Industry cashes in on upgrading

Machinery manufacturers supply wide range of high-end and sophisticated products for power projects worldwide

Chinese machinery manufacturers have made notable technological breakthroughs to supply high-end products for big-ticket nuclear, ultrahigh voltage, hydro and wind power projects, senior officials said on Tuesday.

The high-end products include a fourth-generation power pressure vessel for a nuclear reactor made by Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd for the Shidaowan nuclear power plant in Shandong province, and Harbin Electric Corp's nuclear coolant pump system and digital control system platform for the nuclear power plant built by Beijing-based HollySys Automation Technologies Ltd.