HomeappliancesareoneofthepillarindustriesinQingdaoCity,ShandongProvince.Sincethebeginningofthisyear,Qingdao'sindustrialclusterforhomeapplianceshasmaintainedapositivedevelopmenttrend.Inthefirstquarter,theindustrialaddedvalueofhomeappliancemanufacturinggrewby5.2%yearonyear.Astheeconomytakesaturnforthebetterandtheconsumermarketrecovers,thesizeofthehomeapplianceindustryisexpectedtofurtherexpand.

Inrecentyears,Qingdaohasworkedhardtodevelop,extend,completeandstrengthenkeyindustrialchainsaspartofitseffortstorevitalizetherealeconomy.Drivenbythis,Qingdao'shomeapplianceindustryhasacceleratedtransformationandupgradingandimprovedthelevelofitsindustrialchainandsupplychain,becominghigher-end,greener,andmoreintelligent.

Tofurtheradvancethedevelopmenttrend,Qingdaohasplannedaninnovationchainaroundtheindustrialchain.In2021,Qingdaoestablishedanationalinnovationcenterforhigh-endandintelligenthomeappliancestopromotebreakthroughsinkeygeneral-purposetechnologiesinmajorfieldsandimprovetheinnovationcapabilityoftheindustry.Bytakingadvantageoftheproductdevelopmenttrendofgoinghigh-end,intelligent,andscenario-based,Qingdaohasworkedtoremedyareasofweakness,enhanceareasofstrength,andmakebreakthroughsinkeygeneral-purposetechnologies.Bydoingso,QingdaostrivestoacceleratethetransferandcommercializationofinnovativetechnologicalachievementsandimprovethestatusofChina'shigh-endandintelligenthomeappliancesandrelevantindustriesintheglobalvaluechain.