The first thing in spring is to act first. At the beginning of the new year, textile enterprises have fully sounded the call of commencement and assembly, actively grasped production and guaranteed orders, and put themselves into the work of the new year with a new spirit, to make a "good start" in the new year.
Race against the clock to catch the order
In recent days, the southern Hunan textile industry base in Changning City, Hunan Province, has rapidly and orderly resumed production. Enterprises have seized orders at home and abroad and stepped up the production of denim clothing. The production situation is in full swing. In the production workshop of Kangjie Garment Co., Ltd., cutting, sewing, ironing, packaging... all processes are busy but not disorderly.
"The situation this year is still relatively good. After the start of the new year, 150 employees are in overload production, and can produce 4000 pairs of jeans a day." Zhang Deyu, head of Kangjie Clothing, said: "At present, the production scale of the enterprise cannot meet the demand of customers' orders, so in 2023 we plan to expand the production scale, increase the investment in machinery and equipment, and increase the production capacity by 20% on the basis of the production capacity in 2022. At present, the logistics and transportation are much more convenient and faster than in the previous period. At present, we are producing foreign trade orders, and the plan has been scheduled to April."
"Although the order volume is not large recently, it is very important for the business operation, and we dare not delay it for a moment." said Li Longnian, the director of the knitting factory of Xinjiang Tianshan Textile and Garment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tianshan Textile"), who is working overtime to catch up with the orders, a batch of sales orders before the Lunar New Year, which are all the hot orders from customers in other cities in China, and must be sent out before the middle of this month; The other group is export orders, which are mainly provided to foreign fashion shows in major fashion weeks to attract orders through the show's influence.
Li Longnian said that Tianshan Textile will increase the technical transformation of production equipment this year, improve its digital and intelligent level, effectively promote the transformation and upgrading of enterprises, achieve sustainable development, and continue to launch innovative products favored by the market.
In addition, Xinjiang Yutai Camel Textile Co., Ltd. provided 2500 sets of camel hair ski suits for athletes and staff at the opening ceremony at the first Xinjiang Winter Games being held. Liu Jinhai, the deputy general manager of the company, said that this batch of camel hair ski suits was completed by the company's R&D personnel in cooperation with the French designer. The internal filling materials used the company's unique camel hair resources, plus the elastic silk as the camel hair composite flocculent. At present, the company has applied for a national invention patent. Liu Jinhai said that in the new year, Xinjiang Yutai Camel Textile Co., Ltd. will further upgrade its products and strive for greater market share.
"This year has started well. The enterprises are rushing to make the first batch of orders for the new year. The delivery will be made before the Spring Festival, and the workers are full of enthusiasm." Yang Weidong, chairman of Shandong Qingdao Jifa Group Co., Ltd., said that at present, the enterprises have sufficient orders, and the workers are stepping up production to ensure the market.
"This year, we will focus on the integration of science and technology, fashion and green, take the" three products project "of increasing variety, improving quality and creating brand as the starting point, take the chain supplement, chain extension and chain strengthening as the starting point, and take creativity, innovation and creation as the foothold, focus on deepening the application of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and 5G technology in the textile and clothing industry, and create a digital application scenario of the entire industrial chain." Yang Weidong said.
Policies help "open the door stably"
On the first day of the new year's work, a new round of corporate aid and relief policies have been implemented in various regions, including recruitment subsidies, holiday job retention subsidies, financial loan incentives, corporate sales growth incentives, and many other measures have been put into effect to help textile enterprises achieve "stable opening" in 2023.
The workshop of the Only Textile Co., Ltd., located in Lixin County, Anhui Province, is a busy scene. "The company has recently won a number of awards and subsidies, which makes me feel warm." Liang Botao, the head of Anhui Uni-Textile Co., Ltd., said that because it conforms to the three award and subsidy policies of national informatization and industrialization integration management, provincial specialized new small and medium-sized enterprises, and provincial new products, the enterprise did not apply and submit materials, and the award funds "directly" to the company's account. "Enjoy without application" enables enterprises to enjoy the policy dividend at the first time.
It is understood that in recent years, Lixin County has introduced a data-based service implementation plan for preferential policies to help enterprises "sit" and enjoy the policies without having to travel, so that the "policy red envelope" can reach enterprises more accurately.
Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, recently released a series of measures, including the textile and footwear industry, to "grab orders, start work early, and make a good start", so as to do a good job of this year's industrial economic work as a whole, and to ensure the smooth production in the first quarter based on grasping the facts as early as possible, planning and implementing. The measures require in-depth implementation of the special action of overseas order grabbing by textile footwear and clothing enterprises, and adjustment and optimization of measures to expand the international market in 2023. In the first quarter, cities and counties strive to organize and carry out more than 19 overseas order grabbing activities, and more than 170 enterprises have more than 230 people to visit overseas.
"Lose no time to 'go out' and lay the foundation for a good start in the New Year." The head of Quanzhou Pengtai Clothing Co., Ltd. said that in 2023, the company will actively respond to the government's call to participate in various foreign exhibitions, and will also deeply tap the market potential along the "the Belt and Road", make good use of the preferential policies of governments at all levels to encourage enterprises to participate in overseas exhibitions, and comprehensively explore the international market. The enterprise is full of confidence and expectation.
In addition, Quanzhou encourages textile, footwear and clothing enterprises to run full machines. For manufacturing enterprises above designated size that meet the national industrial policy and achieve a certain increase in the gross industrial output value in the first quarter of 2023 on a year-on-year basis, they will be rewarded according to the year-on-year increase in the gross industrial output value of enterprises in the first quarter. At the same time, we will increase the year-end financing rescue, support the use of industrial funds to provide emergency lending services for textile and footwear enterprises, and vigorously develop supply chain finance.
