India, Asia and the Middle East
Tokyo, August 21, 2017 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, [Hitachi") and Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. today announced the launch of the new TX Series escalator for India, Asia and the Middle East. The escalator has already been released in China*1, and will be released in stages across the remainder regions, commencing August 21, 2017.
In July 2016, Hitachi integrated its escalator businesses of Japan and China, consolidating its resources and enhancing its business operations in both countries, centered around its key business location in Guangzhou, China. The new TX Series escalator launched by Hitachi is a model that meets multiple standards in China, India, Asia and the Middle East. The model follows the same concept for the machine room-less elevator for Asia and the Middle East which was launched in September 2016. In addition to conforming to Chinese safety and quality standards for escalator equipment, the TX Series will be manufactured in accordance with Hitachi's own strict standards of safety and quality, adhering to safety standards in all other regions. It also adopts a functional design based on the concept of an escalator that fits closely with the unconscious actions of users, in the pursuit of their ease and comfort.
The TX Series offers flexibility with a selection of various product specifications, as well as its excellent design and safety features, designed to cater to a diverse range of customer needs. It also saves space required for the installation, covering a smaller area in comparison with existing products*2.
Hitachi will begin sales of the TX Series in Thailand, followed by launches in the Philippines, Malaysia and various other regions, and aims to receive orders of 10,000 units in 2018 in China, India, Asia and the Middle East.
*2 The made-in-China escalator, [SX series," which is previous model of [TX series."
*3 The span between the beam on upper floor and that on the lower floor of the escalator when the escalator is installed.
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Small and medium-sized enterprises are an important force in China's national economic and social development. Promoting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises is an important basis for maintaining a stable and rapid development of the national economy and a major strategic task concerning people's livelihood and social stability. Affected by the international financial crisis, China's small and medium-sized enterprises have had difficulties in production and operation since the second half of last year. The central government timely introduced relevant policies and measures, increased fiscal, taxation, credit and other support, improved the business environment of small and medium-sized enterprises, and the positive changes in the production and operation of small and medium-sized enterprises, but the development situation is still grim. The main performances are: difficulties in financing and difficulties in guarantees are still outstanding. Some support policies have not yet been put in place, enterprises are burdened, market demand is insufficient, overcapacity, economic benefits have fallen sharply, and losses have increased. More active and effective policy measures must be taken to help SMEs overcome difficulties, transform their development methods, and achieve sound and rapid development. The following comments are now made to further promote the development of SMEs:
I. Further create a favorable environment conducive to the development of SMEs (I) Improve the SME policy and legal system. Implement policies and measures to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and clean up laws, regulations and rules that are not conducive to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. Deepen the reform of monopoly industries, expand the scope of market access, reduce barriers to entry, and further create an open and fair market environment. Accelerate the formulation of financing guarantee management measures, revise the General Rules for Loans, revise the standardization standards for small and medium-sized enterprises, and clarify the support policies for small enterprises.
(2) Improve the relevant systems for government procurement to support small and medium-sized enterprises. Formulate specific measures for government procurement to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and increase the proportion of goods, engineering and services for purchasing small and medium-sized enterprises. Further improve the transparency of government procurement information release, improve the government's public service outsourcing system, and create more opportunities for SMEs to participate.
(3) Strengthening the protection of the rights and interests of small and medium-sized enterprises. Organize and carry out supervision and inspection of relevant laws and policies of SMEs, especially the implementation of financial and fiscal policies, give play to the role of news public opinion and social supervision, and strengthen the evaluation of policy effects. Adhere to administration according to law and protect the legitimate rights and interests of small and medium-sized enterprises and their employees.
(4) Building a harmonious labor relationship. Take effective measures to increase support for labor-intensive SMEs, encourage SMEs to lay off employees, reduce layoffs, and stabilize and increase jobs. For small and medium-sized enterprises to attract employment of difficult personnel, sign labor contracts and pay social insurance premiums, basic old-age insurance subsidies, basic medical insurance subsidies, and unemployment insurance subsidies shall be granted within the corresponding time limit. For those small and medium-sized enterprises that have been greatly affected by the financial crisis, the implementation period of the phased subsidy of social insurance premiums or reduction of rates will be extended to the end of 2010, and social insurance subsidies or post subsidies, on-the-job training subsidies, etc. will be given for a certain period of time. . SMEs can negotiate with employees on wages, working hours, and labor quotas. If they meet the requirements, they can apply to the local human resources and social security department for comprehensive calculation of working hours and irregular working hours.
