The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, and three other departments have jointly issued the "Mechanical Industry Steady Growth Work Plan (2025-2026)". The plan aims for the industry's average annual operating revenue growth rate to reach around 3.5% during 2025-2026, with total operating revenue exceeding 10 trillion yuan. It also seeks to cultivate a group of competitive characteristic industrial clusters for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and industrial clusters with international competitiveness.
Key Points Regarding Additive Manufacturing:
This work plan mentions additive manufacturing twice, highlighting it as a positive development for the sector. The specific mentions are:
Expanding the application of additive manufacturing equipment.
Strengthening the construction of additive manufacturing innovation centers.
Selected Work Plan Details:
Cultivating and Expanding New Demand: Develop new economies and business forms like first-release economy, ice-snow economy, silver economy, and smart tourism. Expand the application of service and special robots, elderly care and rehabilitation equipment, ice and snow equipment, cultural and tourism equipment, educational equipment, and additive manufacturing equipment.
Enhancing Industrial Innovation Capability: Promote the implementation of national major scientific and technological projects in the mechanical industry and smart manufacturing. Support research, verification, and integrated innovation in industrial mother machines, robotics, and intelligent detection equipment. Support collaborative R&D between equipment enterprises, universities, and research institutions. Further strengthen the construction of manufacturing innovation centers in fields including agricultural machinery equipment, robotics, rail transit equipment, medical equipment, and additive manufacturing, focusing on key common technology breakthroughs and promotion. Establish pilot verification platforms and technology incubation centers.
Notification of Issuance:
Document Title: Notice on Issuing the "Mechanical Industry Steady Growth Work Plan (2025-2026)"
Document Number: MIIT Lian Tong Zhuang [2025] No. 205
Issuing Departments:
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Ministry of Commerce
People's Bank of China
General Administration of Customs
State Administration for Market Regulation
Date: September 18, 2025
Plan Overview:
The mechanical industry is defined as a foundational, strategic, and leading sector that provides technical equipment for the national economy, national defense, and people's livelihoods. It is considered a "ballast" for the industrial economy and a crucial vehicle for developing new quality productive forces and building a modern industrial system. This plan is formulated to promote stable operation within the mechanical industry and support steady growth in the industrial economy.
Main Goals (2025-2026):
Maintain stable and positive industry operation.
Enhance the resilience and security of key industrial and supply chains.
Achieve an average annual operating revenue growth rate of about 3.5%.
Reach total operating revenue exceeding 10 trillion yuan.
Cultivate competitive SME characteristic clusters and internationally competitive industrial clusters.
Key Work Measures Include:
Omnidirectional Expansion of Effective Demand: Deepen potential in existing markets, cultivate new demand, expand effective investment, stabilize foreign trade, and promote digital and intelligent transformation.
Enhancing High-Quality Equipment Supply Capacity: Boost industrial innovation capability, strengthen industrial chain resilience, develop intelligent equipment and systems, reinforce standards leadership, and improve quality and brand building.
Stimulating Industry Growth Vitality: Cultivate high-quality enterprises gradientally, promote regional coordinated development, increase assistance and benefits for enterprises, and create a favorable development ecosystem.
Guarantee Measures:
Strengthen coordination and implementation across departments and regions.
Increase policy support, including utilizing existing funding channels, tax incentives, and financial support.
Strengthen operational monitoring and risk early warning.
Note: The term "Mechanical Industry" in this document excludes the automotive, electrical appliance, internal combustion engine, and petrochemical general machinery industries.
Source: MIIT Department of Equipment Industry I, "MIIT Weibo"
