Energy-saving Appliances Huimin Promotion Directory announced today

In order to increase efforts to promote energy-saving home appliances and accelerate the structural adjustment and transformation and upgrading of the home appliance industry, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly announced a list of new energy-saving Huimin appliances promotion shortlist. The three ministries and commissions have reviewed local application reports for the promotion of various energy-efficient appliances and related materials. A new batch of energy-saving products Huimin project promotion catalogue will be announced and will be implemented as of the date of release.

This batch of energy-saving products Huimin project promotion directory, including household gas water heaters, air-source heat pump water heaters, desktop microcomputers, unit air conditioners and chillers, household refrigerators, electric washing machines, flat-panel TVs and other nine.

In the “list of shortlisted” in this batch of promotion catalogue, there are some listed companies. Specifically, Wanjiale and Vantage are shortlisted for the promotion of household gas water heaters; the company's shares are included in the list of desktop microcomputers; ST Kelon, Qingdao Haier, and TCL Group are listed in the household refrigerator promotion catalog; Hefei Sanyo, Qingdao Haier and Xiaohe. Swan and other short-listed electric washing machine promotion directory; Shenzhen Konka A, Hisense Electric, Sichuan Changhong, TCL Group, etc. short-listed flat-panel TV promotion directory; Gree Electric Appliances, Midea Electric Appliances, Qingdao Haier, Chunlan shares and other short-listed room air conditioner promotion enterprise directory. Among them, Gree Electric Appliances, Qingdao Haier, and Vantage Co., Ltd. have not been listed in the relevant promotion catalog for the first time.

As a leading company in the air-conditioning industry, Gree Electric Appliances achieved operating revenue of RMB 10.084 billion in 2012, a year-on-year increase of 19.84%, and net profit of RMB 7.378 billion, a year-on-year increase of 40.88%. Regarding the policy subsidy for energy-saving products, company related sources told reporters that the relevant subsidies will be mainly reflected in the sales of products.

Relevant persons once pointed out that the implementation of the “Energy-saving Products Benefiting the People's Project” can drive demand from 400 billion to 500 billion yuan each year, effectively expanding domestic demand, especially consumer demand, and promoting stable and rapid economic development; and increasing the market share of energy-efficient products by 10 to 20 A percentage point, reaching more than 30%, can save 75 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.

According to the estimates of China Household Electrical Appliances Association, the development of China's home appliance industry in 2013 will be better than 2012. The upgrading of industrial structure will be the main theme of the home appliance industry in 2013 and later.