China’s PCR Market – A Localization Case StudyThe demand for PCR equipment has surged in China in recent years, mainly including ordinary PCR (1st generation PCR) and quantitative real-time PCR (2nd generation PCR, also called qPCR). In August 2018, African swine fever emerged in China and spread rapidly across the country, thus high demand for pig testing drove demand for PCR instruments. With the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, China has begun to establish a large amount of PCR laboratories, and the market demand for PCR instruments has experienced a new round of explosive growth. In the whole year of …
China Industrial Policy Snapshot: Medical Equipment
China Industrial Policy Snapshot: Medical EquipmentDuring the „13th Five-Year Plan“ period, China’s medical equipment industry has developed rapidly, with its market size has increased from 480 billion yuan (~63 billion EUR) in 2015 to 840 billion yuan (~110 billion EUR) in 2020, with an average annual compound growth rate of 12%. This fast-growing trend is expected to continue, supported by multiple drivers including an aging population, rising incomes, and the continued enhancement of health services in hospitals and clinics throughout China. However, China’s domestic medical devices are still concentrated in mid to low-end products. The localization rate of the medical …
China’s Two Sessions: GDP Growth and Implications
China’s Two Sessions: GDP Growth and ImplicationsKey Implications of GDP Growth Target in 2022 Despite China’s strong rebound in 2021 at 8.1% from 2020 at 2.35%, the target GDP growth for 2022 is set at a cautiously ambitious 5.5% as announced in China’s annual “Two Sessions” legislative meetings. In translation, this growth will encompass more than 11 million new urban jobs, a CPI increase of 3%, more than 650 million metric tons of grain output, 2.8% budget deficit-to-GDP ratio, and RMB 3.65 trillion domestic investment target. These plans are critical to China’s economic and social developments in 2022, as the …
Wind, Hydro & „New Nuclear“ – Energy Transition in China
Wind, Hydro & „New Nuclear“ – Energy Transition in ChinaChina is still heavily reliant on coal to satisfy its demand for electricity. But having committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2060, the country is heavily investing in developing and iterating on energy sources such as nuclear energy or hydropower. Here is our summary of three key developments.In its rising energy consumption, China is still highly reliant on coal as a source of power: Coal accounted for 57.7% of the nation’s energy use in 2019. Furthermore, China built more than 50% of the world’s new coal-fired power plants in 2020 and …