In recent years, the R&D investment intensity of filament weaving enterprises in mainland China has been continuously improved, the ability of scientific and technological innovation has been continuously improved, the results of innovation-driven development have become increasingly significant, the concept of green development has been deepened and solidified, and the endogenous power of development has been accumulating, and it is developing and growing steadily. On July 4, the 2024 National Filament Weaving Industry Product Innovation Annual Conference with the theme of "Seeking Innovation, Valuing Quality and Moving to the New" was held in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province. Duan Xiaoping, vice president of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, said that through continuous technological innovation and upgrading, the strong production capacity of the mainland's chemical fiber filament fabric not only meets the needs of the domestic market, but also has significant competitiveness in the international market, which is mainly reflected in the improvement of product quality, the diversification of product categories and the leading of the global market trend.
Looking forward to the whole year of 2024, the mainland filament weaving industry is expected to continue to rebound, but the overall situation is still complex and severe. However, from the perspective of the development trend of the textile industry in the mainland, filament weaving will still be the basic support of large-scale advantages, and it is an important component of the advantages of globalization, and the filament weaving industry will make a great difference. Wang Jiayi, president of the China Filament Weaving Association, believes that the innovation of filament weaving products in the mainland has achieved good results, so that the industry has the strong strength to "stand", and then it needs to have the courage to "break" and empower product innovation with new quality productivity. In 2024, several categories of new products such as filament weaving, household use, and industrial use in mainland China will perform well, and achieve "new" and "qualitative" development in their respective fields.
Textile products are more functional, intelligent, comfortable and green
At present, the development fundamentals of the mainland textile industry are stable, the innovation ability is strong, the level of globalization is high, and the domestic and foreign markets are recovering steadily, the production and marketing situation is picking up for the better, and the development is expected to improve, but the foundation for the good still needs to be consolidated. Hua Shan, director of the China Textile Economic Research Center and president of the Industrial Economics Research Institute of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, said that since 2024, the production situation of the textile industry in the mainland has risen steadily, the level of enterprise efficiency has continued to improve, and the industrial added value, operating income, total profit and other indicators of enterprises above designated size have achieved restorative growth.
In the face of the domestic and foreign market environment, opportunities and challenges coexist in the textile and garment industry in mainland China. In terms of the domestic market, the huge scale of the domestic market and the continuous upgrading of market demand will continue to support the development of the industry; Multi-level consumer demand requires diversified product supply; New consumption trends and consumption characteristics need to be accurately matched on the supply side; The application field of textile fiber in mainland China continues to expand. In the international market, the global economy will recover at a low speed under the condition of high inflation and frequent turbulence, and the growth rate of global fiber consumption will continue to slow down; The competition pattern of international textile and apparel exports is constantly adjusted; In Europe and the United States, the trend of proximity and friendly procurement is becoming more and more obvious.
In fact, the diversification of consumer subjects, the diversification of consumption purposes, and the multiple highlights of consumption trends have become new consumption trends at home and abroad. Hua Shan believes that the textile industry should be guided by the seven actions of the modern industrial system to accelerate the transformation of high-end, intelligent and green. Among them, the new textile productivity is the key to empowering the construction of a modern industrial system, and we should focus on cultivating new scientific and technological productivity, cultural new quality productivity and green new quality productivity. "The innovation of the textile industry needs to pay attention to technological revolutionary breakthroughs, innovative allocation of production factors, and deep industrial transformation and upgrading." Hua Shan said.
Wang Huaping, director of the Key Laboratory of High-performance Fibers and Products of the Ministry of Education and a researcher at the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Donghua University, analyzed that at present, the development trend of the new textile materials industry in mainland China mainly reflects the following characteristics: first, high-performance fibers have entered the stage of coordinated development of technology and industry, application and market; Second, the pressure on the development capacity of general fiber has intensified and the market volatility has increased; Third, the iteration of bio-based synthetic fiber technology has accelerated, which has attracted the attention of capital and brands; Fourth, the development of recycled fibers has entered a period of specialization; Fifth, the incubation process of the frontier fiber industry has been accelerated; Sixth, the steady development of functional fibers has entered the "bottleneck" period; Seventh, the application development has entered a new track; Eighth, innovation and development are indispensable for both military and civilian use.
