In 2022, while withstanding many challenges and pressures, the printing and dyeing industry has also demonstrated its future-oriented vitality and resilience. Product exports have grown against the trend, transformation and upgrading have continued to advance, and outstanding enterprises have led innovation. The entire industry is anchored in digitalization, The goals of quality and green development have contributed the due strength of the printing and dyeing industry to building a Chinese-style modern textile power. During this period, the China Printing and Dyeing Industry Association also made unremitting efforts, carried out a lot of pragmatic, innovative and forward-looking work, and played an important role. At the beginning of the new year, “China Textile” had a special interview with Chen Zhihua, President of the China Printing and Dyeing Industry Association. Under his narration, let’s review 2022 and strive for 2023!
“China Textile”: Could you briefly review and summarize the overall development of the printing and dyeing industry in 2022?
Chen Zhihua: 2022 is an extraordinary year. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to evolve, triggering high fluctuations in the prices of bulk commodities such as energy and basic raw materials, and highlighting the pressure on production costs of printing and dyeing enterprises; major economies such as Europe and the United States are accelerating the tightening of monetary policies under high inflation pressure, and the downward pressure on the world economy is increasing; the COVID-19 epidemic Frequent outbreaks have not only impacted the normal production and operation of the industry, but also significantly inhibited the terminal consumption of textiles and clothing. Insufficient demand has resulted in the overall low production capacity utilization rate of printing and dyeing enterprises. Due to the interweaving and superposition of multiple unexpected factors, the development pressure faced by the industry has increased significantly.
From January to November 2022, the output of printed and dyed fabrics by 1,715 enterprises above designated size in the printing and dyeing industry was 50.435 billion meters, a year-on-year decrease of 7.05%; the operating income was 282.540 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.97%; the total profit was 11.298 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.66%; the sales profit margin was 4.00%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.69 percentage points; the industry’s loss area was 32.30%, a year-on-year increase of 7.85 percentage points, and the total losses of loss-making enterprises increased by 77.39% year-on-year.
It can be seen from the above data that the economic operation of the printing and dyeing industry will be under obvious pressure in 2022, especially in terms of operating efficiency, with some companies experiencing large losses. However, in the face of difficulties, the industry has maintained its strategic focus. Enterprises in the industry have proactively expanded diversified international markets and promoted the industry’s foreign trade exports to achieve rapid growth, demonstrating the industry’s development resilience and vitality.
“China Textile”: In your opinion, what are the highlights of the development of the printing and dyeing industry in 2022?
Chen Zhihua: The development pressure faced by the printing and dyeing industry in 2022 objectively exists, but there are also development highlights.
First, exports of major products grew against the trend. From January to November 2022, the export volume of the eight major categories of printing and dyeing products reached 27.337 billion meters, a year-on-year increase of 7.83%; the export value was US$28.932 billion, a year-on-year increase of 13.09%; the average export unit price was US$1.06/meter, a year-on-year increase of 4.88%. Driven by increased demand in the international market and rising prices of finished products driven by raw materials, the export value hit a record high for the same period.
Second, the transformation and upgrading of the industry continues. Facing the complex and severe domestic and international situations, printing and dyeing enterprises have carried out fruitful thinking and practice in aspects such as lean management, green transformation, and intelligent upgrading, and the endogenous driving force for industry development has been further enhanced. In 2022, the association successfully held industry conferences such as the annual management conference and the annual environmental protection conference. Enterprise representatives and school experts conducted in-depth exchanges and results sharing around the themes of each conference from management innovation, technology research and development, equipment upgrades, information transformation, etc. The trend of industry enterprises to open up new prospects in the changing situation and seek development in difficult situations continues to be demonstrated.
Third, the demonstration and leadership role of outstanding enterprises continues to increase. In 2022, 21 printing and dyeing companies will enter the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s “Standard Conditions for the Printing and Dyeing Industry (2017 Edition)” Enterprise List (Fifth Batch)”, 5 printing and dyeing companies will be shortlisted for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s “Water Efficiency Leaders” list, and 2 printing and dyeing companies will be on the list The list of “Excellent Intelligent Manufacturing Scenarios in 2022” jointly released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and other four departments. In the announced 2022 China Textile and Apparel Industry Federation Science and Technology Awards, 4 technologies in the printing and dyeing field won the first prize for scientific and technological progress, and 8 technologies won the second prize for scientific and technological progress. The demonstration and driving role of advanced and typical enterprises in the industry has been further enhanced.
“China Textile”: In order to promote the high-quality development of the industry, what key tasks will the Printing and Dyeing Industry Association do in 2022? Among them, what are the innovations?
Chen Zhihua: In 2022, faced with the complex situation of a century of changes and a century’s epidemic superimposed on each other, the association’s industry service work has withstood major tests and carried out a lot of pragmatic, innovative and forward-looking work. It has played an important role in resolving difficulties in the industry, promoting the steady development of the industry, and leading the transformation and upgrading of the industry.
First, carry out industry research to reflect the demands of enterprises, and take multiple measures to solve problems for enterprises. In 2022, the association carried out a number of special surveys to gain an in-depth understanding of enterprise development, timely and accurate reflection of enterprise issues and demands, in order to seek more policy support for the industry; publicize and implement the central government’s package of policies and measures to stabilize the economy, assist in the implementation of policies and strategies, and promote Printing and dyeing companies should know everything and enjoy it.
