Chinese High-Altitude Construction Machinery Accelerates Overseas: 8 Enterprises Break Through, Annual Exports First Exceed USD 60 Billion(Oct 12)

Chinese High-Altitude Construction Machinery Accelerates Overseas: 8 Enterprises Break Through, Annual Exports First Exceed USD 60 Billion

Record Export Performance

In 2025, China's construction machinery industry delivered an impressive overseas performance: annual export value exceeded the USD 60 billion mark for the first time, reaching USD 60.169 billion, up 13.8% year-on-year and setting a historical record. Within this export wave, the high-altitude construction machinery segment performed particularly well, with Chinese-made aerial work platforms accelerating integration into global markets through electrification, intelligence, and localization.

8 Enterprises' Overseas Progress

Zoomlion: Ultra-high reach products lead globally. Its intelligent high-altitude product line covers working heights from 6 to 95 meters, with sales covering over 100 overseas countries. Its ZT72J straight-boom aerial work platform, with a working height of 72.3 meters, set a local record in Melbourne, Australia. An 82-meter product subsequently set a new global record for straight-boom aerial work platforms and was delivered to a leading UK rental company in September 2025.

XCMG: Customized products deepen South American market presence. Dozens of XCMG aerial work platforms including XGA16E, XGA16ACK, and XGA20ACE articulated boom models were shipped in bulk to South America, with deep customization for local user habits and project characteristics. Electric products were the main force of this batch, with zero emissions, low noise, and lasting range meeting indoor construction requirements.

Lingong Heavy Machinery: Overseas revenue first exceeded domestic. In 2025, overseas revenue accounted for 51.3%, surpassing domestic revenue for the first time. The company established a Brazilian subsidiary in Sao Paulo state and a European subsidiary that debuted at the MATEXPO exhibition in Belgium, showcasing 11 high-performance aerial work models.

Zhejiang Dingli: Overseas revenue exceeds 70%. In H1 2025, overseas market revenue reached RMB 3.374 billion, up 21.25% year-on-year. The company achieved full-series electrification and launched an "oil-to-electric" service, enabling rapid replacement of diesel modules with electric ones.

Industry Trends

The overseas expansion of high-altitude construction machinery reflects three parallel trends: electrification, with electric products becoming the main force in batch exports; intelligence, with remote operation and fleet coordination systems; and localization, with companies establishing overseas subsidiaries, service centers, and manufacturing facilities to deepen market penetration.

China's construction machinery exports are shifting from "large project-driven" to "large projects plus civilian market dual-driven," with trade entities expanding from large enterprises to export-oriented SMEs, and market demand extending from engineering procurement to fragmented end-user scenarios including residential courtyards, small farms, and individual maintenance.

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