Textile finishing technology plays an important role in developing some fabrics with special functions and giving fabrics special functions and wearing effects. Different processes are used to give fabrics color effects, shape effects (smooth, suede, crisp, etc.) and practical effects (water-proof, non-felting, non-ironing, non-wormy, flame-retardant, etc.). Fabric finishing is through chemical Or physical methods to improve the appearance and feel of fabrics, enhance wearing performance or give special functions, it is the “icing on the cake” processing process of textiles.
However, in recent years, as the Shengze area has continued to strengthen environmental rectification of post-finishing enterprises and improve the level of pollution control, coupled with the increasing pressure on raw material costs and labor costs. How to improve the competitiveness of enterprises and survive among their peers for a long time is a question that finishing companies have been pondering. For this reason, China Silk City Network conducted an in-depth visit to the finishing companies in Shengze.
With heavy cost pressure and environmental protection tightening, can coating companies still make money today?
The rectification of coating companies has always been the focus of air pollution prevention and control work in Shengze Town. The environmental protection situation has been very severe in the past two years, which is both a challenge and an opportunity for finishing companies.
“On the one hand, under the high pressure of environmental protection, the requirements for coating plant equipment are higher, and inspections and rectifications are more frequent. On the other hand, the market has overcapacity, low-price competition is fierce, and order performance is average.” Xingsheng General Manager Wu Guofang of Textile Finishing Co., Ltd. said frankly, “In order to better cater to the concept of ‘green mountains and clear waters are valuable assets’, we increased investment in environmental protection facilities last year. In addition to investing 3 million yuan to install a DMF & toluene series recovery control system In addition, a VOCs online monitoring system has been installed to ensure environmental protection and pollution-free. Our company mainly focuses on orders, 60% of which are luggage fabrics and 40% of which are clothing fabrics. Nowadays, the terminal market is shrinking, which has a greater impact on us. Coupled with the increase in costs such as raw materials, water and electricity, profits have been further eroded, and the living space of the coating industry has been invisibly compressed.”
▲The picture shows the VOCs online monitoring system installed by Xingsheng Textile Finishing Co., Ltd.
Hongchang Textile Finishing Co., Ltd. was founded as early as 2006, with dry coating, wet coating, separation There are also multiple production lines for paper transfer coating such as lamination, lamination, and washing. Mr. Shen said in an interview: “The cost pressure has indeed increased significantly in 2017. The costs of various solvents have increased by nearly 30%-50%. In addition, in terms of production, after the coal-to-gas conversion in 2015, the cost has also increased. It has increased by nearly one-third. We have basically no pressure on environmental protection. In the first two years, we spent nearly 5 million to install an all-in-one regression device, increasing the decomposition rate of toluene and DMF to 98%, and through telecommunications and The Environmental Protection Bureau is connected to the Internet to ensure environmental protection accuracy.”
▲The picture shows Mr. Shen of Hongchang Textile Finishing Co., Ltd. being interviewed
Mr. Chen of Suzhou Yongyan Textile Co., Ltd. said in an interview: Currently, the company has three PVC production lines. In order to control pollution, our factory has invested in recycling treatment equipment to ensure that pollutant emissions reach the national level. standard. But what will inevitably follow is an increase in costs and a compression of profits.
Xinsheng Finishing Manager Shen, who has been dealing with coatings for 17 years, can be said to be an old master in the coating field. She believes that the most influential factor in coating profits is cost, including environmental protection investment and worker wages. , raw material costs, etc., business is becoming more and more difficult every year.
▲The picture shows Xinsheng Textile Finishing Mr. Shen of the Co., Ltd. was interviewed
Business decisions under high cost pressure: Value is on the right and profit is on the right, and there are many opportunities!
Opportunity 1: Innovation – take the initiative in developing patterns
Sanboxin is a company specializing in hot stamping, roller coating and calendering. In post-finishing processing plants that focus on embossing and washing, technologies such as bronzing and roll coating have become popular in recent years, and the technology has improved and become more mature, so more and more fabrics are used for bronzing and roll coating. In terms of pattern, printing, hot stamping, and roller coating can all produce a variety of patterns. More and more people choose to use hot stamping and roller coating because it can achieve higher color fastness than printing. degree, and the pattern is more three-dimensional. Whether it is traditional printing or digital printing, it is no longer novel, and the technology of hot stamping and roller coating is constantly updated in its application, creating various patterns with different effects. It is precisely in this way that it is loved by customers from all over the country, and even national�’s customers also like the patterns made with hot stamping rollers. In order to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, innovation is essential. “Rolling hot stamping is what I will focus on developing next year. If I innovate more patterns, customers will come to me on their own initiative. Unlike calendering and embossing, which is the most common post-finishing process, it is very passive and requires you to find customers yourself.” This is Wang Always have plans for next year.
▲The picture shows Mr. Wang of Sanboxin Textile Finishing Co., Ltd. being interviewed
Opportunity 2: Transformation – a two-pronged approach both online and offline
Under cost pressure, what Mr. Chen of Suzhou Yongyan Textile Co., Ltd. feels most deeply is two words: transformation. In the past two years, the cost of raw materials has soared, and the price of chemical products has skyrocketed. In addition, switching from coal to gas is also an important part of the sharp increase in costs. Under huge cost pressure, prices have to be raised. Compared with the same period last year, the current price has increased by about 25-30%, but overall, for us, the profit is still slightly compressed year-on-year. Fortunately, we have transformed to online in 2017 and successfully increased our sales through the online and offline sales model. Open, sales tripled year-on-year.
▲The picture shows Mr. Chen of Yongyan Textile during an interview
Finishing companies will also leave Jiangsu and Zhejiang to invest in other places Set up a factory?
▲The picture shows the factory area of Xinsheng Textile Finishing Co., Ltd.
Not long ago, China Silkdu.com conducted an in-depth report on the issue of whether weaving companies should continue to develop in the original textile industry gathering place or build factories in other places, which attracted the attention of industry insiders. Will the same choice also happen to finishing companies? Through the survey, it was found that almost 80% of the company leaders believe that the possibility of moving out is very small. First, the finishing companies follow the dyeing factory. If the dyeing factory does not move, the finishing companies will not move; secondly, Shengze is An important textile town, textile has been an industry that local residents have relied on for a hundred years. The textile industry accounts for 95% of the town’s industrial output value. As the “icing on the cake” supporting equipment, the finishing company will be detrimental to the integrity of the entire industry chain if it is moved away. </p
