On February 10, I heard that some textile companies have started operations. Dear friends, have you gone to work?
On the 8th, Wuxi City announced the city’s “List of Industrial Enterprises Resuming Work on February 10th”. A total of 1,264 companies were approved to resume work. Among them, there are only 53 textile companies.
Recently, the editor conducted a market survey. Among 400 questionnaires, only 8% of companies chose to start operations on February 10, and nearly 70% of companies chose to start operations after February 20. .
Some netizens also broke the news: A factory in Fujian with about a thousand people has only registered 70 workers, and there is little hope of starting work. The same is true in other regions. Many companies had to delay the start of operations because there were too few workers available.
Since the start-up time of each cluster market is different, everyone’s eyes are paying attention to the market dynamics, for fear that competitors will start work one step ahead of you and steal your orders.
“If we don’t start work, I’m afraid that our customers will be robbed. Now it will definitely not start until after February 20. It would be good to have half the production capacity by the end of February. Most of our workers are from the northern Jiangsu area. It’s not difficult to come back, but generally you need to be quarantined for 14 days, and you won’t be able to come back to work,” said a textile boss.
Some local employees also said that the boss and many colleagues are from Henan and cannot come back now, and the start of work is expected to be postponed.
Affected by the epidemic this year, the resumption of work is expected to be delayed by an average of 20-30 days, and it will take even longer to restore production capacity. Most textile and clothing clusters are mainly located in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Shandong. Under the epidemic, even if some companies resume work one after another after February 10, it is unlikely that non-local workers will arrive before March. The return of bosses and workers from areas with severe epidemics such as Hubei is expected to be delayed. Therefore, it is optimistic that the market can resume production capacity in mid-March this year.
And there is another problem facing all bosses, which is “hard currency” masks. If every employee uses one at work every day, how many days can it last? Is the answer panicky? After all, before the boss declares the start of work, he must take complete protective measures before starting work. Otherwise, if a case is discovered, the price paid will be very serious.
Compared with weaving factories with a larger base of non-local employees, traders may be relatively flexible. Many trade bosses said that local employees have started working from home, maintaining customers, quoting new orders, etc. Some dyeing factories have also begun sketching and doing their best to complete the preliminary preparations. “Generally, the drawing process takes 3-5 days. Someone has contacted me today. If there are proofs, I can help them do it in advance.” A trading boss said.
With the increase in confirmed cases every day, experts also say that the turning point has not yet arrived. It can be seen that the impact of the epidemic on the market is still fermenting. For Boss Bu, who “stays” at home every day, in addition to worrying In addition to the question of when to resume work, there are also concerns about whether orders can be completed on time and order issues after work resumes.
Regarding this unexpected delay in starting work, many textile bosses who have orders in hand are even more worried about “delivery issues.” “In the past, the dyeing factory opened on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and we would arrange warehouse entry and follow-up according to the orders on hand. According to this trend this year, the dyeing factory will start operation at least in late February, so everyone is rushing to rush for orders, and the dyeing factory is expected to The position is liquidated,” said Mr. Shen, the trading boss.
A few years ago, the printing and dyeing market ushered in a wave of market conditions. With the increase in spring and summer fabric orders, many printing and dyeing factories saw a surge in orders for imitation silk, and the printing and dyeing delivery period was extended to about 10 days. However, this wave of market conditions The sustainability is not strong, and the delivery time is only about 7-10 days before the dyeing factory goes on holiday. Because of this, most textile bosses are relatively calm and will complete orders that do not need to be delivered before the year after the start of work after the year. After all, the quality of orders will be affected due to factors such as workers and holidays before the year.
But it is not as good as God. This sudden epidemic broke the original plan. Orders that need to be delivered by mid-February are definitely in a hurry, and orders that need to be delivered before mid-March require the cooperation of the “right time and the right place”. At present, the printing and dyeing market is also in the suspension stage. This link is “stuck” and it is difficult to deliver orders.
Therefore, it is expected that after the dyeing factories start operations one after another, cloth bosses who have been anxious at home for more than half a month are expected to rush around to find ways to dye. There may be a wave of market conditions in the printing and dyeing market, and the delivery time will be extended after the year. The possibility is high, and liquidation is also reasonable.
“This epidemic has disrupted the rhythm of our company. Originally, we specially stocked up some spring supplies before the year.We have a lot of inventory and are preparing to take orders after the new year. However, according to the current market situation, the sales of spring clothes from customers are also very difficult. “Mr. Zhao, who specializes in imitation silk fabrics, confided.
According to the usual practice in previous years, orders for spring clothing fabrics will be placed one after another before the year, and fabric companies will deliver on time. The time for new spring clothing is usually in the first quarter, and many Clothing brands are taking advantage of the Golden Week of the Spring Festival to sell spring clothes on the counter, which can achieve good sales.
(The bustling scene of shopping malls during the Spring Festival holidays in previous years )
But for this year, the new spring clothes originally planned have become inventory. Even after the epidemic is eliminated in February-March, consumers’ panic will continue for a while and they will go offline for shopping. Desire will be discounted, and the sales of spring clothing will miss the best season, and the sales volume is likely to drop significantly. Then the spring clothing that has become inventory may be put online as autumn clothing, which may suppress the demand for autumn clothing fabrics in the second half of the year.
In addition, the opening time of clothing markets such as Guangzhou and Hangzhou has not yet been determined, and the market volume of spring clothing fabrics cannot be guaranteed. “We have no new order quotations recently, and customers are not at work, so we are also very anxious. . “Mr. Yang, another trader, said.
On the evening of February 9, experts said that the new coronavirus belongs to the SARS coronavirus, and the epidemic in Hubei is still at a high level During this period, the war against the “epidemic” is still ongoing.
Before, we have been discussing whether the impact of this year’s epidemic on the industry will be greater than that of the SARS period. No one can predict this, but the editor I feel that as the epidemic progresses, more and more people are beginning to adjust their mentality. This epidemic will eventually pass. Come on, China!</p
