Since the beginning of this year, China has continued to promote large-scale equipment renewal and consumer goods trade-in actions. Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission pointed out that by 2027, the scale of equipment investment in seven major fields such as industry, agriculture, and construction will increase by more than 25% compared with 2023, and the demand for equipment renewal will be a huge market with an annual scale of more than 5 trillion yuan. At present, what is the progress and effect of the trade-in? Let's take a look at the report.

High-energy-consuming industries: energy conservation and emission reduction to improve production efficiency

In the manufacturing industry, metallurgy and building materials are large energy consumers, and are also the key transformation industries mentioned in this large-scale equipment renewal action. At this metallurgical enterprise in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, the reporter saw that the new plant a few hundred meters away from the old plant is planning the fourth short-process ultra-low emission "ultra-thin strip" production line. Compared with traditional production lines, fuel consumption is reduced by 95%, water consumption is reduced by 80%, and carbon emissions are only one-quarter of traditional production lines.

Like the metallurgical industry, the building materials industry is also a key industry for this equipment renewal. In this building ceramics manufacturing company in Guangdong, robots operate automatically on the ceramic production line, and only a few staff members are patrolling the site.

Home appliance companies: Accelerate lean transformation

In addition to high-energy-consuming industries, the upgrading and transformation of traditional manufacturing equipment is also a key area for equipment renewal this time. In the world's largest dishwasher factory, reporters saw various precision equipment such as robotic arms distributed on the production line, automatically forging and assembling parts and complete machines. Underfoot, unmanned AGV carts shuttle back and forth. The air transport track in the distance maximizes time and space efficiency. Here, the word that reporters hear most is lean, which means using the most efficient equipment to complete production in a limited space. The staff told reporters that this dishwasher liner production line has undergone three equipment transformations, reducing the floor area by two-thirds and the number of staff by half.

Recycling industry: Recycling stimulates the potential of old-for-new

In this power battery recycling company in Foshan, Guangdong, professional processing equipment can disassemble the power battery and extract the recycled materials through chemical methods, which are then applied to new batteries, so that the battery resources can be returned to where they came from. According to statistics from the China Renewable Resources Recycling Association, the recycling and utilization of 10 major types of renewable resources such as scrap steel, scrap non-ferrous metals, and scrap plastics will reach about 392 million tons in 2023, and their supporting and guaranteeing role in national resource security will continue to be highlighted.

Creating new employment space

Now is the golden period of job hunting and employment in the "golden March and silver April". Data shows that the number of graduates from ordinary colleges and universities in China in 2024 is expected to reach 11.79 million, an increase of 210,000 year-on-year. At present, the country is vigorously promoting the construction of a modern industrial system and accelerating the development of new quality productivity. What new opportunities will it bring to job seekers?

"Good winds rely on strength" New energy field becomes a hot spot for recruitment

At the School of Automation of Beijing Institute of Technology, Yang Jiaqi, who is about to graduate this year, is asking his senior about equipment debugging.

Yang Jiaqi, 25 years old this year, studied electrical engineering and automation at the postgraduate stage. The previous employment direction of this major was mainly in the fields of aerospace, rail transportation, and some scientific research institutes. In recent years, with the rapid development of the new energy industry, Yang Jiaqi and others have more new choices. More than 30% of the graduates in her class this year have chosen new energy-related companies.

There is a strong demand for talents related to artificial intelligence and big data

In addition to the new energy field, at the spring special recruitment fairs of some universities, there is also a strong demand for talents related to artificial intelligence, big data, etc.

Experts said that as the country accelerates the development of new quality productivity, emerging industries will continue to release development momentum. While some jobs disappear, many new job demands will also be generated.

¡°Free shipping¡± to Xinjiang

Free shipping for online shopping is an important factor that attracts consumers to place orders on e-commerce platforms. However, due to the vast land and sparse population, the logistics costs in Xinjiang have remained high, which has caused trouble for local people's online shopping. However, as many express delivery companies have joined hands with e-commerce platforms to gradually pilot free shipping plans in Xinjiang this year, "free shipping to home" is becoming a reality in Xinjiang.

The "Free Shipping in Xinjiang" Plan Drives Product Sales Growth

At a pet e-commerce company in Hangzhou, the reporter saw that the staff were busy taking photos of new snacks and nutritional supplements needed for pets to change seasons. In the past, due to slow transportation and high costs, the sales of time-sensitive products like this in Xinjiang were almost single-digit per month. However, recently, with the launch of the "Free Shipping in Xinjiang" plan by many e-commerce platforms, the sales volume in Xinjiang has increased significantly.

Yetahan Yaoluwasi, a villager in Awati Township, Korla City, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, came to the village committee to pick up her parcel as usual these two days. Under the operation of the staff, she got her express delivery in less than 5 minutes.

Innovative collection mode to reduce operating costs

How is "free shipping in Xinjiang" achieved? In a warehouse of Hangzhou Post in Zhejiang Province, many mails are labeled with the "special collection" logo. This is China's first China Post collection warehouse. After the mails of major e-commerce platforms and express delivery companies in China are uniformly sent to Hangzhou, they are uniformly loaded and directly transported to Xinjiang through here, reducing the previous process of re-loading and unloading and transportation after transiting to Lanzhou and other places.

The delivery time of parcels has been raised again and again

At the same time, the delivery time of parcels has been raised again and again. Data from e-commerce platforms and express delivery companies show that parcels that used to take 7-8 days to be sent to Xinjiang have been shortened to less than 5 days.

The average daily express delivery volume in Xinjiang has increased by nearly one million pieces

In addition, the proportion of merchants not delivering goods has also dropped from 10.17% in early September last year to 0.83%. Many e-commerce platforms have not only opened free shipping channels, but also provided subsidies to consumers for shopping. Data shows that the online shopping delivery rate in Xinjiang has increased significantly, and the average daily delivery volume has increased by nearly one million pieces.

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