A building site in Europe is home to an electric excavator made by Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd. (Image provided by Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd.)
Chinese firms are expanding their market share abroad as the global construction machinery industry speeds up its shift to more environmentally friendly and intelligent operations.
These businesses are now providing integrated solutions that are suited to the requirements of clients in various nations, rather than just individual machines, such as electric excavators, mining trucks, and intelligent fleet management systems.
An example of this pattern can be found in a mine in Vietnam. There are more than 120 pieces of construction equipment working on the site, including mining trucks, bulldozers, wheel loaders, and excavators. They’re all electrified.The mine operator stated, “We have reduced our mining costs per ton by fifty percent by using China’s electric construction machinery.”
Since the start of this year, the mining industry has made the development of green mines a shared priority due to the global energy crisis and the growing demand for a green transition.When it comes to electrification, China’s construction machinery sector leads the world. Li Kailiang, deputy chief engineer of Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd. (LiuGong), a prominent company in China’s construction machinery industry, stated that nearly all of the world’s top mining companies have established a procurement center in China.
Why do Chinese producers feel so confident?
high-performance apparatus. LiuGong’s wheel loaders and excavators are outfitted with high-capacity, extremely dependable battery systems made especially for the high-temperature, high-humidity conditions found in Vietnamese mines. The batteries can be fully charged in just 45 minutes and last for eight to ten hours on a single charge thanks to fast-charging technology.
an established supporting ecology. Every battery must be tracked from deployment to retirement in some international markets. Manufacturers are in charge of recycling batteries at the end of their useful lives, and batteries must be registered when they are put into service.Chinese businesses have a wealth of knowledge in full life-cycle battery management thanks to China’s well-established new energy industrial chain, and they can offer comprehensive services to clients abroad, according to Li.
complete solutions. The majority of mines are situated in isolated areas with shaky public power systems. Chinese producers of construction equipment provide integrated solutions based on the “photovoltaics + energy storage + charging + mobile power supply” concept. In order to enable electric equipment to operate steadily in remote mines without access to the traditional power grid, they construct microgrids that integrate power generation, grid connection, loads, and energy storage around mining locations.A mine may suffer enormous losses if its output is halted. In contrast to foreign rivals, we are able to incorporate top-notch resources from all around China and offer a comprehensive range of solutions, guaranteeing the effective execution of electrification projects,” Li stated.
Chinese manufacturers of construction equipment are also exporting their knowledge of smart technologies. In order to help foreign mines transition from labor-intensive operations to intelligent, digitally driven management, sophisticated domestic mine management and fleet dispatch systems are now intimately connected with hardware.
The biggest motivator for ongoing orders from foreign clients is tangible cost reductions. Electric construction equipment uses only approximately one-third as much energy as fuel-powered equipment, although energy usage usually accounts for 40 to 50 percent of a mine’s operational costs. Additionally, electrification significantly lowers maintenance costs by simplifying powertrain systems.
Chinese construction equipment is created with sustainability in mind and operates in an environmentally friendly manner for international mining corporations.
An AI-powered vision system tracks assembly discrepancies in real time at LiuGong’s smart excavator factory, which produces the entire range of goods from 13 to 200 tons on flexible shared production lines. The facility set a new monthly record in March of this year by producing almost 1,500 excavators, up 77.5% year over year.We use a lot of green electricity during the manufacturing process with our smart factory. Li added that LiuGong’s exports of electric construction machines did well in the first half of this year. “This directly helps our downstream customers achieve better scores in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) assessments,” Li stated.
China is becoming the biggest manufacturer and distributor of construction equipment worldwide. The industry’s exports almost tripled between 2020 and 2025.
Chinese manufacturers of construction machinery are no longer just “selling equipment” or “selling electrification solutions.” Additionally, they are expanding their smart technology internationally, providing foreign clients with new avenues for intelligent operations.Our autonomous wheel loaders will start working in the UK and Australia this year, giving clients a safer and more effective smart construction experience,” Li stated.
Autonomous electric rigid wide-body trucks can coexist with manned vehicles in a variety of situations. They may continue to operate steadily on their own even when visibility is as low as 20 meters due to rain, fog, or dust. Operators can precisely operate 135-ton ultra-large excavators from a distance thanks to an enhanced 5G remote-control driving technology.
China’s construction machinery exports reached $34.373 billion in the first half of this year, up 21.7 percent from the previous year, according to the China Construction Machinery Association. Exports to ASEAN nations totaled $5.561 billion, up 23.6 percent, while exports to the European Union reached $3.626 billion, up 28.9 percent.
Construction machinery and other machinery-related businesses reported $559.33 billion in item exports, up 20% from the previous year and making up 26.3% of China’s overall merchandise trade.A building site in Europe is home to an electric excavator made by Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd. (Image provided by Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd.)
