Textile Industry

From the beginning of 2014, textile enterprises in the old towns of Changtu County, Liaoning province has made great economic efficiency with improving technology. During this period, enterprises there continually improve their technology by adopting advanced equipments. They also focus on expanding foreign market. All these lead to favorable results.

The textile filed of Changtu realizes output value of 0.38 billion RMB, increasing by 23.7% compared with that of last year. The county earned totally 2,000 thousand USD of foreign exchange during this period and hit a new record.

Huaqiu Garments Limited Company is the biggest export enterprise in the old towns of Changtu. There are over 20 computerized knitting machines in its job shops. With automatic transferring and holding of stitches, the whole process can save much time and labor.

One worker can take in charge of five machines and each machine can work out one garment per hour. This is 3 times faster than knitting by manual looms. What is more, the garments knitted by these machines have good quality and chic patterns.

The fundamental method to developing a company is to adopt progressive equipments and improve techniques. Theses can effectively save cost and enhance efficiency. Companies should also expand the production scale step by step to meet the market demands. On these bases, selling products both at home and abroad can help companies to seize the market initiative.

With the affect of big processors, some small companies also realize stable development through raw material processing in the market. Under the fully support of local government, textile companies in old towns of Changtu win popularities among customers.

With improvement of people’s life, the refresh rate of clothing is accelerating constantly. Piles of old clothing have become some kind of burden for many families. In July 2014, Environmental and Resources Committee of China Textile Industry Association organize No Old Clothing Discarded – China Brand Clothing Recycling Programme. From this activity, some enterprises from Keqiao detect business chances and work on the old clothing

1. Donating old clothing in the past was usually refused by grantees.
Several years ago, people used to donate those second-hand clothing. This can help others on one hand and solve the accumulated old clothing problems on the other hand. However, according to survey, we found that donation of old clothing are often refused in Shaoxing.

2. Value of discarded old clothing each year equals to half of Daqing Oilfield.
The production of clothing, from silk to cloth and then garment, cost numerous energy and time of works, as well as countless power. However, they are discarded in the end. Shortly before, China Textile Industry Association indicated that: China generates about 20 million tons of old textile products. Completely recycling those products can provide chemical fiber and natural fiber which can produce up to 24 million tons of crude oil. This amounts to oil production of nearly half of Daqing Oilfield. At the same time, they can reduce 80 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions and save almost one third of cotton area.

3. Many enterprises of Keqiao get involved in this activity to turn waste into wealth.
Facing piles of old clothing, many textile enterprises in Keqiao have discovered business chances. They work positively on exploring recycling and generative technology of fiber.

Guqiandao Green Fiber Co., Ltd. strives to develop intensive production and green circulatory economic industry. In 2012, they founded Zhejiang Lvyu Generative Macromolecule Material Company. This company mainly engaged in recycling waste textile products to produce recycled polyester chip and melt of high viscosity.

2014, the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) ushered in the 10th anniversary of entering the Chinese market. June 26, Dr. ReinholdFestge VDMA chairman, said at a news conference: “Germany’s machinery manufacturing industry exports to China after years of growth, a downward trend in the past two years, in 2013, the German machinery and equipment industry in the Greater China. exports to the region reached 141 billion yuan, although exports fell by 3.7%, but China is still the world’s most important German sales market. ”

10 summers ago, VDMA set up a representative office in Beijing. Currently, there are over 600 VDMA member companies set up branches in China, located in Beijing and Shanghai representative office to provide information services to enter the Chinese market for these member companies. In fact, except for some of the effects of the global economic downturn on the market, and as more and more German companies in China launched a joint venture and cooperation, and some equipment has been implemented for the production of localized, so sales are no longer included in the import and export data data, which is also one of the reasons the German side exports decline.

German-Chinese trade is not a one-way street

Recalling 2004 VDMA newly established office in the Chinese, German bilateral trade volume in the mechanical equipment of approximately 70 billion yuan, and by 2013, this figure had reached 166 billion yuan. 2013, China’s exports of machinery and equipment to the German trade total 33 billion yuan. Germany in the EU is now China’s largest trading partner. First quarter of 2013, Chinese exports rose against Germany by 14%, while Germany’s exports to China fell by 3%. “German machinery exports to China trend is still no sign of rising. Nevertheless, we still export situation in 2014 remains optimistic about the second quarter, in the second half of this year and hopes to have a better performance, achieved in 2014 in Germany machinery and equipment exports to China-digit growth is expected. “said Dr. Festge.

