Use Mulberry Silk And Other Low Carbon Fabrics &Nbsp; Dongguan Humen To Enhance Clothing Competitiveness.

Since the end of last year's Copenhagen global climate conference, the concept of "low carbon economy" has gradually entered the hearts of the people. Garment manufacturers in Humen, China's garment city, have been active in making and selling low carbon clothing.

The clothing made of low carbon and environmentally-friendly fabrics has attracted more and more consumers' attention because of its strong environmental protection and high wearing comfort.

It is understood that low carbon clothing refers to the lower total carbon emissions generated during the production and consumption of clothing, including clothing with low total carbon emissions and garments made of recycled materials.

According to the relevant data, the carbon dioxide emitted from a cotton T-shirt in its life span is about 28 times its weight.

And chemical fiber fabrics, carbon emissions will be higher.

Clothing enterprises think, in the current important development period, how Humen clothing to seize the industry new trends, seize the industry's commanding point, for the future trend of Humen clothing will bring a very significant impact.

So, with the continuous popularization of "low carbon concept" and the rapid development of clothing industry, how do Humen clothing make articles on "low carbon"? And how to improve the influence and competitiveness of clothing clusters through extensive use of environmentally friendly fabrics?

In the interview, the reporter found that more and more clothing enterprises in Humen town have joined the low carbon ranks, and consider adopting more environmental protection fabrics on clothing materials.

It is understood that Liu Honggang, director of the design department of Humen fox fairy clothing brand, introduced new bamboo fabrics, soybean fibers and milk fiber fabrics in the spring and summer new products this year. They have been widely used in clothing.

The reason why they actively adopt this kind of fabric is not only the echo of the slogan of the national low carbon economy, but also the superiority of the material itself.

Coincidentally, the song eagle, which has always advocated the concept of green, environmental protection and health, is constantly adopting new environmentally friendly fabrics with new technology and high technology content.

The products of the pine Eagle are integrated into the organic cotton products in this season. According to the scientific and strict proportions, the organic cotton and other high grade fabrics are collocated. The garments made from them are more comfortable, delicate and delicate. At the same time, the pine hawks can also use degradable nonwoven bags for packaging, so as to avoid environmental pollution.

In a subsequent interview, the reporter found that more and more clothing enterprises in Humen town have joined the low carbon ranks, and consider using more environmental protection fabrics on clothing materials.

Wang Ruipeng, a warm and pure project manager, told reporters that as a leading brand of fashion casual wear, they have been following the fashion trend. In recent years, low carbon is a major trend. This year Wen Wen has also strengthened the requirements for environmental protection fabrics.

It is not just the brand enterprises taking the initiative to implement the concept of low carbon, even the companies engaged in OEM production also feel the advent of low carbon clothing trend.

And a person in charge of a garment factory in Humen Town mouth said that since this year, some of the merchants who ordered the factory have asked for the use of environmentally-friendly fabrics, including hemp and linen fibers, which were mainly cotton fabrics.

Thinking about environmental protection fabric

"A problem before Humen's clothing industry is that Humen has not many fabric manufacturers, and Humen's clothing has a high dependence on foreign trade."

Wang Minjian, Secretary General of Humen garment industry association, believes that Humen is a distributing center for southern style clothing, but the production and supply of fabrics can not meet the requirements of enterprises.

This is both a challenge and an opportunity for the development of Humen's garment industry. In the future, the environmental protection fabric manufacturing industry will be promising in Humen.

Ou Chunyan, purchasing manager of Hongkong Song Ying (International) clothing and apparel Co., Ltd., told reporters that since 2000, the company has been insisting on using environmentally-friendly materials since its vigorous efforts to create pine hawk brand.

Ou Chunyan said that in Humen, the homogenization competition in the garment industry is fierce.

Therefore, the pine hawk will take a step forward to seize the commanding heights of the industry with environmental protection and high quality.

Ou Chunyan introduced that the so-called environmentally-friendly fabrics are not 100% of the fabrics, but the proportion of environmental protection materials in fabrics.

"For example, the top grade mulberry silk shirts we sell include about 95% of pure cotton and about 5% of silkworm silk. Only the cotton and mulberry silk are blended in the fabric."

The advantages of environmental protection materials are obvious. Organic cotton is an example. The cotton material is mainly used in agricultural production, mainly based on organic fertilizer, biological control of diseases and insect pests, and natural farming management. It is forbidden to use chemical products, from seeds to all natural pollution-free cotton produced by agricultural products.

