A long time ago, someone told the editor that 2020 has witnessed a lot of history. As the COVID-19 epidemic rages around the world, the textile and apparel industry has been greatly affected, and there are reports of well-known brands collapsing from time to time.
The impact of the epidemic is not only reflected in the brand clothing industry , from domestic garment factories to textile factories, they are all in a stalemate. With the reopening of many overseas countries, the resumption of work and production has been put on the agenda, which is undoubtedly a good start for domestic textile companies.
It’s June, have everyone’s orders been returned?
As early as the beginning of the month, China Silk City Network conducted a survey on order issues. The results showed that nearly 80% of textile companies said that foreign trade orders had not improved. , 20% of companies said they had improved. “Domestic and foreign trade orders were placed one after another in May. By June, foreign trade orders improved significantly, mainly down jacket fabrics exported to Russia. This week, we received about hundreds of thousands of meters.” said Mr. Niu, the person in charge of a textile company in Wujiang area. .
“Ice” and “Fire” in the foreign trade market ”
Since May, European epidemic control measures have been gradually relaxed, and many countries have begun to resume work. There is news that Vietnam and EU countries have begun to negotiate clothing orders, and Myanmar can get the order in June.
Returning to China, the foreign trade market has also shown a hint of warmth recently. A Mr. Sheng who just sold his loom last year and switched to trading said: “Foreign trade orders have improved recently. Our customers are foreign trade companies. They ordered 200,000 meters of jacquard pongee. The current order on hand can be completed By the end of June, in addition to the recent ones, there are still more than 900,000 meters of imitation memory purchased last year that have not been cancelled. They have been working on it and are a private brand of Walmart in the United States.”
In addition, a textile fabric manufacturer also said that it has recently resumed 90% of its orders to the United States, and orders on hand can be executed until the end of June.
Not only have orders been placed, but the recent foreign trade market The atmosphere for sampling and inquiry has also improved significantly, and many foreign trade salesmen who were idle in the early days have also begun to receive more emails recently.
“Currently, the British side is still working from home, the Greek side has returned to the company, and the Nordic side has also returned to the office. Although large orders and sales are currently going It has been postponed, but it should be issued by the end of this month.” said a business manager who specializes in outdoor sports fabrics.
Although the market order atmosphere has improved compared with the previous period, it is still difficult to make up for the losses caused by orders in the first five months. There are still many foreign trade textile companies saying that orders have not been received. The number of people has increased, and they are even more free recently than in May. “Our foreign trade orders have not improved recently. There were still many German orders in May, but after the shipment was completed at the end of the month, there were no orders in June.”
As early as early April, a questionnaire survey was conducted on the production status of some textile companies. Among them, only 20% of companies could maintain orders for more than three months, and most companies were unable to maintain orders for more than three months. As of June now, the execution of early orders from these companies should be coming to an end, while economic activities in foreign markets have just started, orders have just begun to be negotiated, and it will still take time to place them, so the polarization in the foreign trade market is still relatively obvious.
Four is expensive, but bread is unable to increase in price!
The raw material market has seen another wave of prices this week, which is only one week away from the last time! The most important positive factor in the raw material market’s frequent shipments and price hikes is crude oil. The editor found that since the price of polyester filament fell to a low point in early April, every time the price of crude oil rises, it will inevitably drive up the market of polyester filament, and this time is no exception.
Although the epidemic is still developing, as Europe and the United States gradually resume work and production, international oil prices have returned to above US$35/ton. Under such circumstances , there is no reason for polyester filament to remain at a low level.
The price of flour has increased, but bread remains Hovering low. In these two rounds of raw material prices, the raw material inventories of some weaving manufacturers also hit a high this year.
A market source said: “Recently, raw materials are still at historical lows, banks are releasing water, and raw material manufacturers are promoting promotions. This series of factors has prompted weaving and texturing companies to supplement their supply. Goods.” Many textile bosses also choose to operate cautiously. Mr. Zhu, the person in charge of a textile company that specializes in imitation silk fabrics, said: “We don’t stock up on raw materials. We just buy them and use them as we go. It doesn’t have much impact.”
“Raw materials have increased slightly now, which has obviously compressed our profit margins. We can’t find fabrics at high prices, and we can’t live happily ever after.”It’s even harder. “Mr. Zhu said.
Affected by the epidemic, the entire terminal demand has shrunk, which has led to the prominent contradiction of overcapacity in the gray fabric market.
In June, the weaving market has once again entered the inventory accumulation stage. Many weaving manufacturers have high inventories, and most of them are more than 2 months old. Especially for conventional chemical fiber fabrics, because the process is simple, so in the order During the missing days, many manufacturers choose to produce polyester taffeta, pongee, etc. for inventory. Therefore, the social inventory data is very large, which has also led to the current price confusion of these products. Even if the price of raw materials rises, it cannot drive up the price of gray fabrics.
Autumn and winter fabric orders are not smooth, textile orders are not smooth The boss was so sad!
The textile market, which has been left out for nearly half a year due to the epidemic, is still waiting for orders to arrive.
In interviews and surveys, the vast majority of textile bosses still lack confidence in June. The main reasons are: 1. June is the traditional off-season of the market, and market demand is insufficient; 2. Foreign markets are chaotic. , it will still take time for foreign trade orders to recover; 3. There was too much clothing stocking in the past two years, and the clothing industry chain is still under pressure to destock; 4. The market has excess production capacity, and everyone is eager to cash in, which will inevitably lead to a price war.
“The market will not be good in June. There are very few orders for autumn and winter fabrics now. I heard that a friend’s garment factory has not started work since May. This shows that our customers are not having a hard time either. . “Mr. Ma, a trader who makes four-sided bombs, said.
“The summer is coming, and the market is expected to be even worse. It is already the off-season. “The person in charge of another textile company that specializes in pongee and imitation silk products and owns 200 looms said.
In fact, the environment and conditions we face are The choice is the same. Every economic activity has a certain cycle. Although it is currently at the bottom of the cycle, in the short term, the “darkest moment” of the foreign trade market has passed, and there is still hope for the market in the second half of the year!
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