suppliers . The VDMA has campaigned politically in Berlin for energy suppliers to also offer fixed prices to industrial customers so that they have calculation security . Because 18 months pass from order placement to delivery .
Chinese exports fell by 9.9 percent in December , imports by 7.5 percent compared to the same month last year . To what extent does this affect the industries ? The People ’ s Republic was a market full of surprises in 2022 . In view of the meanwhile complete figures , pump imports from China have risen by 12 percent , exports to China by around 8 percent . These are good values that surprised us . This is certainly also due to industries such as power plant construction or the chemical industry , which require pumps in large numbers . The situation is similar with compressors , compressed air and vacuum technology . Imports rose by 14 percent . In terms of exports , we even recorded an increase of 17 percent . I assume that this is due to battery or photovoltaic production .
The switch to electromobility has an impact on sales of pumps and compressors . Can you help us to classify this ? This is a classic case that shows how many user industries we have . Old markets are going , new ones are coming . A newer market is electromobility , in whose production processes pumps are used . Battery production , for example , is highly complex . The liquid pumps used there can also transport acidic media . Even in automotive manufacturing itself , there are many processes that have to deal with difficult fluids . For this , manufacturers need special providers , which they find mainly in Europe . In addition , the production of solar panels requires vacuum and clean room technology – without high-temperature vacuum equipment , this is simply not possible .
A central topic in production is climate protection and the associated efficiency . Compressed air is expensive if it is operated inefficiently and thus understandably harmful to the climate . This is the starting point for our manufacturers to develop cost- and energy-efficient products . More than 20 years ago , we launched an information campaign with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action . At that time , our focus was on compressed air leakage . With a computer model , we have shown users which adjustment screws they can use to save energy and thus also reduce costs .
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