Analysis of Competition and Cooperation Situation of Chemical Fiber Industry and Industrial Textiles Industry

The days when chemical fiber companies rely on production to make big profits have passed, and it is impossible for industrial textiles production companies to extend into the previous processes. Abandoning vicious price competition, upstream and downstream cooperation and win-win cooperation can achieve greater development. The competition between the chemical fiber industry and the industrial textile industry has begun to take shape.

From May 25th to 26th, organized by China Chemical Fiber Industry Association and China Industrial Textile Industry Association, China Chemical Fibre Industry Association Polyester Industrial Silk Professional Committee, National Textile Chemical Fiber Product Development Center, and Zhejiang Guxiandao New Material Co., Ltd. The annual meeting for the 2012 Industrial Fiber Innovation and Development Forum hosted by Yangzhou Huitong Career Technology Co., Ltd. and Dalian Xinhai Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. was held in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. At the meeting, representatives of chemical fiber companies and representatives of industrial textile companies discussed industrial fiber development plans. They agreed that the development of industrial fibers must enter the era of competition.

Severe situation "China's chemical fiber industry has entered a period of deep adjustment"

The performance of the textile industry this year is not optimistic. In particular, the shrinking export market is worrying. Data show that from January to April, the industrial output value of textile enterprises above designated size reached 1.67 trillion yuan, an increase of 13% year-on-year, an increase of 17% over the same period of last year. With regard to the operational efficiency of the industry, nearly one-fifth of the companies suffered a loss, the growth of the loss limit reached 120%, and the sales profit was only 4.5%, a drop of 0.66 percentage points from the previous year.

The decline in production mainly comes from the decline in domestic sales and the weak external market. The total amount of domestic sales increased by 15.6% from January to April this year. The growth rate decreased by 7.9 percentage points, and the real growth rate of retail sales after deducting price factors was only 11.6%. The export situation is even more severe. From January to April, the total value of China's textile and apparel exports was 71 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 1.07%. Last year, the national growth rate was 19%.

For these situations, the chemical fiber companies in the textile and apparel industry feel the same. Jin Ge, General Manager of Zhejiang Gufadao New Materials Co., Ltd. said: “We have experienced what we have experienced because of the poor external competition environment and the slow expansion of domestic domestic demand.”

The chemical fiber industry also reflects this. Taking polyester industrial yarn as an example, from January 2011 to March 2012, polyester industrial yarn maintained a relatively stable market condition, but in April 2012, prices were affected by the entire textile environment, and the price of the product was significantly increased. Diving, the entire industry appears from profit to loss.

“Last year's chemical fiber industry showed overall high, low, shocking and uneven conditions. However, if we analyze each industry in detail, we will find that the more overdeveloped industries are facing more serious problems, The difficulty of adjustment has increased, the cycle lengthened, and the rate has deepened.” Duan Xiaoping, president of the China Chemical Fiber Industry Association, said, “China's chemical fiber industry has now officially entered a period of deep adjustment.”

With the asymmetrical operation of the chemical fiber industry, there is an increasing demand for industrial textile materials for industrial textile materials. Taking geosynthetics as an example, the potential for growth in demand is immeasurable. The 21st century is a century of outstanding water resources and environmental issues. Geosynthetic materials will play a significant role in preventing seepage in waterways, reservoirs, reservoirs, and environmental projects. The real opportunity is for the state to increase infrastructure construction. Geosynthetics have been widely used in many fields such as water conservancy, transportation, environmental protection, and metallurgy.

The days when chemical fiber companies rely on production to make big money have passed, and it is impossible for industrial textile manufacturers to extend into the previous processes. At this point, the competitive potential of the chemical fiber industry and the industrial textile industry has begun to take shape.

The development of "chemical fiber companies should develop special fibers for industrial textiles"

The chemical fiber industry has officially entered the depth adjustment period. In such adjustment period, it is very important to understand the market and understand the needs of users.

As a downstream user of chemical fibers, industrial textile manufacturers have many difficulties, but overall there is still a large profit margin and development potential. Li Lingshen, president of the China Industrial Textiles Industry Association, expressed a sincere attitude towards the many proposals put forward for the development of chemical fiber. He said: "Overexpansion of the industry has led to erosion of comparative advantage. At this time, companies haven't starved to death. All of them are forgone." He believes that he does not understand the direction and focus of downstream products and blindly expands production and allows many fiber production. The business is in trouble. He suggested that chemical fiber companies can consider the development of special fibers for industrial textiles, and conducted an in-depth analysis of this.

