According to statistics from China Die & Mould Industry Association, in 2018, China's mold exports were US$6.085 billion, an increase of 10.8% over the previous year, accounting for a quarter of the total global mold exports, and exports to about 200 countries and regions around the world, the top five exports The markets are the United States, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and Mexico; mold imports are 2.14 billion US dollars, an increase of 4.3% year-on-year, accounting for one-eighth of the global mold imports. The top five import markets are Japan, South Korea, and Germany. , Taiwan, China and the United States.

The mold is known as the "mother of industry". According to the China Die & Mould Industry Association, China’s consumption of 255.5 billion yuan in molds in 2018 can support the country’s 28 trillion yuan in industrial products. It is an important part of "Made in China" and plays a major role To the role of “behind-the-scenes heroes” who have changed and promoted people’s lives. Taking the automobile industry as an example, the dependence on molds of automobile manufacturing has exceeded 90%, and more than 95% of mold companies across the country are involved in automobile molds.

According to statistics, in recent years, Chinese mold companies have accelerated their "going global" and completed more than 20 related mergers and acquisitions with a transaction value of nearly 7 billion U.S. dollars. The main direction of mergers and acquisitions is the intelligentization, electrification and lightweight of molds.