The first press conference of the 16th China Beijing International Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines and Mining Machines (BICES 2023) held in Beijing at the beginning of the new year.

More than 50 representatives from BICES organizing committee, users and industrial media attended the activity, including Mr. Su Zimeng Chairman of China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA), Mr. Wu Peiguo, Secretary General of CCMA and Chairman of Beijing Asiamachine International Convention & Exhibition Ltd. (BAICE), Mr. Lv Ying, Vice Secretary General of CCMA and General Manager of BAICE, Mr. Wang Jinxing, Vice Secretary General of CCMA, Mr. Kang Jian, Vice General Manager of China Construction Machinery Co., Ltd (CNCMC), Mr. Wang Shoubo, Vice Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade – Machinery Sub-Council(CCPIT-MSC), leaders from large central corporations, such as China Railway Group Ltd, China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Ltd, China State Construction, China Road & Bridge Corporation, China Construction Civil Engineering Co., Ltd, Beijing Construction Engineering Group, Beijing Urban Construction Huasheng Transportation Engineering Co., Ltd, China National Association of Chemical Construction Enterprises, China Electric Power Construction Association, China Metallurgical Construction Association etc.

President Su firstly delivered an important speech under the title "Development Situation and Current Main Work of China’s Construction Machinery Industry". Mr. Su summarized the overall operating situation of China's construction machinery industry in 2022, and predicted that there would be many favourable factors conducive to the stable development of the industry in 2023. The domestic market demand would be better than in 2022. Finally, he stressed again that the advantages of BICES exhibition in industry, brand, region and organizer, will provide broader platform support for the industry development.

Secretary General Wu gave a detailed introduction to the preparation of BICES 2023 exhibition at the meeting: by the end of February of 2023, the numbers of registered exhibitors for BICES 2023 had reached a record high during the same period. All leading Chinese brands and foreign invested enterprises in China will participate in BICES 2023 with large spaces, such as LIUGONG, SANY, SDLG, XCMG, HANGCHA, ZOOMLION, CRCHI, SHANTUI, HELI, CREC, Jonyang, SUNWARD, Dingli, Liaoning Censcience Industry, Hengli Hydraulic, EDDIE Precision, LKC HYDRAULIC, SHENGHANG, JIACHEN, Stronger Hydraulic etc., and  the well-known foreign brands such as CATERPILLAR, KOBELCO, HITACHI, CUMMINS, ISUZU, KAWASAKI, DEUTZ, JLG, KOHLER and son on. In addition, plenty of well-known enterprises in the upstream and downstream of the industry supply chain have also participated in BICES 2023, as the like of Han's Laser, Nanjing Iron, Sherwin-Williams etc.

Vice Secretary General Lv made a detailed introduction to the activities and exhibition area planning of BICES 2023. Mr. Lv stated that BICES 2023 will set up an exhibition area showing the achievements of China’s construction machinery industry and will implement a series of selection activities facing the outstanding enterprises in the industry. At the same time, the widely acclaimed BICES Technology Innovation Award, Product Quality Award, User Satisfaction Award, as well as "CRCHI Cup" - The 7th BICES Creative Design Competition for Construction Machinery and Special Vehicles will also be held during the exhibition.

In his introduction to the exhibition area, Mr. Lv said that BICES 2023 plans to divide 15 exhibition areas, those cover the main product range and the latest development direction of the industry, providing a broader stage for enterprises comprehensively displaying the latest cutting-edge products and technologies.

Mr. Kang Jian as another organizer of BICES also made a speech at the conference.

Mr. Wang Shoubo presided over the meeting.

Representatives of BICES show organizers held pleasant and fruitful communication and discussion with users and media on site, who all express good willing to further international co-operation with BICES 2023, and expected to see a grand and successful BICES 2023 show.

Mr. Li Xinsheng, Manager of Equipment Department of China Construction Civil Engineering Co., LTD

Mr. Zhang Hongcheng, Senior Engineer of Operation Management Department of China Railway Group Ltd.

Ms. Sun Ji, Manager of Asset Department of Beijing Construction Engineering Group

Mr. Ma Beiguo,  Deputy General Manager of Second Engineering Bureau for China State Construction 

Mr. Zhang Yi, Deputy General Manager of Equipment Department of China Road & Bridge Corporation

Ms. Wang Hongyan, Director of China Electric Power Construction Association 

Mr. Zhang Mengze, Manager of Beijing Urban Construction Huasheng Transportation Engineering Co., Ltd

Main Industrial Media attaend the conference and spoke on site