In addition, the contents of pesticides, heavy metals, nitrate and harmful organisms (including microbes, parasitic eggs, etc.) in cotton are controlled within the standard limits and certified by the standards of agricultural products safety and quality promulgated by various countries or WTO/FAO.

Of course, the price of environmentally-friendly fabrics is usually several times or even tens of times that of ordinary fabrics. Ou Chunyan admitted that the sales of environmentally-friendly shirts such as pure mulberry silk in pine hawk products amounted to several thousand yuan.

Apart from the high price and poor plasticity of environmental protection fabrics, many designers also have a headache.

Fang Lin, the design director of Humen's "little grass baby" brand, told reporters that compared with traditional fabrics, the space of environmental protection fabrics can be reduced in design.

Therefore, many designers still prefer to use traditional fabrics.

But Fang Lin is very optimistic about the future development of environmental protection fabrics.

She believes that with the continuous development of technology in the textile industry, the fabric with strong environmental protection and plasticity will soon be born, which requires the joint efforts of the whole garment industry.

"Among them, fabric manufacturers are the most critical part, requiring the relevant departments of the state to increase supervision and policy guidance so that they can continuously make more environmentally friendly products."

Moving towards "low carbon" will enhance the influence of Humen clothing cluster.

"Low carbon" is the inevitable trend of garment industry.

Ou Chunyan believes that China's textile industry is constantly developing and developing, and environmental protection is a new challenge facing the Chinese apparel industry.

For southern style clothing, this challenge may be even greater because Humen fashion women's clothing has always been an important selling point for its fashionable style and fashion, so as to design diversification and wholesale volume as a way of life.

But the overall grade is relatively low, if we can inject more environmental elements, no doubt the competitiveness of the garment industry will be further improved.

Fang Lin, the design director of Humen's famous children's wear brand "little grass baby", said that with the continuous improvement of people's living standards, more people pay attention to the environmental protection and health of the clothing materials, which is a major trend of the future clothing. "Many enterprises in Humen are making articles on the" low carbon "materials. This is conducive to the positive pformation and upgrading of Humen clothing. If more and more Humen clothing enterprises can do more environmental protection, it will help enhance the influence of the Humen garment industry cluster.

"Style, quality and price have always been the main considerations for consumers to choose clothes."

Fang Lin believes that with the development of society, the future clothing enterprises will no longer sell more and make more profits, but look at whose materials and processes are more environmentally friendly and less harmful to the environment, and who can win more markets.

The introduction of environmentally friendly clothing will undoubtedly increase R & D investment. If these inputs are pferred to the product price, it will undoubtedly affect sales.

But in the future, the state will definitely introduce the carbon emission reduction standard of clothing industry. Therefore, enterprises may wish to take a step forward to improve their internal strength and seize the opportunities of the industry.

Tang Minyi, vice president of Guangdong Fashion Designers Association, pointed out that although the state has not yet promulgated the "carbon emission standard" of clothing industry, the demand for low carbon clothing is not urgent. However, with the deepening of low-carbon environmental protection concept, low-carbon clothing will become a hot spot and new economic growth point of China's clothing industry.

Dialogue with Tang Minyi, vice president of Guangdong provincial Designers Association: the pursuit of environmentally friendly fabrics is conducive to enhancing competitiveness.

Reporter (hereinafter referred to as "Ji"): at present, the environmental protection fabric is sought after by many garment enterprises in Humen. How do you view this phenomenon?

Tang Minyi (hereinafter referred to as "soup"): in fact, the popularity of environmentally-friendly fabrics reflects the consumers' pursuit of ecological textiles.

With the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, consumers are more environmentally friendly and healthier in choosing clothes.

Especially when buying close clothing in summer, consumers will pay more attention to the quality of environmental protection fabrics.

Therefore, fashion designers will also focus on choosing environmentally friendly and healthy fabrics.

From clothing itself

Reporter: what has been done by the government, associations and enterprises in promoting the environmental protection of clothing?

Tang: the demand of consumer market will, in turn, make government departments and enterprises pay more attention to environmental protection problems in garment production process and continuously improve environmental protection technology.

In terms of trade associations, the associations usually have some fabric product launches every year. Through this platform, we can show the fashion trend of fabrics to the enterprises, including displaying the latest eco textiles.

