Comment on overall situation of die casting mold industry at home and abroad

Since 1997, state has successively included molds, their processing technologies and equipment in "Catalogue of Industries, Products and Technologies that State currently encourages to develop" and "Catalogue of Industries that Encourage Foreign Investment", and has implemented preferential policies for value-added tax return on some key professional mold factories; in 1999, state also included related mold technology and products into "Guidelines (List) of Key Hi-tech Industrialization Priorities for Current National Priority Development" issued by State Planning Commission and Ministry of Science and Technology. Above measures have all promoted rapid development of China's mold industry.