Second, effectively ease the financing difficulties of SMEs (5) Fully implement the financial policies that support the development of small enterprises. Improve the credit assessment system for small enterprises, improve the efficiency of write-off of bad loans for small business loans, and establish and improve the exemption mechanism for credit officers. Encourage the establishment of small enterprise loan risk compensation fund, grant appropriate subsidies to financial institutions for small business loans, and moderate risk compensation for small business non-performing loan losses.
(6) Strengthen and improve financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises. State-owned commercial banks and joint-stock banks must establish small business financial service franchises, improve the credit business system for SMEs, and gradually increase the scale and proportion of medium and long-term loans for SMEs. Improve loan approval efficiency and innovate financial products and services. We will improve the property mortgage system and the method for determining the mortgage collateral, and adopt the methods of movable property, accounts receivable, warehouse receipts, equity and intellectual property pledge to alleviate the contradiction of insufficient loans and pledges for SMEs. Implement differentiated regulatory policies for commercial banks to carry out SME credit business. Establish and improve the financial service system for SMEs. Accelerate research to encourage private capital to participate in the establishment of joint-stock financial institutions such as village banks and loan companies; actively support private capital to invest in shares, participate in the transformation of rural credit cooperatives into rural commercial (cooperative) banks, urban credit cooperatives into urban businesses Capital increase and expansion of banks and city commercial banks. Support and standardize the development of microfinance companies and encourage conditional microfinance companies to be converted into village banks.
(7) Further broaden the financing channels for SMEs. Accelerate the construction of the GEM market, improve the SMEs' listing and breeding mechanism, expand the scale of SMEs' listing, and increase direct financing. Improve venture capital and financial leasing policies, and vigorously develop venture capital and financial leasing companies. Encourage relevant departments and local governments to set up venture capital guiding funds, guide social funds to set up venture capital enterprises that mainly support small and medium-sized enterprises, and actively develop equity investment funds. Play the role of financing leases, pawns, trusts and other financing methods in the financing of SMEs. We will steadily expand the issuance scale of SMEs' collective bonds and short-term financing bills, actively cultivate and standardize the development of property rights trading markets, and provide services for SMEs' equity and equity transactions.
(8) Improve the credit guarantee system for SMEs. Establish multi-level SME financing guarantee funds and guarantee institutions including central and local financial contributions and joint ventures. The finance at all levels should increase support and comprehensively use capital injection, risk compensation and incentive subsidies to improve the financing guarantee ability of guarantee institutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. Implement the policy of exempting business tax, reserve withdrawal and pre-tax deduction of compensation for qualified SME credit guarantee institutions. Land and resources, housing and urban-rural construction, finance, industry and commerce departments shall provide quality services for SMEs and guarantee institutions to carry out registration, confirmation and transfer of collateral and quality. Strengthen the supervision of financing guarantee institutions and guide their standard development. Insurers are encouraged to actively develop insurance products for SMEs.
(9) To play the role of credit information services in the financing of SMEs. Promote the construction of credit system for SMEs, establish and improve the credit information collection mechanism and evaluation system for SMEs, and improve the credit rating of SMEs. Improve personal and corporate credit reporting systems to provide convenient and fast enquiry services for SME financing. We will build a credit constraint mechanism that protects the trustworthiness and disciplinary punishment, and enhances the credit awareness of SMEs.
Third, increase financial and tax support for small and medium-sized enterprises (10) increase financial support. Gradually expand the scale of special funds for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises by the central budget, and focus on supporting technological innovation, structural adjustment, energy conservation and emission reduction, market development, employment expansion, and improvement of public services for small and medium-sized enterprises. Accelerate the establishment of the National SME Development Fund, give play to the guiding role of financial funds, and drive social funds to support the development of SMEs. Local finances should also increase their support for small and medium-sized enterprises.
