual reality terminals, naked-eye 3D display terminals and other products into the home.
On December 19, the China Household Appliance Service and Maintenance Association predictedIn the next 3 to 5 years, the new demand of high-end users in China's home appliance market will gradually riseThe stock of trade-ins will increase by more than 50%, becoming a new growth point in the home appliance market.
On December 21, the **Customs Tariff Commission issued an announcement that in accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Tariffs and related regulations, the import and export tariffs of some commodities will be adjusted from January 1, 2024. Among them, there are 10 kinds of household appliances related products in the "Provisional Tax Rate Table for Imported Goods".
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