China is still heavily dependent on foreign expertise in some areas of automation technology. In the coming years, however, the country will increasingly make its own mark in the field of automation - especially with companies that are still largely unknown outside the country's borders. Over the past four years, Chinese manufacturers of automation technology have been able to continuously expand their share of the overall industrial automation market: From 40% in 2010, their share will rise to 45% by the end of this year, according to STM. Editor's note on the chart: 1 RMB (Chinese renminbi yuan) corresponds to approximately 0.15 euros.