China'S Textile Industry: Weaving New Advantages With "Embroidery Skills"

As one of the backbone forces of traditional foreign trade, the textile industry has always played an important role in the development of China's foreign trade. From self-sufficiency to "the world of clothing and quilt", China's textile industry has achieved considerable development in the wind and rain. The latest data shows that in the first four months of this year, China's textile and clothing exports reached 90.47 billion US dollars in the face of a severe and complex external environment, which is at a historical high level. Among them, the textile industry showed strong resilience with a year-on-year growth rate of 3.8%, and the international competitiveness of China's textile industry continued to rise.

Behind the macro figures is the cohesion of each micro subject. Through interviews with foreign trade enterprises in the textile industry, the reporter learned that Chinese textile enterprises with strength and responsibility adhere to product innovation and process research and development, and move towards new and green transformation. Comfortable, healthy and environmentally friendly products are widely favored by the market, reflecting the path map of accelerating the transformation and upgrading of China's textile supply chain.

　　 New clothes contain "new technology"

In Zhoucun, the "hometown of silk" in China, Zibo Dayanfang Silk Group Co., Ltd., as a "versatile" enterprise, is particularly eye-catching - it is the only comprehensive silk production and operation enterprise in China that integrates silk reeling, weaving, practicing, printing and dyeing, drum dyeing, long vehicle pad dyeing, home textile products, silk handicrafts and the complete industrial chain of domestic and foreign trade.

This year, the company developed and launched two new products, machine washable silk fabric and mycelium grass fabric. Huang Qianru, a salesman of the company, told the International Business Daily that machine washable silk fabric is a product developed through silk protein improvement and penetration composite biotechnology, which is not easy to wear, crack, whiten and shrink. After special treatment, the abrasion resistance, wrinkle resistance and shrink resistance of machine washable silk fabric are greatly enhanced. After repeated machine washing, it can still keep smooth and smooth, greatly improving the performance of silk fabric. "This will help extend the service life of the product and reduce resource consumption and waste caused by frequent clothing changes."

"A major feature of silk products is comfort." Huang Qianru said that machine washable silk fabrics retain the good skin affinity of mulberry silk, not only do not damage the unique luster and texture of silk itself, but also improve the softness and fineness of silk to a certain extent, and its "light", "soft" and "smooth" characteristics improve the comfort of wearing.

"The silk fungus has a natural luster, and its fabric is similar to that of mulberry silk, but the difference is that the former has a strong antibacterial property." Huang Qianru said that the cultivation of silk fungus is not restricted by regions, and has low requirements on temperature and soil, and has strong adaptability, which is conducive to large-scale planting. In addition, the silk fungus fabric does not add any antibacterial chemicals in the treatment process, which can be naturally degraded, green and environmentally friendly, and will not cause secondary pollution to the environment.

Behind the two new products, the company's continuous investment in research and development is outlined. Huang Qianru said that these technological breakthroughs not only improved the quality of products, but also enhanced the company's core competitiveness. In addition, the company has also actively expanded emerging markets, constantly expanded the export scale, and increased its brand influence.

"The company's products are mainly exported to Europe, Japan, South Korea and other markets. In recent years, the company has also entered the" Belt and Road "market." Huang Qianru introduced that the company's exports reached 50 million yuan in the first quarter of this year.

"With the expansion of the company's business, we have set up a special foreign trade department and e-commerce department to sell through various channels, and achieved good results." Huang Qianru said, at the same time, the company has also strengthened the construction of product design and innovation capabilities, launched customized product services and a series of new products that meet the aesthetic needs of the target market, To meet the needs of different customer groups.

　　 Innovation focuses on "carbon track"

In recent years, with the concept of environmental protection deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the demand for green environmental protection products in the international consumer market has shown an obvious upward trend. China's foreign trade textile enterprises continue to research and develop environmentally friendly products, actively transforming to green, and inject new momentum into their own development. Zhejiang Textile Import and Export Group Co., Ltd. has developed an environmental protection product - viscose dyed yarn this year.

"The whole production process of this product does not add salt to promote dyeing, does not discharge sewage, and all water will be recycled. During the dyeing process, the use of water is significantly reduced compared with traditional dyeing processes." Shi Wenlei, chairman of Zhejiang Textile Group, told the International Business Daily that this product has been recognized by more and more customers by virtue of the environmental protection concept contained in it.

Shi Wenlei introduced that the environment-friendly dyeing technology of non-aqueous medium independently developed by the company was applied to viscose dyed yarn. By replacing water with silicon based medium in the dyeing process, the technology does not need to add salt to promote dyeing. The fixation rate of reactive dyes can reach 90%, and the number of subsequent water washing is greatly reduced, which solves the problem of wastewater generated from viscose yarn dyeing from the source.

The reporter learned that for every ton of black viscose yarn dyed, compared with traditional water bath dyeing, non-aqueous medium dyeing technology reduces salt consumption from 400 kg to 0, dye consumption from 50 kg to 40 kg, and sewage production from 50 tons to 30 tons. At the same time, through water reuse technology, all wastewater generated by non-aqueous medium dyeing can be recycled, so as to achieve zero discharge of wastewater.

Shi Wenlei said that viscose dyed yarn can be made into yarn dyed fabric or directly made into socks, towels and other products. Yarn dyed fabrics are designed by waterless printing and dyeing, and the overall effect is better than that of water dyed products in terms of hand feel and appearance.

"In recent years, in the process of promoting its products, the company found that the environmental protection concept of foreign brands has been greatly improved, and customers are also consulting more and more about such products. We hope to promote relevant products to the global market to attract more high-quality brand customers." Shi Wenlei said.

Founded in 1979, Zhejiang Textile Group is a professional textile import and export company in China, mainly engaged in the export of textiles, clothing, home textiles, and the import of cotton, cotton yarn, grey cloth and other textile raw materials. In addition, the company also set up a research and development center to provide customers with design and ready to wear proofing services.

"In the first quarter of this year, the company's export volume increased by 12.5% over the same period last year." Shi Wenlei said frankly that the company is promoting a diversified market layout, integrating more environmental protection concepts and innovative technologies into product research and development, improving the added value and competitiveness of products, and constantly enhancing its ability to withstand external risks. (Reporter Li Ke)

(Source: International Business Daily)