CICEE 2023 to Promote Globalization and Specialization

The 2023 CICEE agreement signing ceremony was held in Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center on 18 May 2022. About 300 representatives from world-renowned main parts companies, national business associations, international authoritative industry associations, and international and domestic media representatives were present to witness the grand event.

Changsha International Construction Equipment Exhibition (CICEE) is jointly organized by China Machinery Industry Federation, China Construction Machinery Society, and the Changsha Municipal People’s Government. Li Xiaobin, Deputy Secretary-General of Changsha Municipal People’s Government, during his speech at the meeting, stressed that the 2023 CICEE will continue to adhere to the concept of “globalization and specialization”, and promote exhibitions with high standard and high quality. He informed that the Changsha Municipal Government will give financial support and provide more preferential policies than the previous editions. It will also work with global leaders in the construction machinery industry to create a world-class industry event in 2023.

More Areas Allocated for Specialized Machines

The 300,000 sqm exhibition area at CICEE 2023 will have 12 indoor halls and 7 outdoor exhibition spaces. 20 specific professional exhibition areas will include concrete machinery, crane machinery, construction machinery, earth-moving machinery, scraper machinery, road machinery, marine machinery, tunnel boring machinery, piling machinery, logistics machinery, mining machinery, emergency rescue industry chain, special engineering vehicles, aerial working platform, underground construction equipment, municipal construction equipment, natural disaster prevention equipment, agricultural machinery, intelligent manufacturing and industrial internet, and construction machinery industry chain.

The investment invitation work was launched in March this year, and 36% of the investment invitation and exhibitor recruit work has been completed. The planning of 21 international forums and the organization and preparation of three major competition events have also been completed.

International Outreach Intensified

The CICEE organizing committee has established overseas workstations in France, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Chile, India, and other countries and is cooperating with 60 international organizations including media house like NBM Media (and its construction equipment specialized magazine NBM&CW), the Latin American Hongzhan Group, Southeast Asian Chinese Chamber of Commerce, etc, with the aim of establishing a preliminary overseas procurement network.

It is expected that more than 30,000 international buyers will participate at CICEE 2023. The CICEE organizing committee will also organize a series of international promotion conferences in Macau, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and in Southeast Asia to launch international investment invitations. Judging from the current exhibitor agreement already signed, CICEE 2023 is likely to see participation by more than 30 of the world’s top construction machinery manufacturers from amongst the top 50.

CICEE 2023 to Play a Highly Professional Role in Industrial Development

More than 30 industry forums, international competitions and more than 100 corporate business summits will be held during the exhibition. They will offer a technology platform for the global construction machinery industry to display new technologies, achievements, and ideas.

With the support of the China Machinery Industry Federation, China Construction Machinery Society, China Construction Enterprise Association, China Construction Industry Association, China Foreign Engineering Contractors Association, China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronics, China Highway Society, China Association of Chemical Construction Enterprises, other national business associations, the Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Central South University, Zhejiang University, Hunan University, a number of world-renowned institutions of higher learning, and research institutes of the world’s top 50 construction machinery companies, the CICEE organizing committee has gathered a large number of academicians and experts in the construction machinery industry.

Enterprises to Witness New Business Opportunities and Developments

Zhang Kelin, Executive Vice President of the China Machinery Industry Federation, in his speech said that the China Machinery Industry Federation will continue to strengthen its relations with domestic and foreign organizations.

The Federation will adhere to the construction equipment’ principles of “intelligence, digitization and new energy”, by showing breakthroughs, progress, and achievements of China’s domestic exhibitors in serving the Chinese market and the “Belt and Road” related international markets. The steady growth of China’s construction machinery market will bring new opportunities, new energy, and new development to enterprises.

The CICEE platform will provide an opportunity for everyone to acknowledge China’s strong economy, the country’s growth potential, and its long-term goals.

Comprehensive Service for Development of Global Construction Machinery Industry

Said Yang Qinpeng, Deputy Director, Hunan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, “In recent years, the Hunan construction machinery industry has achieved remarkable development. In 2021, the operating income of 183 large-scale enterprises was 280-billion-yuan, accounting for more than 30% of the national construction machinery industry. The construction industry’s total assets, business income, and profits have ranked the topmost amongst all the provinces and cities of China for 12 consecutive years.”

He added, “Development of construction machinery depends on innovations, along with integration of new technologies. CICEE’s aim is to promote innovations and developments in the construction machinery industry. By building a unified national market and accelerating the development of a more modern and technologically strong construction machinery industry, CICEE calls upon both the domestic and the international construction equipment companies to mutually promote and grow the industry.”

Signing of 5 Agreements: 38,300 sqm Exhibition Area with about 500 Exhibitors

On the same day, the CICEE organizing committee held a centralized signing activity during which it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with NBM Media Group and Latin America Hongzhan Group. This cooperation will focus on attracting international exhibitors, professional bodies, industry associations, and experts, and in organizing international forums.

CICEE aims to attract a higher number of international, high-quality audiences and buyer groups, and expand the international resource and range of exhibiting equipment categories.

The CICEE Organizing Committee also signed agreements to organize the 2023 CICEE Innovative Products/ Technology (Golden Gear) Selection event; the 2023 CICEE Construction Machinery Intelligent Product Exhibition and Competition; and the China Construction Machinery Leasing Enterprise Purchasing Conference.

Sany Heavy Industry, Zoomlion, Railway Construction Heavy Industry, and Sunward, 4 of the top 50 global construction machinery companies, signed exhibition agreements with the CICEE organizing committee, and have booked a total exhibition area of 23,000 sqm. CICEE also signed a participation agreement with Concrete Business Network, Chaoxiong Machinery, Hunan Rental Association, and Hangzhou Hezhong Exhibition, for a contracted area of 15,300 sqm for about 500 contracted exhibitors.

The cooperation with the China Construction Machinery Leasing Enterprise Procurement Conference during the exhibition, 1,200 leasing companies across the country will purchase various types of construction equipment worth more than 5 billion yuan at the exhibition site.