Chinese firms are expanding their market share abroad as the global construction machinery industry speeds up its shift to more environmentally friendly and intelligent operations.
These businesses are now providing integrated solutions that are suited to the requirements of clients in various nations, rather than just individual machines, such as electric excavators, mining trucks, and intelligent fleet management systems.
An example of this pattern can be found in a mine in Vietnam. There are more than 120 pieces of construction equipment working on the site, including mining trucks, bulldozers, wheel loaders, and excavators. They’re all electrified.The mine operator stated, “We have reduced our mining costs per ton by fifty percent by using China’s electric construction machinery.”
Since the start of this year, the mining industry has made the development of green mines a shared priority due to the global energy crisis and the growing demand for a green transition.When it comes to electrification, China’s construction machinery sector leads the world. Li Kailiang, deputy chief engineer of Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd. (LiuGong), a prominent company in China’s construction machinery industry, stated that nearly all of the world’s top mining companies have established a procurement center in China.
Why do Chinese producers feel so confident?
high-performance apparatus. LiuGong’s wheel loaders and excavators are outfitted with high-capacity, extremely dependable battery systems made especially for the high-temperature, high-humidity conditions found in Vietnamese mines. The batteries can be fully charged in just 45 minutes and last for eight to ten hours on a single charge thanks to fast-charging technology.
an established supporting ecology. Every battery must be tracked from deployment to retirement in some international markets. Manufacturers are in charge of recycling batteries at the end of their useful lives, and batteries must be registered when they are put into service.Chinese businesses have a wealth of knowledge in full life-cycle battery management thanks to China’s well-established new energy industrial chain, and they can offer comprehensive services to clients abroad, according to Li.
complete solutions. The majority of mines are situated in isolated areas with shaky public power systems. Chinese producers of construction equipment provide integrated solutions based on the “photovoltaics + energy storage + charging + mobile power supply” concept. In order to enable electric equipment to operate steadily in remote mines without access to the traditional power grid, they construct microgrids that integrate power generation, grid connection, loads, and energy storage around mining locations.A mine may suffer enormous losses if its output is halted. In contrast to foreign rivals, we are able to incorporate top-notch resources from all around China and offer a comprehensive range of solutions, guaranteeing the effective execution of electrification projects,” Li stated.
Chinese manufacturers of construction equipment are also exporting their knowledge of smart technologies. In order to help foreign mines transition from labor-intensive operations to intelligent, digitally driven management, sophisticated domestic mine management and fleet dispatch systems are now intimately connected with hardware.
The biggest motivator for ongoing orders from foreign clients is tangible cost reductions. Electric construction equipment uses only approximately one-third as much energy as fuel-powered equipment, although energy usage usually accounts for 40 to 50 percent of a mine’s operational costs. Additionally, electrification significantly lowers maintenance costs by simplifying powertrain systems.
Chinese construction equipment is created with sustainability in mind and operates in an environmentally friendly manner for international mining corporations.
An AI-powered vision system tracks assembly discrepancies in real time at LiuGong’s smart excavator factory, which produces the entire range of goods from 13 to 200 tons on flexible shared production lines. The facility set a new monthly record in March of this year by producing almost 1,500 excavators, up 77.5% year over year.We use a lot of green electricity during the manufacturing process with our smart factory. Li added that LiuGong’s exports of electric construction machines did well in the first half of this year. “This directly helps our downstream customers achieve better scores in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) assessments,” Li stated.
China is becoming the biggest manufacturer and distributor of construction equipment worldwide. The industry’s exports almost tripled between 2020 and 2025.
Chinese manufacturers of construction machinery are no longer just “selling equipment” or “selling electrification solutions.” Additionally, they are expanding their smart technology internationally, providing foreign clients with new avenues for intelligent operations.Our autonomous wheel loaders will start working in the UK and Australia this year, giving clients a safer and more effective smart construction experience,” Li stated.
Autonomous electric rigid wide-body trucks can coexist with manned vehicles in a variety of situations. They may continue to operate steadily on their own even when visibility is as low as 20 meters due to rain, fog, or dust. Operators can precisely operate 135-ton ultra-large excavators from a distance thanks to an enhanced 5G remote-control driving technology.
China’s construction machinery exports reached $34.373 billion in the first half of this year, up 21.7 percent from the previous year, according to the China Construction Machinery Association. Exports to ASEAN nations totaled $5.561 billion, up 23.6 percent, while exports to the European Union reached $3.626 billion, up 28.9 percent.
Construction machinery and other machinery-related businesses reported $559.33 billion in item exports, up 20% from the previous year and making up 26.3% of China’s overall merchandise trade.
