The COVID-19 epidemic, a major global public event, caught everyone off guard. The nonwoven industry suddenly became a “star industry” and the industry structure also underwent tremendous changes. As important raw materials for epidemic prevention materials such as masks and protective clothing, spunbond and meltblown nonwoven products have become “hot search” keywords many times. However, while the spunbond and meltblown nonwovens industries are developing rapidly, they have also exposed certain development problems. Some people believe that in the post-epidemic era, the challenges of the spunbond meltblown nonwoven industry outweigh the opportunities. Companies should find strategic partners to ensure reasonable supply upstream and downstream of the industrial chain; at the same time, they must strengthen independent innovation and research and development to create more market competitive high-added products. Value product.
At the 27th China Spunbond and Meltblown Nonwovens Industry Annual Conference held recently, the heads of dozens of companies combined their own development conditions to conduct a review of my country’s spunbond , and put forward practical suggestions for the development of the melt-blown nonwoven industry.
Improve product quality and improve product standards
From February to March this year, when the qualifications of textiles and medical supplies did not fully match, my country’s masks, It took only half a month for protective clothing and other related anti-epidemic materials to complete the transition from extreme shortage to basically balanced supply and demand, and later became an important production site for global anti-epidemic materials. This not only reflects the supporting advantages of my country’s nonwoven industry chain, but also It also fully demonstrates the social responsibility of industry enterprises. However, in the early stages of the epidemic, the demand for spunbond meltblown products surged, and a large amount of foreign capital entered the industry. Due to lax market supervision, uneven product quality often occurred. Although relevant national agencies later introduced policies to rectify the industry, the industry was still Order and credibility have a certain impact.
A number of entrepreneurs jointly proposed that at a time when the demand for spunbond meltblown nonwoven products has increased significantly, nonwoven companies with a sense of social responsibility should not blindly invest, but should rationally choose to carry out medium and long-term investments. Invest in high-end products, strengthen basic research, establish product research and development bases and product testing centers, and plan and rhythmically improve product quality, create corporate characteristics, and maintain market order.
Tianjin TEDA Clean Materials Co., Ltd. undertook the national deployment task during the epidemic, with all 7 production lines in full operation, and made every effort to ensure the quality of meltblown cloth. Xu Hao, deputy general manager of the company, said that TEDA has been down-to-earth for many years and has paid more attention to product quality. It did not blindly expand production during the epidemic, but chose a high-quality medium and long-term investment process. In May next year, the company will launch a completely independently innovative 2.4-meter wide production line.
The demand for spunbond melt-blown fabrics has surged, a large amount of foreign capital has entered the industry, the production capacity of melt-blown fabrics has expanded rapidly, and the problem of imperfect product standards has been further highlighted: on the one hand, the existing reference standards were formulated earlier, and are incompatible with the current Product application conditions and quality requirements are not completely consistent, which affects product production and testing. On the other hand, the newly introduced various recommended reference standards cannot provide professional suggestions for enterprise production and are not conducive to product quality control.
According to Wang Xiangqin of Guangzhou Inspection, Testing and Certification Group, medical masks in my country are divided into medical protective masks, medical surgical masks, and disposable medical masks. Non-medical masks include self-priming filtering anti-particulate respirators, daily protection masks, etc. Sexual masks, children’s masks, the main technical requirements of various mask standards are different. As of July this year, Guangzhou Inspection Group has provided testing services for masks, protective clothing and other protective products to 12,731 companies across the country. Testing big data shows that the overall unqualified rate of mask products is 34.3%, of which the overall unqualified rate for particle filtration efficiency is 42.3%, and the overall unreasonable protective effect is 89%. “The reason for the high failure rate in mask testing is not that the product quality is not up to par, but rather due to various factors such as unequal qualifications of the inspected companies, mismatched reference standards, and inaccurate companies’ understanding of the standards,” Wang Xiangqin said.
Yan Huarong, chairman of Zhejiang Jinsanfa Group Co., Ltd., pointed out that since the beginning of this year, there have been more than a thousand new spunbond production lines in the country. If all production capacity is released, it will have a huge impact on the industry. Only high-quality products can To gain a foothold in the fierce market competition, this requires unified standards to measure. Yan Huarong suggested that while ensuring market supply, relevant industry agencies should clarify existing mandatory or recommended standards in a timely manner, formulate new standards, modify original standards, and improve the pertinence of standards to ensure the orderly development of the industry.
Strengthen industry supervision and expand application areas
“For a long period of time in the future, the market demand for epidemic prevention-related materials such as spunbond and melt-blown will remain high.” Based on the current domestic and international macroeconomic situation, Dai Jinping, deputy director of the National Economic Strategy Institute of Nankai University, analyzed that China The economy is quickly returning to normal, and the profit growth rate of industrial enterprises above designated size has recovered very well. The COVID-19 epidemic is an emergency and will not fundamentally change the business cycle. This is why the resumption of work in most countries and regions in the first three quarters of this year was better than expected. The spunmelt nonwoven industry will inevitably enter a period of industrial structural adjustment after rapid development. Rationally releasing production capacity is an important issue for the development of the industry.