The second is to build an industry exchange and cooperation platform to promote industry transformation and upgrading. In 2022, the association overcame adverse effects such as the epidemic and successfully held brand meetings such as the annual management meeting, annual environmental protection meeting, four new meetings, and digital summit, broadened communication and cooperation channels among industry enterprises and scientific research institutes, and promoted the industry to become green, intelligent, and High-end transformation injects new momentum into the high-quality development of the industry.
The third is to deepen industrial research and grasp industry development trends. In 2022, the association will continue to do a good jobAnalysis of industrial economic operations provides basis and reference for relevant government departments to formulate industrial policies and industry enterprises and related industries to understand the current economic development status of the industry; research and compile the “Green Development Report of China’s Printing and Dyeing Industry” to guide enterprises to form a consensus on green development and promote Green and low-carbon transformation of the industry; carry out special research work such as research on industry carbon emissions, research on the development of digital inkjet printing, research on the development and trends of printing and dyeing fabrics, and research on the development of composite functional fabrics, forming a group of strategic and forward-looking , practical research results have strongly supported government decision-making, industry services and enterprise development.
The fourth is to strengthen industry standards work and guide the standardized development of the industry. In 2022, the printing and dyeing industry standard work will continue to deepen, completing the formulation and revision of 6 industry standards, and establishing 11 new industry standards; starting the association group standards work, establishing the association group standards technical committee, researching and formulating the association group standards system framework, Completed the project establishment of 4 group standards.
The fifth is to set industry benchmarks and play a leading role. In 2022, the association will continue to promote the standardized announcement management of printing and dyeing enterprises, carry out the collection and release of the top 30 printing and dyeing enterprises, carry out the review, release and display of “Excellent Fabrics in China’s Printing and Dyeing Industry”, and cultivate the “China Printing and Dyeing Industry Association Product R&D and Production Base”. By establishing industry benchmarks, we will guide more companies to move closer to advantageous companies and stimulate the vitality of industry development.
“China Textile”: 2023 is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and is also a critical year for the high-quality development of the industry. Based on the current industry development situation, what opportunities do you think the printing and dyeing industry will face? How should companies seize these opportunities?
Chen Zhihua: The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China described a grand blueprint for comprehensively building a modern socialist country, and also provided an action guide for the development of the printing and dyeing industry. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to “accelerate the construction of a new development pattern and strive to promote high-quality development”, to “enhance people’s livelihood and well-being and improve the quality of people’s lives”, and to “promote green development and promote the harmonious coexistence between man and nature”. Implementing these development requirements is the only way for the printing and dyeing industry to move towards high-quality development. In the new era, the industry will face new development opportunities in terms of digital and intelligent upgrades, quality and high-end leaps, and low-carbon and green transformation.
First, industry enterprises must conform to the development trend of the digital economy era, accelerate the promotion and application of automation, digitalization, and intelligent production equipment, and actively explore cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data, Internet of Things, 5G, and blockchain The application of new generation information technology such as chain in the production and manufacturing process will focus on improving total factor productivity and accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system.
Second, industry enterprises must be guided by market demand, continue to deepen supply-side structural reforms, accelerate the development of functional, fashionable, ecological, and intelligent new high-performance printing and dyeing products, and continuously satisfy the people’s needs. The growing demand for a better life will enhance the endogenous power and reliability of domestic circulation, improve the quality and level of international circulation, and promote the upgrading of the industrial value chain.
Third, industry enterprises must adhere to the concept of green development, practice the responsibility-oriented green industry positioning, strengthen pollution prevention and control, increase the research and development and application of energy-saving and emission reduction processes, technologies and equipment, and promote the use of thermal energy in wastewater and gas , water resources, dyes and chemicals, etc., develop low-cost advanced treatment and reuse technology for printing and dyeing wastewater, improve resource utilization efficiency, and accelerate the green transformation of development methods.
“China Textile”: Looking to the future, what are your expectations for the development of the printing and dyeing industry in 2023?
Chen Zhihua: At present, the macroeconomic situation facing our country is still relatively severe, but we can still see favorable prospects: our economy is highly resilient, has great potential, and is full of vitality, and the national level has timely adjusted policies related to epidemic prevention and control. , has pressed the “fast forward button” for economic recovery. It is foreseeable that the development quality and efficiency of the printing and dyeing industry is expected to achieve a steady recovery in 2023, but the pressure for export growth to fall will increase.
On the one hand, the strong domestic consumer market will provide strong support for the stable recovery of the printing and dyeing industry. In the new stage, epidemic prevention and control policies have been optimized, residents’ consumption scenarios have been effectively improved, and people’s enthusiasm for consumption is returning. The Central Economic Work Conference clearly stated that efforts should be made to expand domestic demand in 2023 and priority should be given to restoring and expanding consumption. The continued efforts at the national level to stabilize growth and promote consumption policies are expected to comprehensively boost market confidence and stimulate industry market vitality. Against the background of consumption upgrading, companies still have a lot to do.
On the other hand, from a global perspective, the global economy is likely to slow down significantly in 2023, external demand will further weaken, and the pressure on industry exports will increase. The World Bank lowered its global economic forecast for 2023 to 1.7% growth from 3.0% growth in June last year and warned of the risk of recession. At the same time, inflationary pressure in economies such as the United States and Europe remains high, and tight monetary policies will still be implemented in 2023. This has largely restricted the growth of demand in the international market and put industry exports under pressure.
Overall, opportunities and challenges exist, but the opportunities outweigh the challenges. The industry has a foundation and the ability to achieve a stable recovery. What industry enterprises need to do is to stay true to their original aspirations, strengthen their confidence, remain patient, focus on their main business, pioneer and innovate, and contribute to the advancement of Chinese-style modernization.
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