Loader, as the most mature product category in the construction machinery sector, started at the beginning of the founding of new China and accelerated its development in the 1980s. It plays a very positive role in improving the construction machinery system and promoting the progress of the construction machinery industry. Through technology introduction, M & A absorption and independent research and development, we have completed the leap from "nothing" to "everything". Since 2015, China's loader industry has entered a new historical development period, and has maintained a stable growth trend since then.
In 2021, the sales volume of loaders in China was 140509, a year-on-year increase of 7.11% compared with 130546 in 2020. Today's loader market, more than 90% of the share has been firmly grasped by domestic brands. At the same time, domestic brand loaders have achieved good results in the international market with their excellent product quality and cost performance, showing a good development momentum.
At present, there are more than 130 loader production enterprises in China, including more than 30 professional production enterprises, including temporary workers, Liugong, Longgong, XCMG, Xiagong, Changlin, Chenggong, Shangong and Shantui. These enterprises have won a high market share with their long-term experience in the production of loaders, strong strength and better service. At the same time, the industry structure has been stable. In 2021, the market share of head manufacturers in the loader industry has reached 79.95%, and the market concentration has further improved. A few enterprises in the industry dominate the market and obtain major profits.
According to the data released by China Construction Machinery Industry Association, from January to December 2021, 140509 loaders of various types were sold, with a year-on-year increase of 7.11%; The export sales volume was 34008 units, with a year-on-year increase of 38.2%. As can be seen from the monthly data of 2021, affected by the epidemic, the peak construction season of the industry moved forward, so the growth rate of loader sales in February reached 110%, and the sales volume of loader products reached 7638, the highest in history; From March to June, the sales volume of loaders exceeded 12000 units, of which the sales volume of loaders in March was the highest, reaching 22772 units, with a year-on-year growth rate of 53.3%; In other months, the monthly sales volume remained above 8700 units.
From the perspective of domestic sales volume, the domestic market sales volume of loaders decreased slightly in 2021, with the sales volume of 106501 units, a year-on-year decrease of 0.07%. The sales volume of loaders in the domestic market has remained at 100000 for two consecutive years. Throughout the whole year of 2021, the domestic market sales of loaders from March to may exceeded 12000 units, of which the domestic market sales of loaders in March reached 18621 units, the domestic market sales of loaders in June and December were about 8800 units, and the domestic market sales of loaders in other months were 5000 ~ 7000 units.
From the perspective of the export scale of loaders, the sales volume of loaders showed an upward trend year by year from 2016 to 2021. With the continuous economic recovery of major overseas economies and the stable improvement of the product quality of domestic loaders, the export volume of domestic loaders increased rapidly. The export sales volume of 34008 sets in 2021 reached a year-on-year increase of 38%. One belt, one road, is the main engine of the overseas market. The main reason is that the domestic manufacturers of Xugong, Liugong, dragon and temporary workers have been adjusting the overseas market structure and increasing the overseas market's development. And the main manufacturers of China are making a plan for the supply of the core parts.
In terms of product structure, the 23 major loader enterprises included in the statistics of China Construction Machinery Industry Association sold 128144 loaders of 3 tons and above in 2021, with a year-on-year increase of 4.21%. Large tonnage loaders of 3 tons and above are still the main force of market sales, especially in the application fields of infrastructure construction, mining industry, water conservancy construction, real estate industry and so on.
To sum up, in 2021, the overall sales volume of loaders in China achieved steady growth with the support of export hot sales. It is expected that in 2022, under the superposition of multiple factors such as national policies, market environment, technological innovation and incremental market, the demand for loaders will continue to improve and still maintain a stable growth trend. In this stage of stock renewal and new demand coexisting, China's loader industry has shown three characteristics: first, the market space is still sufficient, and the incremental market of new loaders represented by pure electric has been opened; Second, the steady development of the industry and the steady improvement of product quality; Third, the international layout is accelerated. Based on this, for today's Chinese host manufacturers, only by painstakingly cultivating their "internal skills", strengthening independent innovation and R & D and accelerating the pace of internationalization can they maintain an advantageous position in the future market competition.
Looking back on the past, 2021 is not only the beginning year of China's 14th five year plan, but also a year when the product ownership of China's construction machinery industry has gradually entered a new generation.
Practitioners in China's loader industry have worked hard and persevered. Manufacturers and enterprises dominated by temporary workers, Liugong, Longgong and XCMG have bravely stood at the forefront of reform and innovation. Under the background of the gradual tightening of environmental protection policies, the continuous improvement of emission standards, the accelerated process of replacing labor with machines and the accelerating process of internationalization, we have developed "national brand" high-quality products with high reliability, high cost performance, high intelligence and zero pollution with innovative technologies. A number of loader products with auxiliary operation, unmanned driving, condition management, fleet management, safety protection, special operation and fault diagnosis, covering the value of the whole life cycle of the product, have been applied in practice, which has greatly solved some difficult problems in construction and led the international innovation and green trend. [for more information about loader products, please refer to the inventory of loaders in 2021]
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Looking forward to the future, with the rapid development of the national economy, the construction and further improvement of infrastructure need the help of high-efficiency and energy-saving construction machinery products. As one of the important products of construction machinery, under the environment that the country is committed to realizing the goal of "double carbon", electrification, intelligence, large-scale and informatization have become the general trend. As Yan Kun, Secretary General of shovel and transportation machinery branch of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, said: "China's loader industry is steadily advancing at present. We must continue to firmly grasp this important development opportunity and strive to create a new pattern of high quality development, and will continue to maintain steady growth in the future. At the same time, the new energy loader will play a role in point to point or become the core of future competition. Enterprises should focus on advanced technology and reliable products. With the efforts of the whole industry, we will become stronger and bigger and achieve high-quality development.
