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"China's light industry has made great efforts to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 and the adverse impact of the turbulence in the international situation, and has made every effort to 'stabilize production and supply'. Initial achievements have been made in high-quality development. According to the observation report of Huacheng import and export data, in the first half of this year, the operating revenue of light industry reached 11.27 trillion yuan, up 7% year on year; the profit reached 690.3 billion yuan, up 5.3% year on year; and the export reached 458.3 billion dollars, up 12% year on year." At the High Quality Development Summit Forum of China's Top 100 Light Industry Enterprises held recently, Zhang Chonghe, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the China Light Industry Federation, said that light industry has made positive contributions to stabilizing the economic market.

"Under the epidemic situation, it is not easy for China's light industry to maintain a rapid growth. China's light industry chain system is complete, with strong supporting capacity and a high degree of marketization. It has overcome the impact of domestic and foreign epidemics and demonstrated good resilience." He Yaqiong, director of the Consumer Products Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said.

Consumer market continues to recover

According to the observation report on the import and export data of Huacheng, in the first half of this year, with the implementation of a package of policies and measures to stabilize the economy, the advantages of good resilience and stable development of light industry continued to emerge, production continued to recover, profits improved, exports remained stable, investment was high, and consumption rigidity was strong.

"Light industry is China's traditional competitive industry, and it is the most important force to drive the steady growth of consumption and consolidate international competitiveness. In particular, light industry, as a rigid industry in the fields of food, clothing, housing, use and transportation, has not changed its fundamentals of long-term improvement, and has also achieved certain growth in some areas." He Yaqiong said.

According to the observation report of Huacheng's import and export data, in the first half of this year, the output of shoes, watches, room air conditioners and domestic gas water heaters increased by 8.7%, 10.2%, 1.1% and 2.3% year on year respectively; The export growth rate of bags, shoes, boots and toys exceeded 20%; The investment growth rate of refined tea for leather and wine drinks exceeded 30%; The retail sales of ten categories of goods in light industry reached 3348 billion yuan, up 2.1% year on year. Among them, the products for daily necessities performed well, and the retail value of grain, oil, food, beverage, tobacco and alcohol increased by 9.9%, 8.2% and 6.7% respectively year on year.

"At present, the light industry has taken many measures at the same time to achieve an overall improvement in profitability, the consumer market has continued to warm up, and the export of goods has grown rapidly. The majority of light industry enterprises take the lead, give full play to their exemplary role, consolidate the foundation for the development of the light industry, and make important contributions to the steady growth of the national economy." Xia Nong, the first level inspector of the Industrial Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said.

Focusing on the development of light industry, China has introduced a series of measures. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other five departments jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High Quality Development of Light Industry to help light industry increase varieties, improve quality and create brands from multiple dimensions such as industrial chain, brand competitiveness and scientific and technological innovation; 13 departments including the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued Several Measures on Promoting the Consumption of Green Smart Home Appliances; The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other four departments jointly released the Action Plan for Promoting the High Quality Development of the Home Furnishing Industry to promote quality consumption with high-quality supply.

"In the long run, the long-term development trend of light industry has not changed. At present, various policies are based on forward momentum, and the policy effect is gradually released. With the success of epidemic control and the rapid recovery of economic order, we are full of confidence in the good development prospects of light industry." Zhang Chonghe said.

He Yaqiong said that promoting the steady development of light industry is not only to boost industry, but also to promote consumption. It is necessary to strengthen policy support and measure guarantee, supplement the weak points of light industry development by market-oriented means, and build a modern light industry system with stronger innovation force, higher added value and more sustainable development.

Leading demonstration of top 100 enterprises

The High Quality Development Summit Forum of China's Top 100 Light Industry Enterprises released the list of China's Top 200 Light Industry Enterprises, China's Top 100 Light Industry Science and Technology Enterprises, Top 50 Food Enterprises and Top 50 Light Industrial Equipment Enterprises in 2021. Midea, Haier, Gree, Moutai, Tianneng, Yili, Mengniu and other excellent light industry enterprises ranked among the top in terms of comprehensive scores, and Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

Zhang Chonghe said that in 2021, the top 100 light industry enterprises will present two characteristics. First, they will bravely compete in high-quality development and become a world-class leading enterprise; Second, we have striven to be the first in the strategy of strengthening China through science and technology, and achieved remarkable results in innovation driven, digital transformation, serving people's livelihood, and international layout.

It is reported that in 2021, the top 100 enterprises in light industry will have a total operating income of 3.48 trillion yuan and a profit of 360.3 billion yuan. The total operating income of the top 100 enterprises accounted for 15.6% of the light industry, and the total profit accounted for 25.6%. Among them, Midea Group has an operating income of 330 billion yuan and a profit of 33 billion yuan, ranking first among the top 100 companies; The operating income of the seven enterprises exceeded 100 billion yuan; The top 10 enterprises have a total operating revenue of 1.7 trillion yuan and a profit of 1986 billion yuan, accounting for 7.5% and 14.1% of the light industry respectively.