(11) Implement and improve tax incentives. The state uses taxation policies to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. The specific policies are formulated and formulated by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation in conjunction with relevant departments. In order to effectively cope with the international financial crisis and support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010, small-scale profit-making enterprises with annual taxable income of less than 30,000 yuan (including 30,000 yuan) The income minus 50% is included in the taxable income, and the enterprise income tax is paid at the rate of 20%. SMEs invest in state-encouraged projects. Except for the commodities listed in the Catalogue of Imported Commodities Not Subject to Tax Exemption for Domestic Investment Projects, the required imported equipment for self-use and the technology and accessories and spare parts imported with the equipment according to the contract are exempt from import duties. . If it is difficult for SMEs to pay urban land use tax, they may apply to the provincial finance and taxation department or the provincial people's government for tax reduction and exemption according to relevant regulations. If a small and medium-sized enterprise cannot pay taxes on time due to special difficulties, it may apply for extension within three months according to law.
(12) Further reduce the social burden of SMEs. Administrative fees and government fund projects that have not been approved in accordance with the prescribed authority and procedures are all cancelled. Comprehensively clean up and rectify the charges related to small and medium-sized enterprises. The focus is on the fees for intermediary services for administrative licensing and compulsory access, and the monopoly of operating service charges, which can be exempted, reduced, reduced, and slowed down. Strictly implement the publicity system for toll collection projects, publicize pre-approval projects, procedures, and charging standards. It is strictly forbidden for local and departments to establish administrative fees and charges, and may not transfer administrative fees to operating service charges. Further standardize the behavior of collection, fully implement the SME registration card system, and set up government SMEs at all levels to pay for reporting calls. We will improve the supervision system for small and medium-sized enterprises at all levels, and seriously investigate and deal with arbitrary charges, fines and various apportionments. No department or unit may profit by forcing SMEs to purchase products and accept designated services. Strictly implement the laws and regulations governing tax collection, and may not levy taxes or apportion taxes to SMEs in violation of regulations.
Fourth, accelerate the technological progress and structural adjustment of SMEs (13) Support SMEs to improve their technological innovation capabilities and product quality. Support small and medium-sized enterprises to increase investment in research and development, develop advanced and applicable technologies, processes and equipment, develop new products that are marketable, and improve product quality. Strengthen the integration of industry, university and research and resource integration, strengthen intellectual property protection, focus on promoting brand building in light industry, textile, electronics and other industries, and guide and support small and medium-sized enterprises to create their own brands. Support traditional Chinese enterprises such as China's old-fashioned brands to apply for trademark registration, protect trademark exclusive rights, encourage mining, protection, and transformation of traditional folk crafts, and enhance characteristic industries.
(14) Supporting SMEs to accelerate technological transformation. In accordance with the requirements of key industry adjustment and revitalization planning, SMEs will be supported to adopt new technologies, new processes, new equipment and new materials for technological transformation. In the special investment in technological transformation within the central budget, it is necessary to arrange funds for technological transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, and local governments should also arrange special funds for technological transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises. If the fixed assets of small and medium-sized enterprises need to accelerate depreciation due to technological advancement, the depreciation period may be shortened according to regulations or the method of accelerated depreciation may be adopted.
(15) Promote energy conservation, emission reduction and cleaner production of SMEs. Promote the promotion and application of key energy-saving and emission reduction technologies and high-efficiency energy-saving products and equipment in small and medium-sized enterprises. In accordance with the requirements of developing a circular economy, resources recycling between SMEs is encouraged. Encourage professional service organizations to provide contractual energy management and energy-saving equipment leasing services for SMEs. Give full play to the role of the market mechanism, comprehensively use financial, environmental protection, land, industrial policies and other means, and eliminate backward technologies, processes, equipment and products in small and medium-sized enterprises in accordance with the law to prevent the transfer of backward production capacity. Strictly control the excess capacity and the blind development of the "two high and one capital" industry. For investment projects that are included in the catalogue of income tax concessions for environmental protection, energy conservation and water conservation, corporate income tax benefits are granted as required.
(16) Improve the level of enterprise collaboration. Encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to carry out various forms of economic and technological cooperation with large enterprises, and establish stable cooperative relations of supply, production and sales. Encourage large enterprises to strengthen cooperation with small and medium-sized enterprises through professional division of labor, service outsourcing, and order production, and actively provide technology, talents, equipment, and financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises, and timely pay for goods and services.