Reporter: we know that the cost of environment-friendly fabrics is several times higher than that of ordinary fabrics. Even if Humen's clothing enterprises widely use environmentally-friendly fabrics, how can we achieve a balance between cost control and market price advantage?

Tang: under the background of "low-carbon economy" advocated by the state, the government will also introduce relevant supporting policies in the future.

With the popularity of environmental protection fabrics, its cost will continue to decline.

Some enterprises, through the improvement of fabric technology and the innovation of production process, meet the requirements of environmental protection.

In addition, some enterprises can add environmental protection series to their products, especially some underwear that directly contacts with human skin, which can meet different consumption needs and reduce the burden of enterprises themselves.

The key is to see how enterprises locate their products.

Notes: Humen southern school

Tang: as far as I know, the production and production of environmental protection fabrics are also constantly innovating and developing, and strive to achieve a higher level in terms of environmental protection and plasticity.

At present, there are not many enterprises that produce environmental friendly fabrics in Humen. In the future, they can appropriately guide and develop and enhance the competitiveness of industrial clusters.

Reporter: what will be the impact of the growing popularity of environmentally friendly fabrics on Humen's clothing industry?

Tang: all along, the government of Humen has paid special attention to the garment industry, and has set up a textile and textile trading center, like the Humen clothing science and technology innovation center, and often gives many constructive guidance to the enterprises.

At present, the state strongly advocates low carbon economy, and the development of environmental protection fabrics in Humen garment industry is promising.

In 2002 and 2003, in the international textile trade, technical barriers in Europe and America are aimed at the environmental protection performance of Chinese textiles, and your fabrics and products do not conform to the standards of eco textiles.

It is precisely because of the stringent requirements of foreign countries in this area, in turn, prompting enterprises to continuously improve their own product standards.

Around 2006, a garment enterprise in Humen was found to be unqualified in the spot checks by the quality supervision department. When it came to light, agent dealers demanded the return of goods. The enterprise has been depressed since then. This should arouse the attention of the majority of garment enterprises.

Related: environmental friendly fabrics overview

To further unveil the mysterious veil of environmental protection fabrics, the purchasing manager of Song Ying group introduced to us some features and main applications of some environmental protection fabrics.

Organic cotton (mainly for casual pants)

Organic cotton is a kind of organic cotton, which is mainly composed of organic fertilizer, biological control of diseases and insect pests, and natural farming management. It is forbidden to use chemical products, from seeds to all natural pollution-free cotton products.

Two. Carbon wool cotton fabric (mainly for casual shirts).

Carbon wool is made by carding the cotton fibers on the surface of the fabric, so that the fuzzing direction is consistent. Therefore, carbon wool is used to treat the heat preservation fabric. The effect is uniform, thick and dense, soft and fluffy.

Make it more close to the skin, play a better role in skin care.

Three.

After printing and dyeing, the ordinary cotton is the exquisite carbon grinding process. Because of its unique technology, the grinding products will not fade, pilling and other qualities. It is soft, comfortable, rich in texture, strong in drape, easy to care, and has high quality velvet.

Four, Lesel (Lyocell) fiber (mainly for casual pants, jeans)

Commonly known as "Tencel", it is a new textile and clothing fabric. It has not only the characteristics of natural fiber cotton, such as comfort, good handle and easy dyeing, but also has the environmental advantages of traditional viscose fibers.

The clothes made of this fiber are not only glossy, natural, and shrink, but also good in moisture permeability and permeability, and the fabric blended with cotton and wool has good effect.

Five. Mulberry silk

Silk is a porous fiber, so it has good thermal insulation, moisture absorption, moisture dissipation and breathability, and has a certain protective effect on the skin.

It is known as "human protein".

Six. Modal

The characteristics of Modal fiber are the combination of natural fiber and synthetic fiber.

Its water absorption and air permeability are better than ordinary cotton.

The Modal fiber and cotton fibers can be soft and smooth after blending and interweaving, so as to bring into play the characteristics of their fibers.

In addition, after repeated washing, the modal fabric can still retain its original smooth and soft handle, soft and bright.

Seven. Milk silk fiber

Milk protein fiber is made from milk as the basic raw material and processed into cheese protein through many links. It is also called milk silk and milk fiber.

There are 17 kinds of amino acids in milk silk products.

The fabric made of milk silk is light, soft, breathable, wet and smooth.

And moth proof, mildew proof, easy to store.