2020 has passed. For most textile people, 2020 is a very special year. Under the influence of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, which is rare in a century, market demand has suffered a huge impact. However, at the same time, anti-epidemic-related fabrics such as melt-blown fabrics and protective clothing fabrics have suddenly emerged…
In the past 2020, What are the things that impress textile people the most?
The epidemic is the biggest “hurdle”
The Spring Festival in 2020 is different from the past. The new crown epidemic When the epidemic first broke out, people thought that this epidemic would be like SARS and that it would be defeated after a few months of strict prevention and control. What I never expected was that after the domestic epidemic was gradually brought under control and companies began to resume work and production, the difficult textile market had just begun. The foreign epidemic spread rapidly. Before large-scale vaccination, there was no sign that the spread of the epidemic could be controlled. hope.
Mr. Shen, the person in charge of a weaving company that specializes in workwear fabrics: The number of foreign trade orders has dropped a lot this year. The market improved in the second half of the year, but sea freight has risen sharply, and sometimes the epidemic Once here, customers will still lose contact, and the order may be canceled after a while, which makes people worried.
Mr. Li, the person in charge of a textile company that specializes in military fabrics: At the beginning of the year, the start of work was delayed. I was very anxious at home because I had orders to be handed in. Later, after work resumed, I hurriedly rushed to finish it. The goods were delivered. Later, foreign trade orders shrank sharply. Fortunately, the domestic market was developed relatively well, and the business did not shrink much in the end.
Editor’s short comment: The arrival of the epidemic has made the textile market in 2020 very significant. The particularity of the market and the lack of foreign demand have made the situation of oversupply in the market very obvious, which has also caused a series of chain reactions.
Epidemic prevention products are “outstanding”
At the beginning of the year, when traditional textiles began to experience a downturn due to demand reasons, affected by the epidemic factors, epidemic prevention fabrics , melt-blown cloth and other products have “suddenly emerged” and become the “SUPERSTAR” in the market. From time to time in the circle of friends, you can see someone selling or purchasing melt-blown cloth. The prices are also rising again and again, one price per day. But the good times did not last long. As the market became saturated and the state took action to rectify the chaos, the price of meltblown cloth began to plummet again.
Mr. Hu, who is mainly engaged in the production and sales of special fabrics: Because the company has the business of producing medical fabrics, the company started rework and production in advance on the fifth day of the new year in 2020. The workers worked overtime and have been busy. The situation only eased slightly in April. Because of the production of anti-epidemic fabrics, the company’s performance this year has not been dragged down by the epidemic, but has actually been better than in previous years.
Trader Mr. Song: At the beginning of the year, I saw the explosion of meltblown fabrics and wanted to do something about it, but I didn’t have the connections to get the goods. Later, when the popularity dropped, I felt a little scared. I feel that sometimes there is no sense in hyping something in the market, and most people who follow the trend end up with bad results. Later, when polyester taffeta protective fabrics became popular, I received an order worth 6 million meters. As expected, it was easier to make something I was familiar with.
Editor’s short comment: Anti-epidemic fabrics were a bright spot in the textile market with few digits in the first half of the year, and Meltblown cloth and masks have set off a wave of hype. But after the hype is over, what is often left is “feathers everywhere.”
Raw material prices are riding a “roller coaster”
Under the impact of the epidemic, the prices of various raw materials were cut in half at the beginning of the year. Taking FDY150D as an example, the price dropped from 7,400 yuan/ton to 5,100 yuan after the beginning of 2020. / ton, fell by 2,300 yuan / ton in less than two months. After that, the price of raw materials went on a “roller coaster” again, rising and falling, which made people confused.
Mr. Wang, the person in charge of the main polyester taffeta weaving company: Before the Spring Festival last year, the company stocked up on polyester yarn for one month according to previous habits, but the arrival of the epidemic made people Some were caught off guard. The price of polyester yarn fell again and again, and we lost millions of yuan in one fell swoop. By April, the price of polyester yarn had dropped very low, and the inventory was almost used up again, so I bought some raw materials. Then the price of raw materials rose again, and I made back some of the money I had lost before. At the end of the year, the price of polyester yarn increased again. It was very confusing whether to stock up at the end of this year.
Mr. Li, the person in charge of a weaving company mainly engaged in gabardine: Because the price of raw materials has fluctuated so much this year, we have become confused when buying raw materials.Be very cautious. In previous years, I would buy a month’s supply, but this year I would buy it once a week or so, and use it as needed. Before the Chinese New Year in previous years, we would stock up on silk for about two months. This year we are only planning to stock up on half a month. It will be enough for next spring.
Editor’s comment: During the epidemic Under the combined effect of factors such as financial speculation, periodic recovery in demand, etc., the price of polyester yarn has fluctuated significantly in 2020, riding a “roller coaster”. Boss Bu’s mood has also been on a “roller coaster”. Maybe he is right for once. You can make more money from raw material operations than from selling cloth.
The terminal is weak and it is difficult to get payment
As the epidemic comes one after another, every time the European and American markets are closed, there will be a lot of Chargeback occurs. The sluggish terminal demand has caused difficulties in “realization” of the textile industry chain at the source.
Mr. Zhang, the person in charge of a textile company that specializes in elastic fabrics: The sales of elastic fabrics this year are still good. There was a peak in October, and a lot of orders were received at that time. However, after the second wave of the epidemic in Europe and the United States, many orders were cancelled. These cloths can only be temporarily turned into inventory and wait to see if they can be sold next year. And because many clothing companies have stock but cannot sell it, the money will basically be gone this year.
Mr. Shen, a trader mainly engaged in Taslan and Chunya Textile: Because we mainly engage in foreign trade, our business has been greatly affected this year. The cycle of receivables has increased from one month in previous years to It rose to nearly three months this year. However, at the end of the year, the difficult receivables were less than in previous years, but this was not a good thing. It was simply because there were fewer orders received before, so the money to be collected was naturally less.
Editor’s short comment: The epidemic abroad is much more serious than that in China, and demand has been more affected. Several sudden city closures have also caused a large number of chargebacks, which has a negative impact on textile companies. The capital chain has caused a huge impact
2020 is an unforgettable year for all textile people. Limited by samples and space, there must be many memorable things that have not been mentioned.
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