(17) Guide the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. In accordance with the principle of reasonable layout, distinctive features, intensive use of land, and environmental protection, we will support the cultivation of a number of key demonstration industrial clusters. Strengthen the environmental protection of industrial clusters, improve the conditions of industrial agglomeration, improve service functions, strengthen leading enterprises, extend the industrial chain, and improve the level of professional cooperation. Encourage advanced SMEs in the eastern region to strengthen cooperation with SMEs in the central and western regions through acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations, joint ventures, etc., to achieve an orderly transfer of industries.
(18) Accelerate the development of productive service industries. Encourage SMEs to develop in the fields of technology research and development, industrial design, technology consulting, information services, modern logistics and other productive services. Actively promote small and medium-sized enterprises to expand in new areas such as software development, service outsourcing, online animation, advertising creativity, and e-commerce, expand employment channels, and foster new economic growth points.
V. Supporting SMEs to open up markets (19) Supporting SMEs to actively explore the domestic market. Support qualified SMEs to participate in the business of home appliances, agricultural machinery, automobile and motorcycle going to the countryside, home appliances, and automobiles. Special funds for SMEs and funds for technological transformation should focus on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises with stable sales channels and high market share. We will support small and medium-sized enterprises to participate in various exhibitions and exhibitions by adopting financial subsidies and lowering the standards for exhibition fees. Support the establishment of various types of SME product technology exhibition centers, and organize exhibitions and exhibitions such as China International SME Expo. Encourage telecommunications, network operators and news media to actively release market information to help small and medium-sized enterprises to promote products and open up markets.
(20) Support SMEs to explore the international market. We will further implement support policies such as export tax rebates, study and improve relevant policies and measures to stabilize external demand and promote foreign trade development, and stabilize and develop international markets. Give full play to the role of SMEs in international market development funds and export credit insurance, and increase the support of preferential export credits to SMEs. Encourage and support qualified SMEs to carry out investment business such as mergers and acquisitions abroad, acquire technology and brand, and promote the export of products and services.
(21) Support SMEs to improve their market development capabilities. Guide small and medium-sized enterprises to strengthen market analysis and forecast, grasp market opportunities, enhance quality, brand and marketing awareness, improve after-sales service, and improve market competitiveness. Promote and transform the commerce and trade circulation industry, promote modern business methods and new forms of business such as chain operations and franchising, help and encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to adopt e-commerce and reduce market development costs. Support catering, tourism, leisure, housekeeping, property, community service and other industries to expand service areas, innovative service methods, and promote the expansion of consumption.
6. Strive to improve the service to small and medium-sized enterprises (22) Accelerate the construction of the service system for small and medium-sized enterprises. Strengthen overall planning, improve service networks and service facilities, and actively cultivate integrated service organizations at all levels. Through the qualifications, business entrustment, awards, etc., the role of industry and commerce associations, industry associations (commercial associations) and comprehensive service agencies will be brought into play to guide and promote the development of professional service organizations. Establish and improve financial subsidy mechanisms to support service organizations in information, training, technology, entrepreneurship, quality inspection, and corporate management services.
(23) Accelerate the construction of public service infrastructure for small and medium-sized enterprises. Through guiding social investment and financial fund support, we will focus on supporting the construction of a number of public service platforms such as product development, inspection and testing, and technology promotion in the fields of light industry, textiles and electronic information. Support the construction of small business start-up bases and improve the environment for entrepreneurship and development. Encourage institutions of higher learning, research institutes, and enterprise technology centers to open up scientific and technological resources, carry out research on common key technologies, and improve the level of serving small and medium-sized enterprises. Improve the information service network for SMEs, and accelerate the development of policy information interpretation, technology promotion, talent exchange, business training and marketing and other key information services.
(24) Improve the government's services to SMEs. Deepen the reform of the administrative examination and approval system, comprehensively clean up and further reduce and merge administrative examination and approval items, and realize the openness and standardization of examination and approval contents, standards and procedures. Investment, industry and commerce, taxation, quality inspection, environmental protection and other departments should simplify procedures, shorten time limits, improve efficiency, and provide convenient services for the establishment, production and operation of small and medium-sized enterprises. When formulating and implementing the overall land use plan and annual plan, local governments at all levels must make overall consideration of the land use requirements of SME investment projects and rationally arrange land use indicators.