The development direction of medical and sanitary textiles is to research and develop medical tissue and organ materials, develop high-end medical protective articles, and promote new types of hygiene products. The related special fibers are biomedical fibers, medical or health-grade PPT spun-bonded sections and staple fibers, biodegradable, antibacterial, superabsorbent and other functional fibers and differentiated fibers.

The development direction of filtration and separation textiles is to develop high-temperature resistant and corrosion-resistant filter materials, improve the performance of hollow fiber liquid filter materials, and develop filter materials for pharmaceutical, chemical, food, papermaking and other processing fields. The related special fibers are high-temperature-resistant, corrosion-resistant high-performance fibers (PPS, PTFE, P84, etc.), monofilaments of polypropylene, nylon, and polyester, hollow fiber of various specifications, and special fiber for differential filter media.

The direction of development of geotechnical and architectural textiles is to speed up the development and application of functional woven or warp geotextiles and geomembrane (grid), focus on the ecological development of new geotextile textiles, and break through the industrialization of permanent membrane structural materials for light buildings. Technology to develop new high-tech geosynthetics processing technology. Related to this special fiber is a high-strength, fixed elongation, super wear-resistant, acid and alkali resistant fiber, degradable, anti-aging, sound insulation, flame retardant and other functional fibers.

The development direction in the field of textile textiles is to develop interior fabrics for high-performance cars, develop multifunctional cover materials, and develop eco-friendly microfiber imitation leather fabrics. Corresponding to this, the corresponding special fibers are special filaments for airbags, strong absorption, anti-odor, antibacterial, flame retardant, anti-mold, anti-mite, self-cleaning and other differentiated fibers, high-strength and fine denier can be spun glass fibers, functionalized microfibers .

The development direction of safety and protective textiles is to develop ** thorn-proof materials to focus on the ecological development of new geotextile textiles and the development of flame-retardant protective fabrics and garments. Corresponding to this, the relevant special fibers are a new generation of performance-optimized stab-resistant fibers, high-performance fibers such as aramid, polyesterimide fibers, and basalt fibers, and functionalized and differentiated products of metal fibers.

The direction of development of textiles for structural reinforcement is to develop traditional structural materials as substitutes for products and to develop new types of textile materials for structural reinforcement. The corresponding dedicated fibers are glass fibers and carbon fibers, thermoplastic fibers, and novel fiber materials for the framework.

From these proposals, we can see that industrial use and chemical fiber are two industries that can “come on top”. The study of the direction of the development of industrial textiles will be conducive to structural adjustment of the chemical fiber industry.

Co-opetition prospects: "Not only must companies compete, but they must also cooperate."

The consensus of the competition has made corporate representatives very excited. Ge Junmin, deputy general manager of Zhejiang Hailide New Material Co., Ltd. believes that price competition has made many chemical fiber companies more and more sad. “In the past, one ton of differentiated fiber was more than 6,000 yuan higher than ordinary fiber, but when everyone did it, the price was almost the same as ordinary fiber,” Ge Junmin said.

With regard to price competition and lack of pricing power, industrial textile manufacturers are also very distressed. Cao Yaofeng, general manager of Hebei Borg Phoenix Ribbon Co., Ltd., said: “The manufacturers of seat belts are large-scale chemical fiber companies in the upstream and automobile manufacturers in the downstream. We have poor bargaining power compared with the two parties.”

In the discussion at the meeting, most corporate representatives stated that abandoning vicious price competition and achieving greater win-win development through upstream and downstream cooperation. Ye Yongmao, vice president of the China Chemical Fiber Industry Association, also told reporters: "Not only must companies compete but they must also cooperate."

There are many forms of co-opetition, and the textile textile and composite materials industry decided to promote the further development of the industry in the form of a coalition.

At the meeting, Yu Fengqin, a senior engineer from the strategic alliance for technology innovation in the transport textiles and composites industry, introduced the technical innovation route for the textile-grade composite materials industry. There are a total of 18 members in the strategic alliance for technological innovation in the transport textiles and composites industry, covering research institutions, industry associations, universities, chemical fiber companies, and industrial textiles production companies.

According to Fan Qin, the establishment of a coalition and the establishment of a technical innovation support system are conducive to the establishment of a complete industrial chain for production, research and development, breakthroughs in major key technologies that restrict the development of the industry, increase the added value of products, and enhance the profitability and international competitiveness of enterprises.

The two upstream and downstream industries of industrial use and chemical fiber will meet the market challenges in a more competitive way.