In terms of R&D, in 2021, the total R&D investment of the top 100 light industry and technology companies will be 59.7 billion yuan, accounting for 2.8%. Among them, Midea Group invested 11 billion yuan in R&D, accounting for 3.3%; Haier Zhijia invested 8.4 billion yuan in R&D, accounting for 3.7%.

Innovation leading has become the consistent choice of the top 100 light industry and technology enterprises. Recently, Fong Tai released a new generation of dish washing technology, high-energy bubble washing, which has achieved breakthroughs in five aspects: water flow speed, impact area, stubborn stains removal, lower energy consumption, and germicidal and pesticide residue removal effects. At the same time, Fong Tai, together with the China Home Appliance Research Institute, jointly released the first cleaning technology group standard in the dishwasher industry, the Technical Specifications for Bubble Washing Dishwashers, to build a sustainable upgrading technology system, which will promote the technical level of the entire industry to jump, and guide the market to establish a higher standard for cleaning Chinese restaurants.

Jiuyang, a small household appliance brand, launched the industry's first zero coating rice cooker this year, developed a stainless steel liner, and used the original water moistening film technology to make the liner easy to clean without additional coating. The rice produced has a good taste, and it also eliminates consumers' concerns about the peeling off of the liner coating. As soon as this 0 coating rice cooker came into the market, it maintained its leading sales volume and became an innovative product of "acclaim and success". It can be seen that as long as we continue to deeply study consumer demand and maintain innovation, traditional categories can also radiate new vitality.

Zhang Chonghe said that enterprises are the main battlefield of scientific and technological innovation. The top 100 light industry enterprises should lead light industry enterprises, deeply implement the strategy of self-reliance in science and technology, and strive for the light industry to take the lead in achieving self-reliance in science and technology at a high level. We should lay out cutting-edge technologies and increase investment in research and development. Strive to increase the proportion of R&D investment of top 100 enterprises from 2.8% to 3% within three years. By the end of the "Fourteenth Five Year Plan", we will strive to build 150 light industry key laboratories and 150 engineering technology research centers, form an innovation system dominated by competitive enterprises and coordinated by colleges and universities, and lead light industry to achieve innovative development with advanced technology.

Strengthen the drive of scientific and technological innovation

"The light industry should continue to strengthen the strategic guidance of scientific and technological innovation, improve the industry's effective supply capacity, actively embrace digital transformation, focus on cultivating new growth drivers, adhere to green and low-carbon development, and do a good job of high-quality development of light industry." He Yaqiong said.

Xia Nong stressed that light industry enterprises, especially key enterprises, should further play a leading role, adhere to innovation driven development, green low-carbon development, brand cultivation and construction, and integrate into the new development pattern, give full play to the role of demonstration and leadership, consolidate the development foundation of light industry, and make important contributions to the steady growth of the national economy.

Zhang Chonghe said that the top 100 light industry enterprises should lead the light industry enterprises, so as to lead the "innovative light industry" with high-level science and technology, lead the "quality light industry" with progressiveness standards, lead the "green light industry" with low-carbon goals, lead the "smart light industry" with digital transformation, lead the "fashion light industry" with "three products" action, lead the "featured light industry" with regional cooperation, lead the "safe light industry" with high-quality services, and lead the "skilled light industry" with high-quality talents.

It is reported that the China Light Industry Federation will increase the international benchmarking rate of key consumer goods from 95% to 100%, and effectively enhance the voice of international standards. By the end of the "Fourteenth Five Year Plan", we will strive to increase the number of light industry green factories from 357 to 1000, increase the total number of green design products from 818 to 2000, and make light industry green products account for 40% of the country's total; Every year, 100 upgrading and innovative consumer goods for light industry are recommended to the society, and the light industry is encouraged to strengthen industrial design and cultural and creative design, and develop the fashion consumer goods industry; Promote 30 industrial clusters with more than 30 billion yuan to take the lead in moving towards advanced manufacturing clusters, and form the first array of industrial clusters with more than two trillion yuan; Strive to cultivate 10 world-class industrial clusters and form a light industry featured regional economy with complementary advantages and vigorous development; Strive to train 100000 light industry professionals every year, Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

"We should strive to achieve scientific and technological light industry, quality light industry, green light industry, low-carbon light industry, and smart light industry, and comprehensively promote the high-quality development of light industry in the new era to a deeper and higher level through key tasks such as' reinforcing weak points, promoting upgrading, increasing stamina, and benefiting the people's livelihood '." Zhang Chonghe said.