VII. Improve the management level of SMEs (25) Guide and support SMEs to strengthen management. Support the cultivation of SME management consulting agencies and conduct management consulting activities. Guide small and medium-sized enterprises to strengthen basic management, strengthen marketing and risk management, improve governance structure, promote management innovation, and improve management and management. Supervise and promote small and medium-sized enterprises to work harder, reduce costs and increase efficiency, strictly abide by laws and regulations such as safety, environmental protection, quality, health, labor security, honesty and trustworthiness, and fulfill social responsibilities.
(26) Vigorously carry out training for all types of personnel of SMEs. Implement the Galaxy training program for small and medium-sized enterprises, increase financial support, give full play to the role of industry associations (commercial chambers), small and medium-sized enterprise training institutions, and widely adopt network technology to carry out policies and regulations, enterprise management, marketing, professional skills, customer service. And other types of training. We attach great importance to the training of business managers, select 1 million growth-oriented SMEs within 3 years, and conduct comprehensive training for their managers.
(27) Accelerate the promotion of informationization of SMEs. Continue to implement the informationization promotion project for small and medium-sized enterprises, accelerate the pilot of informationization of small and medium-sized enterprises in key regions, and guide small and medium-sized enterprises to use information technology to improve the level of research and development, management, manufacturing and service, and improve marketing and after-sales service capabilities. Encourage information technology enterprises to develop and build industry application platforms, and provide social and software services such as software and hardware tools, project outsourcing, and industrial design for informationization of SMEs.
8. Strengthen leadership over the work of SMEs (28) Strengthen guidance and coordination. The State Council was established to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises to strengthen the overall planning, organizational leadership and policy coordination of the work of small and medium-sized enterprises. The leading group office is located in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. All localities can establish corresponding organizational structures and working mechanisms according to their work needs.
(29) Establish a statistical monitoring system for SMEs. The statistical department shall establish and improve the system of classified statistics, monitoring, analysis and release of small and medium-sized enterprises, and strengthen the statistical analysis of enterprises below the scale. Relevant departments should publicly release information such as development plans, industrial policies, and industry trends to the public in a timely manner, and gradually establish a market monitoring, risk prevention, and early warning mechanism for SMEs.
Promoting the healthy development of SMEs is not only a long-term strategic task, but also an urgent task of maintaining growth, expanding domestic demand, adjusting structure, promoting development, and benefiting people's livelihood. All regions and relevant departments should further raise their awareness, unify their thinking, and combine the actual conditions to formulate concrete measures for implementing this opinion as soon as possible, and earnestly implement them.
State Council September 19, 2009
Hitachi Launches New TX Series Escalator for
Features of the TX Series
The TX Series offers various new safety features designed with optimal user safety in mind. The side portions of the steps are 8 mm higher than the central portion to prevent accidents in which a users' shoe can become caught between the step and the skirt (side wall) of the escalator. The new TX series has also been fitted with brushes located at foot level on the left and right skirts to let users know if their foot comes into contact with the side walls. A special finish has also been adopted for the landing plates at the entry and exit points of the escalator to prevent users from slipping when getting on and off the escalator.
The TX Series adopts a simple and functional design that offers the smoothness, safety and comfort that users unconsciously expect to experience when riding an escalator. For example, by minimizing the size of the metal frame supporting the escalator's balustrades, the TX Series' design maximizes the size of the glass surfaces, and achieves greater simplicity at the entrance and exit points (landings) by reducing the number of recesses and protrusions around the hand rail. Additionally, by expanding the installation space of the light fixture, the TX Series also enables enhanced lighting options for illuminating the entire surroundings of the balustrades.
By shortening the span dimensions*3 by 150 mm, the TX Series has made it possible to install escalators in more confined spaces where installation presents difficulties with conventional product designs.
The State Council issued several opinions on further promoting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises
Several opinions of the State Council on further promoting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises Guofa [2009] No. 36 People's Government of each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government, ministries and commissions of the State Council, and their respective agencies:
*1 In China, Hitachi started selling the TX Series escalator in June, 2017.