Xiangyang Accelerates To Build A Hundred Billion Level Textile And Clothing Industry Cluster

April 18-20, Xie Qing, Executive Vice President of China Textile Industry Enterprise Management Association and Deputy Director of Industrial Cluster Working Committee of China Textile Industry Federation The delegation went to Xiangyang to investigate the development of textile and clothing industry.

The research team focused on investigating many key enterprises, such as Weiye Textile, Silk Source Textile, Jishun Textile, Wantong Cotton Textile, Bola warp and weft fiber, Hubei Jinhuan New Materials, Hubei Jinhuan Green Fiber, Jihua 3542 Textile, through visits, symposiums, questionnaires and other forms, to understand the operation status and existing problems of enterprises in detail, and focus on the development needs of enterprises We had in-depth and detailed exchanges on the high-quality development path of the industry.

Fan Jingyu, deputy director of Xiangyang Municipal People's Congress and head of the textile and clothing industry chain, Xu Bing, deputy mayor of Xiangyang Municipal People's Government, Zhang Xuelin, deputy mayor of Xiangyang Municipal People's Government and head of the textile industry chain, accompanied the survey and participated in the symposium, and Xiangyang Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, Fancheng Economic Development Zone, Fancheng District Chemical Fiber Textile Industrial Park Representatives of Xiangyang Textile and Garment Industrial Park and key enterprises in Xiangzhou District attended the symposium.

　　 Outstanding advantages in industrial development

It is reported that the textile and clothing industry is a traditional competitive industry in Xiangyang, forming a relatively complete industrial chain from lint processing to spinning, weaving, printing and dyeing, ready to wear, home textiles, industrial textiles, etc. At present, Xiangyang has 275 textile and clothing enterprises above designated size, accounting for 15% of the total number of enterprises above designated size in the province; The annual output of cotton spindles exceeds 3.1 million spindles, accounting for 14.6% of the total of the province, ranking second in all cities and prefectures of the province; The annual output of yarn is 680000 tons, accounting for 21.1% of the provincial total and 2.35% of the national total; The annual production of grey cloth is 2.6 billion meters, accounting for nearly half of the provincial total and 5.6% of the national total. The clothing output is 42.62 million pieces (sets). In 2022, the gross industrial output value above designated size will reach 63.28 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3%, accounting for 1/6 of the total of the province, ranking first among all cities and prefectures in the province for many consecutive years.

Xiangyang has outstanding advantages in developing textile and clothing industry. First, the industrial supporting facilities are good. Xiangyang enterprises have good market response ability to lint, spinning, weaving, clothing, home textile and other products, and the product delivery date is controlled within 7 days, forming a relatively complete supporting resource system in the development of textile and clothing industry. Wantong Cotton Textile, Tianshu Textile, Fulinhua Textile and other enterprises have reduced the employment of 10000 spindles to less than 20 people. Second, the traffic location is obvious. Xiangyang is located in the strategic link zone of the integration and interaction of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the Central Plains urban agglomeration, the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration and the Chengdu Chongqing urban agglomeration. It is a national comprehensive transportation hub and a national logistics hub bearing city, which can better undertake the textile and clothing industry transfer in coastal areas such as Zhejiang, and create favorable transportation conditions for enterprises to explore overseas markets. Third, the construction and operation of the park is relatively complete. At present, nearly ten textile and clothing industrial parks have been built in Xiangyang. Under the agglomeration of the parks, six textile industrial clusters have been formed, including Zaoyang, Fancheng, Xiangzhou, Gucheng, Yicheng, and Laohekou.

　　 Jointly discuss new paths for high-quality development of industries

During the survey, enterprises generally said that they still faced the problem of difficult recruitment and brain drain for a long time, and the cost of raw materials, electricity prices and other production costs were high. Affected by the "Xinjiang cotton incident", export orders decreased significantly, and the sharp fluctuations in cotton prices in the past two years further exacerbated the pressure on enterprises to operate. From the perspective of the whole city, there are problems such as low added value of products, imperfect raw material supply system, and prominent bottlenecks in printing and dyeing fabrics. To this end, enterprises accelerate the transformation of intelligent equipment, vigorously implement the "three products" strategy, increase the development of domestic market and emerging foreign markets, and actively build a flexible supply chain of "small batch quick response".

Jihua 3542 Textile Co., Ltd. continued to adjust its product structure, reduced the export of non cotton products to European and American markets, and strengthened the proportion of functional products, including Tencel and bamboo fiber; Increase cooperation with textile and garment enterprises in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and other regions in terms of cotton textile, grey cloth and other categories; Vigorously develop the "Belt and Road" market, and gradually expand market share in Southeast Asian markets such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.

Hubei Jinhuan Green Fiber Co., Ltd. has adopted the current international leading Lyocell fiber proprietary technology and core equipment to build two production lines with an annual output of 40000 tons of Lyocell fiber. The production lines are designed according to the Industry 4.0 plan, integrating a large number of international advanced intelligent, digital and automated integrated control system technologies. At present, ultra-fine fiber, washable fiber Carbon fiber and other new varieties in Lyocell application field.

The textile and clothing enterprises in Zaoyang City, Xiangyang, have a high starting point and a high grade in equipment selection, such as blowing carding units, long cars, self winding machines, air jet looms, etc., and the industrial structure of Zaoyang textile and clothing has gradually developed from a single spinning pure cotton yarn, white cloth, OEM clothing to a high-end development of polyester cotton, cotton linen and other blends, jacquard printing and dyeing, clothing processing, home textile products, etc.

Xie Qing said that Xiangyang is a major cotton textile city in China with a solid industrial foundation. Under the background that the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee and the provincial government attach great importance to the development of Hubei textile and clothing industry, Xiangyang ushers in an important strategic development opportunity. First, we need to increase support for enterprises to become bigger and stronger, promote management innovation, product innovation, technological innovation, channel innovation, and mode innovation, and improve their comprehensive competitiveness by optimizing product structure, upgrading equipment, and developing together. Second, we should seize the opportunity of industrial transfer, focus on urban positioning, resources and environment, factor endowments, and industrial foundation, and combine the industry development trend, specifically extend and strengthen the chain, expand and tap the potential of industrial development, and promote characteristic and high-end development. Third, we should increase brand building, give full play to the demonstration and driving role of leading enterprises, improve the financing and development mechanism of large, small and medium-sized enterprises and the regional brand construction and operation system, improve the level of industrial development, and create cluster competitiveness. Fourth, we should play the role of a platform, improve the professional service ability of public service platforms such as Huafang Chain in the textile and clothing field, strengthen the precise docking and cooperation with enterprises, enhance industrial support, and enable enterprises to grow and develop.

(Source: Textile and Clothing Weekly)