Recently, a textile boss’ self-reported business experience in the past three months has become popular on the Internet. The conversion process lasted 3 months, but the final transaction volume was 0!
In the context of the global epidemic, epidemic prevention supplies are the current trend, and Products such as masks and protective clothing are closely related to the textile industry. Therefore, some cloth owners have begun to switch to producing masks, gloves, melt-blown cloth, and non-woven fabrics. Some people even resell medical items such as forehead thermometers and ventilators.
Although many medical items are closely related to textiles, for the textile market in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the change of production is still like a mountain, and everything needs to be started from scratch. Both upstream raw material suppliers and downstream buyers need to re-open, which is not an easy task. We often only see the glamor of success, but ignore the painful lessons behind failure!
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There are still doubts about using polyester taffeta and pongee as protective clothing
At present, pongee and polyester taffeta fabrics on the market have passed relevant testing agencies and have been certified as protective clothing fabrics. Some cloth bosses have begun to purchase pongee in large quantities. and polyester taffeta and pongee conductive fabrics.
However, the use of chemical fiber fabrics such as polyester taffeta and pongee as protective clothing has aroused doubts among some market participants. Are protective clothing made of chemical fiber fabrics really qualified? This kind of fabric cannot dissolve. Do foreigners agree? Some netizens even lamented that they were joking with their lives.
Although netizens have doubts, since the cloth boss has received orders for protective clothing from pongee and polyester taffeta, it means that there is demand and marketability, and it is recognized. It is also unknown whether it will be rejected due to various safety and quality issues in the future. Focusing on the present, pongee and polyester taffeta gray fabrics in the textile market have indeed begun to sell well. In addition to a group of textile people who want to buy these two kinds of gray fabrics, there are also textile people who sell these two types of gray fabrics in the editor’s circle of friends.
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Although chemical fiber protective clothing fabrics are in short supply, we need to be wary of overcapacity
For conventional gray fabrics such as polyester taffeta and pongee, the current textile market in Jiangsu and Zhejiang must be oversupplied. Even if protective clothing is in short supply, polyester taffeta and pongee are in short supply. However, the supply of gray fabrics is abundant, and even stocks are still accumulated. In addition, the textile market in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has always responded very quickly. Polyester taffeta and pongee have become popular in protective clothing, and many manufacturers have begun to produce such gray fabrics. In addition, this type of gray fabric can be said to be the lowest-end among chemical fiber fabrics, with a very low production threshold and an amazing output.
Based on the environment of high gray fabric inventory, manufacturers have once again The editor is afraid that the problem of overcapacity will be further exacerbated by the influx of manufacturers into producing the same variety. From the data analysis monitored by China Silk City Network, the inventory of gray fabric weaving in Shengze area is about 43-44 days. From the picture, the inventory chart still shows a straight upward trend, indicating that gray fabric inventory has not improved.
Despite the recent popularity of pongee and polyester taffeta, there are still companies selling a large amount of pongee inventory. The editor saw in the circle of friends that many manufacturers have millions of meters of cloth in stock for sale. Among them, one manufacturer has sold 1 million meters of 300T pongee. In addition to the low price, they also used their trump card and gave away an additional 20,000 meters! It can be said that the intensity of selling goods is unprecedented. In the textile market under the epidemic, cloth bosses are using all their tricks to sell cloth, which is really not easy!
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Mask production has increased, and enterprises that have switched production have no competitive advantage
The main force in the textile market in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is chemical fiber fabrics, and There are still doubts about using chemical fiber fabrics to produce protective clothing, let alone the production of melt-blown fabrics and non-woven fabrics that are not good at originally? Machines, raw materials, processes, characteristics, etc. will all be difficulties that need to be overcome.� Various certificates and certification procedures are also required. Especially recently, the country’s requirements for the export of anti-epidemic supplies have increased and become more difficult. In the face of so many difficulties, it is impossible for everyone to pass smoothly.
Readme of the owner of a company that changed production
A foreign trade clothing boss with 20 years of experience said helplessly: “I don’t have a foreign trade order, so I’m going to switch to production.” More than 1.8 million yuan has been invested in masks. I went to the drugstore yesterday. I was stunned as soon as I entered the room. I suddenly realized that I had made a big mistake. Today, masks are 1.2 yuan/piece. When I went to the drugstore the day before yesterday, they were still 1.8 yuan/piece. , it dropped by 0.6 yuan in two days. I think it won’t be long before it goes back to 3 yuan a pack. I’m not a professional at making masks, and I’m not familiar with the raw material procurement channels. I guess the cost will be high when I put it into production. , and can’t make any money, but the preparations are almost done, it’s really hard to get off.”
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The prices of medical supplies have fallen, and exports have been strictly controlled
In addition to some textile companies switching to production of masks and protective In addition to clothing, some cloth bosses also started reselling medical supplies such as forehead thermometers and ventilators. In the early days of the epidemic, the supply of forehead thermometer guns exceeded the demand, and there were even many “traitors” hoarding and speculating on goods. However, with the saturation of market supply, the current price of forehead thermometers has dropped compared to early March, and many “tramps” who have been hoarding goods have begun to worry about selling them.
Youbu’s boss said: “In the early days of the epidemic, I saw a shortage of forehead thermometer guns, so I stocked up from other “tramps” and waited for the price to rise. I didn’t expect that now I can only reduce the price to lose money. . I got the goods for 265 yuan each. If I can’t sell them now, I will pay more.” If you are not familiar with overseas import rules for medical supplies, it is almost impossible to export. Even if you go through the export process, it will be detained by the customs of the other country, and you may lose everything.
Editor’s note
So we can’t just see epidemic prevention fabrics to increase popularity and profits, while ignoring the risks of changing production and blindly following the trend of production. Textile people have given bloody lessons, and we hope that no more textile companies will fall into the trap. Don’t be blind about the hot-selling varieties in the current market, and work together to contribute to the destocking of the market.
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