Fu Shaohai, dean of the School of Textile Science and Engineering of Jiangnan University and a leading talent in scientific and technological innovation of the National Special Support Program, believes that with the continuous expansion of textile application space, the new textile industry will develop in the direction of "textile + discipline" in the future, and be more functional, intelligent, comfortable and green. Therefore, polyester coloring should strengthen the application and promotion of polyester fiber dope dyeing technology, zero wastewater discharge dyeing technology, short-process dyeing technology and digital inkjet printing technology.
The "new" and "quality" integration development characteristics of mainland filament weaving are obvious
Since 2024, the operation of the filament weaving industry in mainland China has continued to pick up and improve. According to the statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics, in the first four months, the operating income and total profit of enterprises above designated size in the mainland chemical fiber weaving industry achieved double-digit rapid growth, with a year-on-year increase of 13.1% in operating income, 12.3 percentage points faster than the same period in 2023, and a year-on-year increase of 25.9% in total profit, a significant increase of 69 percentage points over the same period in 2023. Wang Jiayi said that the reason why the operation of the filament weaving industry in mainland China in 2023 can achieve a "rebound and improvement" development trend is mainly because of the continuous breakthrough in the functionality and differentiation of filament fabrics in recent years, and the continuous improvement of product quality, providing consumers with high-quality, high-performance, and high-environmental protection high-quality supply, which is deeply loved by consumers. In particular, the high-quality development of upstream and downstream industries has created more possibilities for deep integration and collaborative innovation.
At present, the filament weaving products in mainland China have been comprehensively upgraded, and the development characteristics of "new" and "quality" integration are obvious. First, the depth of raw materials empowers product innovation; Second, dyeing and finishing technology extends the boundaries of product innovation; the third is the deep integration of "national style" Chinese style and new products; Fourth, green and low-carbon in-depth fabric research and development. "In the face of industry competition and consumption upgrading, mainland filament weaving enterprises have gradually adjusted their development direction, laid out high-quality development tracks, and are committed to the research and development and production of high-end, differentiated and characteristic products. On the whole, the company's awareness of product innovation continues to improve, R&D execution continues to strengthen, the level of innovation is rapidly improved, high-quality new products continue to emerge, and the development of the industry is full of new quality productivity. Wang Jiayi said.
It is worth noting that the product innovation of chemical fiber filament fabrics is highly dependent on the integration and synergy of raw materials, weaving, printing and dyeing finishing, clothing design and processing, sales and service. Wang Jiayi analysis, a single enterprise limited by capital and capacity, it is difficult to lay out the whole industrial chain by itself, filament weaving industry to establish a whole chain of industrial alliances, to achieve upstream and downstream collaborative innovation. Filament weaving enterprises should act as the "chain master", fully mobilize the resources of all parties, help product research and development, and try to establish an industrial alliance with capital as the link. At the same time, emerging industrial clusters should continue to pay close attention to product innovation, strengthen product assessment for introduced enterprises, strengthen cultivation and guidance for settled enterprises, and gradually improve the professional quality of cluster industry managers.
In 2023, the mainland filament weaving industry will focus on innovation, seek "new" and "quality", and make significant progress in product research and development. Wang Jiayi said that mainland filament weaving enterprises should improve "quality" to "new" and continue to deepen product research and development, including continuing to adhere to the development of interwoven fabrics, doing a good job in the development of non-spandex elastic fabrics, promoting the development and iteration of new functional fabrics, going deep into the source of materials, and increasing the development of new kinetic energy. At the same time, it is necessary to explore new models, actively transform to service-oriented manufacturing, and increase the proportion of service elements in input and output through innovation and optimization of production organization forms, operation management methods and business development models, and transform from processing and assembly to "manufacturing + service", and from simply selling products to selling "products + services", which is conducive to extending and upgrading the value chain and improving total factor productivity, product added value and market share.
