The alarm of the declining competitiveness of China's textile industry has been sounded

According to data from the General Administration of Customs in recent days, clothing exports totaled US$1.338 billion, up 33.6%, and textile exports reached US$8.24 billion, up 47.5%. Higher than last year's 23.6% of China's textile and apparel exports. But why should we say that this gratifying data undermines the downward trend in the competitiveness of China's textile industry? Is it just the crisis triggered by the devaluation of the Vietnamese dong against the US dollar? In my opinion, it is not entirely that the Vietnamese dong’s devaluation of the US dollar is just a warning bell.

At the end of last year, cotton, additives, and other textile raw materials rose linearly, as did the scorching hot prices and land prices. *** Appreciation of the appreciation value, driven by the high manufacturing costs of China's textile industry, prompted a large number of orders to flow overseas. Voice of China’s “Yangguang News” reported that the Vietnam Bank has taken three devaluations in the past 14 months. (Thanks to this year's February 11, the Vietnamese dong has depreciated against the US dollar by 9.3%.) These foreign orders went into Vietnam without a single word. And China, a major manufacturing country in the textile industry, has become insignificant at this time. At this time, we cannot ignore one point: Vietnam can be another manufacturing country. "Population dividend" and simple processing trade are not our advantage. So, do we have to consider our own technology and product patents? Are we going to look for an indispensable place to sit?

At the same time, in the recent hot news, we can easily find the word “difficulty in recruitment in the textile industry”, especially after the Spring Festival. Isn't it popular migrant workers entering the city? Why does this happen? I believe we all know that the dyeing and finishing industry has long-time operations (12 hours), frequent manual operations, messy environment, and low income. For this reason, many college students who specialize in textile dyeing and finishing have chosen to divert their jobs, and cannot recruit people to guarantee production. How many foreign orders will pay for unprotected orders? Then do we need to consider improving the process and adjusting the operating system? Do you want to protect the well-being of employees?

Why can China wear hats that make big countries? Besides the low labor cost, there is still a lot of environmental costs. The dyeing and finishing industry was originally an industry with a relatively large amount of pollutants discharged, and there were also many dyeing factories that stole and scrambled in order to save the cost of sewage treatment. With the implementation of energy conservation and environmental protection, the country began to rectify this industry. There are many dyeing factories that will stop business for rectification because they do not meet the standards. This can be considered a blow to the textile manufacturing industry.

Another aspect is the grade of our country's textiles. We must pay attention to the changes in the function of textiles and the style of fabrics in the world, constantly observe changes in the needs of consumers, pay attention to market research, and dare to innovate. With the changes in the functions and styles of textiles, Continuously develop more and better additive products; continuously improve the functional finishing technology of textiles; and continuously improve the grade of textiles that I pass. Start a brand strategy.

Reducing energy consumption, shortening process flow, and overall upgrading of the entire industrial chain of processes, equipment, additives, and dyes are all strategies for the Chinese textile industry to improve its ability to respond and resist risks.

The alarm bell has been sounded to see if we are ready to go!