In order to ensure that the first quarter of 2023 will be a "good start" for the economy, Shaoxing textile enterprises in Zhejiang Province recently organized the special action of "grabbing the beginning, stabilizing growth, and promoting development", and made efforts in six aspects: grabbing time, expanding efficiency, grabbing orders, expanding markets, grabbing projects, expanding momentum, grabbing space, expanding factors, grabbing confidence, expanding environment, grabbing talents, and expanding innovation. "The six major actions launched by the government have greatly boosted our confidence in development." Yang Baolin, chairman of Zhejiang Seven-Color Rainbow Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd., has started to prepare for the Paris TEXWORLD fabric exhibition in January 2023.
"This year, Shaoxing will deepen the implementation of a series of actions to expand the market of" hundreds of groups and thousands of enterprises ", make every effort to open up the channels for the organizers of professional exhibitions at home and abroad, and help textile enterprises to expand the market and seize more international orders." The relevant person in charge of the local bureau of commerce said that in the first quarter of 2023, local enterprises will focus on organizing domestic and commercial textile exhibitions in Frankfurt, Germany, TEXWORLD International Clothing and Fabric Exhibition in New York, the United States APP New York International Garment Purchase Exhibition (Spring), Paris TEXWORLD Fabric Exhibition and other 11 overseas exhibitions participated.
Unguaranteed orders
Since the end of last year, the epidemic prevention measures have been gradually optimized and liberalized, but the short-term staff reduction and lack of work caused by virus infection have caused certain difficulties to the normal production and operation of enterprises. To this end, textile enterprises should closely follow the changes of the situation, coordinate the human resources of all parties, make every effort to ensure the performance of the contract, and fully pull the "progress bar" of safety production.
After the optimization of epidemic prevention measures, Tai'an Golden Wool Textile Co., Ltd. guided its employees to be the "first responsible person" for their own health, and to do a good job of health monitoring and health protection. More than 90 workers in the spinning and weaving workshop wore masks to work in sections and stepped up production. "After receiving the notice of resumption of work, our company quickly adjusted its work status and put it into production quickly, striving to make up for the production progress that fell during the epidemic in a short time." The company's production director said that at present, the company's more than 30 looms and 6 spinning machines are operating at full load, and can produce more than 40 pieces of wool wool per day. The annual output of enterprises is planned to increase by about 15% in 2023.
In the production workshop of Shandong Tai'an Ao Decoration Garment Co., Ltd., the workers are working in an orderly manner at their respective positions. The orderly production of enterprises cannot be separated from the escort of relevant departments. In late December 2022, in the case of a short shortage of local logistics personnel, the local government organized a special class for the textile and clothing industry chain to increase the service to enterprises, relieve difficulties and ensure continuous logistics and supply chain in special periods. The special class has opened up a green channel for the entry and exit of textile and clothing trucks, ensuring the smooth shipment of military orders of Ao Decoration Company.
In the production workshop of Sunshine (Henan) Garment Technology Co., Ltd., the workers set up, pull cloth, cut, fine cut, inspect film and subcontract on the production line to speed up the production of a batch of uniform orders. At present, the orders of enterprises are very saturated, and the orders have been arranged to the end of March 2023.
According to Zhao Weiqiang, the general manager of the company, in 2022, the repeated epidemic situation will bring unprecedented difficulties and challenges to the business operation. The Huaibin County Party Committee and the county government have increased their support to enterprises, especially in rent reduction and logistics and transportation. "The government coordinates the handling of transportation green cards for our enterprises to facilitate the transportation of materials and products. Up to now, orders have been scheduled for the second quarter of 2023. The key work during the Spring Festival is to arrange production plans, recruit workers, and strive to meet the challenges of the new year in a better state," Zhao Weiqiang said.
In addition to helping enterprises alleviate short-term pressure, the long-term plan for the survival and development of enterprises in 2023 is also in the minds of the government departments. On the first working day after the New Year's Day holiday, the Jingzhou Municipal Government of Hubei Province organized textile and garment enterprises to go to Guangdong to discuss cooperation, and proposed to deepen the understanding of the government and enterprises, and jointly create a new situation of linkage and win-win development of the textile and garment industry between Jingzhou and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. 36 textile and garment industry projects were signed on the site, with a total investment of 20.42 billion yuan, including 6 projects with an investment of more than 1 billion yuan, involving the production of raw and auxiliary materials, spinning and weaving, garment manufacturing, research and development center, testing platform, textile and garment industrial park and other links of the textile and garment industry chain.
"At present, Jingzhou is characterized by the superposition of three phases, namely, the window period of policy support, the period of comprehensive advantage reconstruction, and the period of potential accumulation. It is necessary to strengthen the cooperation between Chu and Guangdong, and vigorously organize the implementation of the relocation and upgrading of the textile and clothing industry. It is necessary to adhere to the simultaneous development of the introduction of leading enterprises and the return of entrepreneurship and innovation, formulate relevant policies, strengthen the leading enterprises, cultivate the revival of brands, expand the traditional industries, and promote the improvement of the chain and expansion of the scale of Jingzhou textile and clothing industry, Achieve high-quality development. " Liang Fubin, president of Guangdong Hubei Chamber of Commerce Fashion Industry Association, said.
Chen Shaotong, secretary-general of Guangdong Provincial Garment and Apparel Industry Association, pointed out that the normal operation order of the industry will be gradually restored this year, and production and sales are expected to show a qualitative improvement. In addition, with the arrival of Spring Festival and other holidays, the market sales demand will be driven and fully developed. Therefore, Chen Shaotong suggested that enterprises should actively explore the upgrading and transformation of business models from now on, and do a good job in reducing costs and increasing efficiency, so as to better grasp the opportunity of market recovery.