In response to the question of whether the "national style" will last, He Yang, professor of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and executive deputy director of the Olympic Costume Culture Research Center, gave the answer: Yes! In the report entitled "Ancient Rhyme and New Trend, National Style Blooming - Ancient and Modern Narratives of National Style Fabrics", He Yang said that "National Style" represents the national image, and the public's demand for "National Style" products is becoming stronger and stronger at this stage. It shows the awakening of the traditional cultural genes in the memory of the new generation of young people, and is the specific manifestation of the cultural self-confidence of the Chinese people. At present, the main sources of mainland pattern extraction and redesign include museum exhibitions, websites, books, albums, antique transactions and other physical objects, images, documents and other materials, which requires designers and researchers to study the traditional and national clothing culture more deeply, explore the historical origin and future trend, design better products, so that the "national style" in the development and change with a new look to be understood and accepted.
Innovation in new materials is the key to maintaining competitiveness
In the face of the complex international environment, mainland textile enterprises should strengthen their confidence in development. Under the background of "dual carbon", the development of green new quality productivity is an important way to improve the cost reduction and efficiency increase of enterprises and green and low-carbon development. Duan Xiaoping believes that the high-quality development of the industry is empowered by new quality productivity: first, the industry should attach importance to scientific and technological innovation, strengthen key technological breakthroughs in the face of major needs, accelerate innovation-driven development, enhance independent innovation capabilities, and improve the level of achievement transformation led by enterprises; Second, the current global economic environment is complex and changeable, textile enterprises should increase internal circulation at the same time, strengthen cooperation with countries along the "Belt and Road", deepen international economic and trade relations, so as to continuously enhance the market's ability to resist risks; The third is to build a green and low-carbon supply chain, promote the development of harmonious and sustainable development, develop and utilize environmentally friendly materials, accelerate the pace of green new product development, promote industry energy-saving and emission reduction technologies, and realize intensive, clean and intelligent production processes; Fourth, textile enterprises should aim at the market segmentation market, seize the opportunity of import substitution, research and development of textile machinery products, high-performance fibers, invest in energy storage and green power projects, and constantly extend the scope of product application, extending to the national defense and military industry, automobile industry and large home furnishings.
The innovation of new materials is the key for enterprises to maintain their competitiveness, and enterprises should deeply understand the importance of this problem and gradually realize the process of "going from zero to one". Wang Huaping said that "big fiber +" is related to the relationship between fiber and human beings, fiber and the ecological environment, and fiber and emerging industries. Therefore, enterprises should pay attention to three aspects: first, customized products to meet the diversified needs of applications and consumers; the second is to practice the concept of low-carbon, green and environmental protection; The third is to support advanced manufacturing and expand new fields.
From the perspective of the macroeconomic environment, the extension of emerging consumption hotspots such as domestic trendy products, sports and health, and green ecology provides more space for the application and expansion of filament fabrics. Shen Wanyu, a senior researcher at the China Home Textile Industry Association, believes that the rapid progress of artificial intelligence technology has brought endless surprises, development potential and unknown areas to people's lives. The theme of the new season is Exploration & Search, which means to "explore" the way of ecology and "find" the inner voice. Under the general theme of exploration & searching, three series of wisdom and healing, green and moving, and middle and combination have been derived. Among them, the Zhiyu series shows the dual characteristics of the interweaving of the real and the virtual. Design seeks a balance between product functionality, value attributes and aesthetics; The focus of the Green Movement series is on environmentally friendly renewable materials, recycling technology, and recycled design, reflecting the dual expectations of being close to nature and helping environmental protection. The Zhonghe series blends traditional culture with modern innovative design, combines traditional skills with modern aesthetic needs, and shows the creativity and vitality of style integration on the basis of maintaining traditional charm. (China Industry News reporter Meng Fanjun)