However, in the first quarter when spunbond and melt-blown products were in relatively short supply, some companies took the opportunity to drive up prices, causing melt-blown fabrics toPrices once skyrocketed, seriously affecting market order. After coordination by multiple parties, it has now returned to a relatively rational stage, but the later effects have not completely disappeared. At the same time, as local enterprises expect more self-supply, a large number of low-end melt-blown products have entered the market. Although epidemic prevention and control has entered the normalization stage and the demand for related products has remained high for a certain period of time, there is still a serious overcapacity of melt-blown products. risks of.
“It is very necessary to strengthen industry training and market research on terminal materials and guide new capital to better realize the value of the industry.” You Xiangyin, chairman of Jiangsu Liyang New Materials Co., Ltd., put forward his own suggestions . In his view, upstream standards cannot restrict downstream applications, product innovation must strengthen research on terminal materials, and phased emergency products should not dominate the market, but currently is a critical period to expand product application fields. He believes that national regulatory agencies should do a good job in industry data analysis, and companies should clarify their investment destinations, strengthen basic research and development, and expand the scope of applications.
Shen Ning, Asia Marketing Director of Berry International Group’s HHS Division, strongly agrees with this view. She said that the spunbond meltblown product market is bound to return to rationality. The COVID-19 epidemic has provided new opportunities for the application of spunbond meltblown products in the medical and industrial fields. This opportunity is both realistic and urgent. Only by paying attention to the back-end application of products can we realize the reasonable and safe production of the huge production capacity of the spunbond meltblown industry. freed.
With regard to the expansion of industry application fields, Li Lingshen, vice president of the China National Textile and Apparel Federation and president of the China Industrial Textiles Industry Association, proposed that the spunbond meltblown industry should focus on the entire industry chain to restrict the high-end development of the industry. Only by adhering to innovation-driven and demand-oriented development and actively promoting industrial base reconstruction and industrial chain improvement projects can we realize the expansion of new application fields and enhance global competitiveness.
Carry out strategic cooperation to achieve industrial upgrading
The industrial textile industry represented by spunbond melt-blown products is a major contributor to my country’s textile industry It has made important contributions to the development of China and the global fight against the epidemic. However, people in the industry know that they cannot be immersed in the success of the current stage of fighting the epidemic and should prepare for a rainy day.
In the long run, industrial textiles will still be the focus of the development and structural adjustment of the global textile industry. Industry companies must be prepared to respond to the post-epidemic era, and market demand will be high for some time in the future. For spunbond meltblown products, it is necessary to lay a solid foundation, strengthen research and development, develop internal skills, actively expand the use of end products, steadily digest the current surge in production capacity, and achieve a good upgrade of the industrial structure.
Cao Xuejun, deputy director of the Consumer Goods Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, suggested that in the future development process, my country’s spunbond meltblown nonwovens industry should first create and cultivate a group of production scale, technical traction capabilities, and social Responsible leading enterprise and create its own brand with market competitiveness. Secondly, we must improve the standard construction. Although my country’s nonwoven industry already has a complete industrial chain, there are still problems such as gaps in standard docking, insufficient rapid conversion capabilities, and untimely conversion of medical and industrial product standards. Thirdly, it is necessary to strengthen technology research and development, improve equipment and product technology based on advanced digital and intelligent technologies, and realize the transformation of new technologies into new technologies. The last thing is to cultivate new markets. Nonwoven products have many application possibilities and have the potential of “infinite substitution”. We should take advantage of current opportunities to enhance product competitiveness, expand the market for daily necessities, industrial use, and medical use, strengthen market interaction, and open up new areas of application.
Chen Lidong, Chairman of the Spunbond Nonwovens Branch of the China Industrial Textiles Industry Association, believes that in the post-epidemic era, my country’s spunbond nonwovens industry should establish a combat readiness mentality to devote itself to the supply of epidemic prevention materials at any time, and use “internal “Cycle” has established a new pattern of economic development for the main body, attaching great importance to the risks of overcapacity caused by over-investment, paying more attention to internal management and quality improvement, and paying more attention to corporate law-abiding and integrity building. In the future, spunbond nonwoven enterprises should aim at the commanding heights of quality management, innovative technology, technical equipment, and talent training. In the rapidly changing market transformation, they should adjust the industrial structure, enhance competitiveness, and rank at the forefront of the industry or region.
Entrepreneurs have expressed that in the post-epidemic era, challenges outweigh opportunities, and strategic partnerships should be established to ensure reasonable supply upstream and downstream of the industrial chain; independent innovation and research and development should be strengthened to create high-added products that are more market competitive Value products; relying on high-end technology to build a stable and intelligent production system.
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