Machinery and equipment exports only part of the Sino-German bilateral cooperation. In the past 10 years, China is already the world’s best investment among the best in the country. German machinery manufacturing industry in China’s direct investment in 2004 from 5.7 billion yuan in 2012 rose to 40 billion yuan. “China immediately after the United States, Germany’s most important business in the overseas market, the stage can be sure that the next few years, the number of branches of our member companies in China will exceed the number in the United States.” Festge doctor said.

Textile industry advocates “blue energy efficiency.”

China International Textile Machinery Exhibition ITMA Asia Exhibition held in Shanghai in June this year, the German Embassy Consul General in Shanghai WofgangR? Hua hr attended the German textile machinery industry association VDMA to the Chinese textile industry launched the “blue energy efficiency” Technical News conference, who personally introduced to the industry of Germany advanced technology and energy management applications. In the textile industry, the application of blue energy efficiency technologies in Germany has covered the whole process of textile production and supply chain. Through higher energy efficiency, more reliable production technology to help textile manufacturers to save costs, win more profitable returns. It is estimated that if energy efficiency technology in the blue cotton knit T-shirt production, integrated energy conservation will reach 28%; If for advertising banner manufacturing, will be achieved energy savings of 26%; using German technology to produce functional T-shirt, make comprehensive energy consumption is reduced by about 1/3. In the process of this transformation and upgrading of China’s textile industry advocates, the German textile machinery manufacturing advanced energy-saving and environmental protection technology, has attracted attention across multiple industries wool, chemical fiber, industrial areas, etc., and for the production and processing of high-end products to provide high-quality and low-power technical support. At present, the scale of the German textile machinery exports industry was 30 billion euros, of which China is Germany’s textile industry’s most important export market.

Tremendous opportunities for Chinese space

“If you want long-term development of enterprises in China need to be clear in the end products to hit the market strategy.” VDMA chief StephanieHeydolph of German companies in China made ​​such recommendations. China’s machinery and equipment has huge potential demand. In the next 15 years, China’s population of 2/3 will be settled in the city, the acceleration of urbanization is bound to bring the upgrading of technical equipment. Garbage collection, wastewater treatment, urban water supply, food sanitation, urban transport and other issues are facing challenges. Machinery and equipment from Germany in many ways hydropower, wind energy, etc. have a proven solution. These technologies will continue over the next 10 years in a leading position.

Reporters at the press conference Q & A session, one of the most challenging problems, Dr. Festge asked is: “Now China’s macroeconomic slowdown, some foreign disinvestment phenomenon emerged in China, the German machinery industry whether the same ? considerations, “Dr. Festge replied:” Although the past year, the German machinery industry in Europe experienced an economic downturn in the Spanish market; market in South America, Brazil experienced a more severe inflation, but German companies are only moderately reduced scale, did not intend to withdraw because we promised would not leave easily, especially for the Chinese market. “

“To invest in foreign countries indicates confidence on the host nation.” With the rapid growth of Chinese enterprises’investment on the USA, Charles Blues, the former representatives of American trade assistants stated that promotion of healthy investment is important for the future economic relationship between China and American. Investment in South Carolina is facilitating the renascence of its Textile Industry Corridor.

Along No. 77 interstate highway located in South Carolina, a Chinese-funded project is under construction. This is the first overseas factory of China Kohl Group, whose headquarter lied at Xiaoshan, Hangzhou. This project costs totally 0.218 billion USD. It is predicted that the factory will able to offer over 500 jobs for the local area in 5 years.

Lancaster used to be a famous textile city of America. From the end of 19 century to 2007, textile industry had always been the economic pillar. In the period of great prosperity, there were almost 20 textile enterprises gathered on the Textile Industry Corridor composed of Lancaster and other two counties next to it. However, the local textile industry almost vanished in 2007 with the last textile factory moving to Latin America.

Keith Nellie, the director of merchants bureau of Lancaster expressed his surprise, “ Kohl is just like catalyst which brings hope for Lancaster’s textile industry.” Nellie also said that, other companies from China and India are also planning to invest there due to the benchmarking effect of Kohl.

It is reported that, the project of Kohl will be finished by March, 2015. South Carolina lies in the center of American cotton production region. This is beneficial for Kohl’s production of industrial yarn. Vice-president of Kohl in America said that, part of products will be sent back to China for sale and others will be prepared for America and the surrounding market.