Some people say that 2019 will be the coldest winter in the textile industry; some people say that the textile industry is facing a heartbreaking survival of the fittest!
Anyway, the Spring Festival of the Year of the Rat is approaching, although the weather is getting colder and colder , but the overall atmosphere of the textile market is relatively subtle.
Print and dyeing factory holiday time: concentrated from January 6th to 16th
Recently, Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions have issued steam suspension notices one after another!
The annual Spring Festival holiday for printing and dyeing factories seems to be determined by the printing and dyeing process. The factory determines it, which is actually based on the time when the thermal power plant behind them stops steaming. The average printing and dyeing factory has limited strength and does not have its own thermal power plant. Instead, several printing and dyeing factories share the steam from one thermal power plant. Most of them can only obey the thermal power plant in terms of steam shutdown time. But there are also powerful companies that have their own thermal power plants, which gives them more room for maneuver in terms of shutdown time.
In previous years, there was a Spring Festival holiday. In order to prevent workers from being unstable and affecting production quality, most printing and dyeing factories did not have much difference in holiday time. “Our factory plans to shut down the gas and cylinder around January 6. The setting machine is expected to be delayed. The holiday is not far away this year!” said a relevant staff member of the first dyeing factory.
The holiday time of a dyeing factory in Jiaxing area is initially scheduled for: January 15, 2020, and the reporting time to the factory is 2020 February 3, year.
A dyeing factory in Huzhou has decided to officially take a holiday on January 16 and officially go to work on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year on February 2.
Weaving manufacturers holiday time: concentrated on January 5 -15th
Take a textile factory in Wujiang area with more than 200 water-jet looms as an example. The company mainly engages in the domestic trade market. Domestic trade sales have shrunk significantly this year, so The manufacturer’s inventory has always been at a high level, and there are not many orders. In December, it has been taking orders as they come, and there are not many orders left on hand. It is preparing to take a holiday in early January, and the time to resume work after the holiday is usually around the eighth day of the lunar month.
Another manufacturer with more than 300 looms in Wuxi, mainly engaged in cotton and woolen products, also plans to have a holiday around January 10. In addition, many manufacturers visited also said that they plan to have a holiday in mid-January. Foreign workers may go home early, but local workers stay behind, so the holiday time is generally concentrated in mid-January.
A weaving factory in Shengze area said: “We didn’t receive any orders in December, and now we are selling them as spot goods. Everyone has seen the poor market conditions this year. It is estimated that There will be a holiday at the end of the month, and work will start around the eighth day of the first lunar month.” Some weaving factories have also started cleaning up the cloth in stock and completing the procedures for shipping out the warehouse.
An industry and trade company also revealed: “We will have a holiday after the orders on hand are completed, probably in mid-January. Now many foreign customers place orders in advance, and we are currently rushing to make the last wave of orders before the year.”
Fabric Trader Holidays: concentrated from January 17th to 22nd
For traders, the holidays are usually the latest, slightly later than weaving factories and printing and dyeing factories. At present, many traders say: “The orders are gone, and now collecting payment is our main job. From a layman’s perspective, traders do not have as much financial pressure as weaving factories, and there are not so many people to support. Small trading companies 4 , it can be operated by 5 people. But at the end of each year, the most sad thing is actually the traders.”
“Forget about the decrease in orders, it is true that we have to pay accounts at the end of the year. It’s a headache. We started to ask for accounts in mid-November. The market situation this year is not good. It is estimated that customers don’t have much funds on hand, so they can ask for as much as they can. The biggest fear is that the customer runs away and it becomes a “bad debt” “.” The owner of a trading company said frankly.
The “busy” end-of-year textile market: polyester “closed”, weaving mills destocked, trade was busy with shipments, and dyeing factories were rushing to meet delivery deadlines !
Today, the production balance is insufficient in 2019. From raw materials to printing and dyeing, the textile market seems to be “busier” than before… “Fewer orders are a worry, and more orders are even more worrying.” Many textile people should feel deeply about the current situation. The end of the year and the beginning of the year have always been an important time node for the development of the textile market, especially before the year, various stock preparations and rushes were filled with factories of all sizes.
1. The weekly price rose by 400 yuan/ton, and the raw materials were all in red
Entering December, in order to reverse the downward trend,In the current situation, polyester factories have introduced maintenance and production reduction plans before and after the Spring Festival. Affected by this, polyester filament has ushered in a new round of upward trend. As of last week, within a week, products with mainstream raw material varieties have increased to varying degrees.
The textile bosses who had been in a wait-and-see state have also begun to be “ready to make a move” and will more or less make purchasing operations. Mr. Yang, who owns more than 100 water-jet looms and specializes in imitation silk fabrics, said that the raw materials have recently increased by more than 400 yuan, and more raw materials have been added recently. The raw materials in the factory can now be used for about half a month.
Of course, many textile bosses believe that the current raw material prices are not stable, and this is not necessarily the best time to take action. However, in any case, the recent production and sales of raw materials are higher than in the previous period. As a result, polyester factory inventories have also declined.
2. Weaving mills took the opportunity to destock, and the load slowed down!
As the market gradually introduces holiday plans, customers who have been hesitant seem to realize that this year’s Spring Festival is particularly early, and it turns out that there are less than 20 days left before production stops. Got it!
Entering this week, orders for major clusters have improved compared with the previous period. Mr. Chen, who is doing business in the Haining warp knitting market, also said that in addition to leather-based fabrics, there are still orders for other ammonia products, Korean velvet, etc., so the factory inventory has improved compared with the previous period.
The recent sales of imitation silk, imitation memory, elastic fabrics and other products in Wujiang area are also better than in the previous period. Mr. Ma, who owns more than 150 water-jet looms, said that grosgrain has been easier to sell recently and is shipped to Guangdong. The inventory of gray fabrics in the factory has also dropped by about 3-4 days compared with before. “Recently, due to favorable factors such as stockpiling before the year and the easing of Sino-US trade, traders have taken more goods than before, and now orders can be made until the end of the month.” Mr. Ma said.
According to research, most weaving manufacturers set their holidays between January 5th and 10th, and the market is currently open for business The operating rate is relatively stable. For example, the operating rate of water-jet looms remains at about 70-80%; the operating rate of warp knitting is 70-90%; the operating rate of circular knitting machines is slightly lower, at about 40%. Due to labor costs, depreciation costs and relative Due to low raw material costs, the recent decline in startups has been slower than previously expected.
In any case, the recent “busy” textile market has injected a “shot in the arm” for next year. The orders are already being prototyped one after another, and some companies are also receiving certain orders after the year. Although the results are not as good as the same period last year, at least the “closer success” is still guaranteed. </p
