This market research report, the fifth report as the same type as the first one on the PLC market in 2003 issued by China Industrial Control Net (www.gongkong.com), aiming at fully describing the conditions and development trend of China’s PLC market in 2007.

Contents

1. Project introduction 1
1.1. Project background 1
1.2. Research methods 1
1.3. Research scope 2
Figure 1.01：Standard of IO range division 2
1.4. Sample distribution 3
Figure 1.02：Distribution of sample sources 3
Figure 1.03：Distribution of sample sources 4
Figure 1.04：Distribution of end-user sample industries 4
Figure 1.05：Distribution of end-user samples in the industry 5
2. Market summary 6
3. Market conditions 7
3.1. Market scale and growth 7
3.1.1. Market gross and growth 7
Figure 3.01：China’s PLC market size growth forecast 7
Figure 3.02：China’s PLC market size growth forecast 7
3.1.2. Market size and growth of PLC classified by IO range 8
Figure 3.02：2007 China’s PLC market sizes of different IO ranges (amount) 8
Figure 3.03：2007 China’s PLC market sizes of different IO ranges (amount) 8
Figure 3.04：2007 market growth rates of PLC of different IO ranges 9
Figure 3.05：2007 market size of China’s PLC of different IO ranges (piece/set number) 9
Figure 3.06：2007 China’s PLC market sizes of different IO ranges (piece/set number) 10
3.1.3. Market size and growth of PLC according to application industries 10
Figure 3.07：2007 China’s project market PLC market size 10
Figure 3.08：2007 China’s project market PLC market size 11
Figure 3.09：2007 China’s OEM market PLC market size 11
Figure 3.10：Market size of PLC on 2007 China’s OEM market 12
3.1.4. Industry distribution of PLC market sizes of different IO ranges 12
Figure 3.11：Sizes of PLC on project and OEM market 13
3.1.4.2. Industry distribution of large and medium PLC market sizes 13
Figure 3.12：Market sizes of 2007 China’s PLC project market in various industry 13
3.1.4.3. Industry distribution of small PLC market scale 14
Figure 3.13：2007 China’s OEM industry PLC industry market scale 14
3.2. Market share 15
3.2.1. Overall situation 15
Figure 3.14：2007 China’s mainstream PLC suppliers’ sales and market share 16
Figure 3.15：2007 China’s PLC market share 16
3.2.2. PLC market share of different IO ranges 16
3.2.2.1. Market share of small PLC (<+256IO) 16
Figure 3.16：2007 China’s mainstream small PLC (<+256IO) suppliers’ sales and market share 17
Figure 3.17：2007 Market share of China’s small PLC (<+256IO) 18
3.2.2.2. Market share of medium PLC (256-1024IO) 18
Figure 3.18：Main suppliers’ achievements and market share of 2007 China medium PLC (256-1024IO) 18
Figure 3.19：Market share of 2007 China medium PLC (256-1024IO) 19
3.2.2.3. Market share of large PLC（>1024IO） 19
Figure 3.20：Main suppliers’ achievements and market share of 2007 China large PLC (>1024IO) 20
Figure 3.21：Market share of 2007 China large PLC (>1024IO) 20
3.2.3. Regional distribution of end-users on China PLC Market 20
Figure 3.22：Regional distribution of 2007 China PLC market users 21
Figure 3.23：Regional distribution of 2007 China PLC market users for different IO modules 21
3.3. Current status and trend of PLC technology’s development 22
3.3.1. Current status and developing trend of small PLC technology 22
3.3.1.1. Small PLC & SCM 22
3.3.1.2. Small PLC and relay 23
3.3.1.3. The developing trend of small PLC technology 23
3.3.2. Competition and comparison between large PLC and DCS 24
3.4. Analysis of PLC price tendency 25
4. Project market 26
4.1. Summary of various industrial applications on project market 26
4.1.1. Distribution of various industries on China PLC project market 26
Figure 4.01：Various industrial market size on 2007 China PLC project market 26
4.2. Metallurgical 27
4.2.1. Industry background 27
Figure 4.02：2001-2007 China’s major metal products’output 27
Figure 4.03：The investment situation of China’s metal smelting and calendering processing sector from 2005 to 2007 28
4.2.2. Application 29
Figure 4.04：2007 metallurgical industry PLC market 29
4.2.3. Market outlook 30
4.3. Automobile 31
4.3.1. Industry background 31
Figure 4.05：China’s automobile output from 2001 to 2007 32
4.3.2. Application 32
Figure 4.06：2007 PLC market in the automobile industry 33
4.3.3. Market outlook 34
4.4. Electric power 35
4.4.1. Industry background 35
Figure 4.07：The development tendency of China’s installed capacity of electric power from 2001 to 2007 35
Figure 4.08：China’s power generating capacity (100 million kwhs) from 2000 to 2007 36
Figure 4.09：Investment in electric power, thermal generation and supply industries from 2005 to 2007 36
4.4.2. Application 37
Figure 4.10：2007 power industry PLC market 37
4.4.3. Market outlook 38
Figure 4.11：2003-2007 China’s power supply construction 38
4.5. Chemical 40
4.5.1. Industry background 40
Figure 4.12：2003-2007 China product output in chemical industry 41
Figure 4.13：Investment in China's chemical industry (€10 million) 41
4.5.2. Application 42
Figure 4.14：2007 chemical industry PLC market 42
4.5.3. Market outlook 42
4.6. Municipal 44
4.6.1. Industry background 44
Figure 4.15：Investments in China’s fuel gas, and water production and supply industries from 2005 to 2006 46
4.6.2. Application 46
Figure 4.16：2007 municipal industry PLC market 46
4.6.3. Market outlook 46
4.7. Petrochemical 47
4.7.1. Industry background 47
Figure 4.17：Production output of China’s petrochemical industry from 2003 to 2007 49
Figure 4.18：Petroleum processing volume in China from 2001 to 2007 49
Figure 4.19：Investment conditions of petroleum processing, coking and nuclear fuel processing Industries in China from 2005 to 2007 50
4.7.2. Application 50
Figure 4.20：2007 petrochemical industry PLC market 50
4.7.3. Market outlook 51
4.8. Building material 52
4.8.1. Industry background 52
Figure 4.21：Product output in China’s building material industry from 2003 to 2007 53
4.8.2. Application 53
Figure 4.22：2007 building material industry PLC market 54
4.8.3. Market outlook 54
4.9. Paper making 55
4.9.1. Industry background 55
Figure 4.23：2007 China’s paper production output statistic data 56
Figure 4.24：2001-2007 China’s paper and paper board imports statistics 57
Figure 4.25：2004-2007 China’s pulp imports statistics 57
Figure 4.26：2006-2007 China’s paper making and paper product industry investment statistics 57
4.9.2. Application 57
Figure 4.27：2007 paper making industry PLC market 57
4.9.3. Market outlook 58
5. OEM market 60
5.1. Overview of machinery manufacturing industry (OEM) 60
Figure 5.01: China's general equipment and special equipment manufacturing industry investments in 2007 (100 million Yuan) 61
5.2. Overview of OEM industry 61
Figure 5.02：Market scale of 2007 Chin