In 2017, the most severe “environmental protection storm” in history swept across Wujiang. Faced with the hard target of a 30% reduction in the total number of water-jet looms in three years and a 100% reclaimed water usage rate, Wujiang Textile Industry The transformation faces huge challenges.
This year is the third year of the “restriction on spraying” campaign. In the past three years, how has the “restriction on spraying” measures in various places in Wujiang progressed? Facing the increasingly tight “environmental protection shackles”, how do textile companies respond? What is the future of Wujiang’s textile industry?
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Transformation and upgrading have become a consensus
After interviewing many textile practitioners It was found that compared with three years ago, the current mentality of employees in Wujiang’s textile industry is relatively peaceful, and there is no common tension and anxiety before.
“Of course there is pressure, but at least it is not as ‘fearful’ as it was in 2017.” A person in charge of a textile company in Shengze said that the “spray restriction” storm in 2017 has just blown away Soon after, their company invested 30 million yuan in equipment upgrades.
Under the pressure of “the strongest environmental protection storm in history”, many companies have set their sights on warp knitting. High-energy, environmentally friendly warp knitting is ushering in the spring of development.
“Compared with water-jet and air-jet looms, warp knitting does not emit any waste water and gas during the weaving process, even for printing and dyeing , its wastewater discharge is only one-third of that of a water-jet loom.” The general manager of a company in Wujiang joked that warp knitting allowed them to complete the task of “not only requiring horses to run fast, but also requiring horses not to eat grass.” feat. After the introduction of warp knitting, the company’s original 500 water jet machines have been reduced by 248.
“The output of one warp knitting machine is equivalent to 15 water-jet looms.” The rotation speed of the warp knitting machine can reach 2,000 rpm, and the weft is evenly laid, so the texture of the warp knitted fabric is It’s also much better than water spray fabrics. Today, the company’s monthly output of warp-knitted gray fabrics is 700 tons, and the price has also increased significantly. Taking suede that has fully realized warp-knitting production as an example, the price of gray fabrics has risen from three yuan per meter in the “water jet era” to seven or eight yuan.
Not long ago, the antibacterial blended fabric they produced was patented. This is also the first patent obtained for their warp knitted products. Next, the latest 18 invention patents on the handle will be applied to warp knitting production.
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Be prepared for a rainy day, the dark horse in the knitting trend
More than ten years ago, Shuttle The weaving industry has low investment costs, quick return on costs, and good sales. However, the production cost of equipment in the warp knitting industry is high and the industry is imperfect. Many people feel that even if they spend a lot of money, they will not get the expected returns in the end. However, in the eyes of some people, the warp knitting market is like an untapped treasure.
In 2017, when the influx of woven fabrics into the industry faced a bottleneck period of overcapacity, high pollution and low profits, at a time when the entire industry was calling for the development of green textiles, warp knitting was the key to the knitting market. The more advanced productivity has naturally attracted the attention of the entire industry.
As for the stretchy imitation leather that is very popular in the market, this fabric looks very close to real suede when made into clothing. Due to the huge market demand, orders are in short supply. The price of finished fabrics ranges from 20 to 30 yuan/meter according to different specifications. The extremely high added value of the products is several times that of ordinary fabrics on the market.
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When the waves wash away the sand, the strong become stronger
After experiencing the “baptism” of the “spray restriction” storm in the past three years, the number of water-jet looms and water-jet weaving companies in Wujiang has been decreasing, which shows that the competitiveness of Wujiang’s textile industry cluster has declined. Yet? Quite the opposite is true.
In April this year, Shengze Town issued the “Notice on Carrying out Special Rectification Actions for Water Jet Looms in 2019” to further improve the water environment quality of Shengze Town. It is understood that the overall goal of this year’s water-jet loom renovation is to effectively dispose of the town’s water-jet loom production wastewater and increase the reclaimed water reuse rate to 70%.
The total quantity has decreased, but the number of water-jet looms of a single company has increased. In addition, the average benefit of a single loom has increased from 4,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan. This shows that retention The market competitiveness of the enterprises that have come down is constantly increasing.
The government limits the number of water-jet looms and implements total control, basically to promote industrial upgrading, eliminate backward production capacity, and enhance the overall competitiveness of the textile industry. For those companies with strong competitiveness, what they value when acquiring weak companies is not the ready-made machinery and equipment, but these…The “production share” represented by the machine. For a long time to come, Wujiang will control the total quantity of water-jet looms. Therefore, every registered water-jet loom represents a “production share.”
Industrial development requires survival of the fittest. “Limited spraying” is like a big wave washing away the sand. The remaining companies are industry leaders. With these companies as the backbone, the competitiveness and influence of Wujiang Textile Industry Cluster will be Take it to the next level.
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