I. Industry Trends
Intelligence and Automation: With the continuous progress of artificial intelligence and robotics technology, the cleaning equipment industry is gradually moving towards intelligence and automation. For instance, intelligent cleaning robots have been widely used in various indoor and outdoor scenarios such as urban streets, park scenic areas, and industrial parks, effectively improving cleaning efficiency and quality.
Environmental Protection and Energy Conservation: Environmental protection and energy conservation have become significant development directions for the cleaning equipment industry. Many enterprises are committed to developing more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient cleaning equipment to meet the market’s demand for green and low-carbon products.
II. Market Size and Growth
Market Size: According to GFK China’s calculation, from 2006 to 2023, the size of China’s cleaning appliance market grew from 375.6 billion yuan to 878.4 billion yuan, expanding approximately 2.3 times. Among them, cleaning appliances rank sixth in the overall home appliance market and occupy the top position in the small home appliance market.
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR): The CAGR of the cleaning appliance market is as high as 19.8%, with the market size expanding nearly 21 times to 36.4 billion yuan. This growth is mainly attributed to the increasing demand for efficient, convenient, and intelligent cleaning products among consumers.
III. Product Innovation and Technological Upgrading
Driverless Intelligent Cleaning Robots: Driverless intelligent cleaning robots integrate autonomous driving technology, artificial intelligence technology, and big data technology, enabling them to autonomously plan driving paths, recognize road obstacles, and automatically avoid obstacles. For example, as the first brand in China to achieve large-scale mass production of driverless cleaning robots, WoXiaobai has accumulated hundreds of millions of square meters of cleaning area.
Cloud Platform Internet Technology: Some enterprises provide overall digital operation solutions for urban environmental sanitation by offering driverless intelligent cleaning robots and cloud platform internet technology, realizing the environmental sanitation operation of people, vehicles, objects, and events. This solution can save approximately 50% of labor costs while improving operational efficiency by more than 80%.
Customization and Specialization: The cleaning equipment industry is gradually moving towards customization and specialization. Enterprises are developing more cleaning equipment that meets specific needs for different scenarios and demands to satisfy the market’s diverse needs.
IV. Industry Cooperation and Exchange
Exhibition Exchange: Various cleaning equipment exhibitions have become important platforms for industry communication and cooperation. For example, the 24th China International Environmental Sanitation, Municipal Facilities, and Cleaning Equipment Exhibition held in Beijing in 2024 gathered many leading enterprises and high-tech products in the fields of environmental sanitation, municipal facilities, and landscaping, promoting technological innovation and industrial upgrading in the environmental sanitation industry.
Forum Discussion: Industry experts, scholars, and corporate representatives hold forums to discuss topics such as environmental sanitation operation modes, solid waste disposal, garbage classification, intelligent environmental sanitation, and technological innovation, jointly promoting the innovative development of the environmental sanitation industry.