New trends in the development of the Czech machine tool industry, trade exchanges will be more diversified

The import and export of Czech machine tools is within Europe. Germany is the largest exporter of machine tools, and the Czech Republic is ranked 7th. In the world, the country with the most machine tool exports is still Germany, and the Czech Republic ranks 12th. The production of metal cutting and metal forming machines is an important sector of the Czech machinery industry and has become the backbone of the Czech machinery industry. According to Luo Baihui, head of the International Mould and Metals and Plastics Industry Suppliers Association, before joining the European Union, all countries in the world have been optimistic about the low salaries, human resources and geographical location of the Czech Republic. In recent years, as a large number of foreign capital has entered the Czech machinery manufacturing industry through direct or indirect investment, the technological level of the Czech machinery manufacturing enterprises has continuously improved. The advantage of Czech machine tool equipment is that it not only has European quality assurance, but also has lower prices than Western European countries.

The main export markets of machine tools and equipment produced in the Czech Republic are the countries of the European Union, Russia, and the United States, which have very high requirements on the performance of imported equipment. The country with the highest share of Czech machine tools exports is Germany, which proves that the Czech machine tools have good performance. Technical level and reliability. Moreover, the Czech machine exports to these major markets have been growing year after year, further demonstrating that the quality of their machine tools has stood the test.

The world's machine tool output showed a continuous upward trend in 2003-2008. Due to the impact of the economic crisis, the global machine tool output experienced a serious decline after reaching the highest level in history in 2008. The growth trend of Czech machine tool equipment production is in line with the world trend. 2003-2008 is the high-speed development period of its machine tool industry. During this period, the production of machine tools in the Czech Republic increased by 2.5 times. The rapid growth in recent years was driven by investment in Slovakia and Europe. More than 70% of Czech's mechanical industrial products are exported to foreign countries. Their products are widely recognized in the market for their good reputation and popularity. Machine tool production accounts for a large proportion of the Czech economy, and processing machines and forming machines have had more than 150 years of production history in the Czech Republic. Czech machine tool manufacturers not only provide modern technology products, production lines and complete industrial projects, but also modernize the factory. Because Czech Republic's machine tools account for about 70% of exports, the global financial crisis has depressed the European economy and the machine tool market has shrunk, so the Czech machine tool industry has suffered a great loss. However, the sharp decline in machine tool output eased in 2010. It is expected that the Czech machine tool industry will gradually recover in 2012 and both machine tool output and exports will increase.

At present, Czech metal cutting and metal forming machine tool imports mainly come from Germany, South Korea, Italy, Japan, and Switzerland are the second countries in the Czech Republic. The advantage of the machine tool industry giants from Western European countries lies in their own distribution channels. In addition, the same trade in Europe has created geographical trade advantages. In contrast, Asian machine tool manufacturers that lack geographical advantage rely on favorable financing conditions and also form fierce competition in the Czech machine tool market, highlighting Japan as the representative.

As the Czech machine tool market mainly focuses on high-end models, there are fewer imports of low-end products from mainland China. In addition, the computer industry’s investment in the Czech Republic in recent years has also led to some imports. For example, machine tools manufacturers in Taiwan have used electronic technology companies to enter the Czech Republic to set up factories and adopted the strategy of entering high-end models into the Czech market, making the Czech Republic’s machine tools from Taiwan and China. Imports are roughly equivalent.

China's trade in machine tools will be more diversified. Germany will account for 27.33% of the countries with the largest share of Czech machine tools exports, followed by Russia, accounting for 13.46%, and China will be ranked third, accounting for 10.91%. According to Luo Baihui, head of the International Die & Metals and Plastics Industry Suppliers Association, Czech machine tools are used throughout China. In addition to the northern provinces where heavy industry is more developed, companies in other provinces also use Czech machine tools. In the northeastern region, hydro turbine equipment in the Czech Republic has been put into use in Fulaji District of Heilongjiang Province and Shenyang, Liaoning Province. In Central China, Alstom, a Sino-French joint venture hydroelectric equipment manufacturer based in Tianjin, uses Czech turbines, and Shaanxi Xi’an Aircraft Engine Manufacturing Plant and Wuhan Heavy-duty Casting and Forging Plant all have Czech machine tool equipment. In the western and southern regions of China, the heavy-duty machine tool bed produced by the CKD BLANSKO company used by the Sichuan Deyang Second Machine Tool Plant is one of the company's largest equipment. In Sihui, Guangdong, some local companies also use Czech production equipment.

The first Czech machine tool exported to China arrived in Shanghai in 1953. The main method of Czech participation in the Chinese market competition is to join multinational companies that have entered China. Companies such as SKODA, TOS Varnsdorf, and AVIA have established wholly-owned or joint ventures in China. The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade has also participated in the CIMT Machine Tool Show. The purpose is to share more business information, such as unique investment opportunities in economic and trade cooperation.

In the 1990s, when European companies began to exploit the Chinese market, Czech companies focused their attention on Western Europe due to human and financial constraints. So far, Czech machine tool companies have not entered the Chinese market on a large scale. The reason for this is first of all the fear of a fierce competitive environment in the Chinese market. Similar products from many countries pose a great threat to Czech companies; the second is geographically distant, and at the same time to the Chinese market. The lack of understanding of the features. Entering the Chinese market is difficult for Czech SMEs. Under normal circumstances, companies with strong capital have more opportunities in China.

The Czech Republic's machine tool exports to China have recovered rapidly after experiencing the trough in 2008, and have experienced a rapid rise in October 2009-2010, which is close to the highest level in previous years. Since 2008, the number of machine tools exported by the Czech Republic to China has grown rapidly. According to data from 2010, China has become the third largest exporter of Czech metal cutting and metal forming machine tools, second only to Germany and Russia.

Exploring the Chinese market is a long-term task. It requires a full understanding of the local market, adequate financial support, and a wide network of business relationships. 2013 is the 60th anniversary of the Czech Republic's machine tool equipment exports to China. The Czech government will continue to provide financial support for the establishment of a Czech company’s machine tool company in China, and organizes Czech machine tool manufacturers to participate in various exhibitions, expos and seminars held in China. Organize visits of two government delegations and accompanying entrepreneur delegations. At the same time, the Czech machine tool manufacturers will gradually increase their share of the Chinese market by improving their economic commerce institutions in China and strengthening investigation and research on the Chinese market.