Quanzhou Develops Breathable Clothing

　 Get rid of cotton price "magic spell", Ma, bamboo, corn, soybeans and so on can become. cotton Substitutes -- our city's research and development clothing "can breathe".

"Bamboo fiber, beech wood, pearl fiber..." Careful consumers will find that in some shopping malls, underwear, home textile supplies counters, some new non cotton fabrics are replacing traditional cotton fabrics, and occupy an increasingly prominent position. This phenomenon is not related to the continuous rise in cotton prices which began in September last year.

As the most important raw material source of textile industry, every change of cotton price affects the whole textile industry. industry chain The nerve. Nowadays, more and more enterprises are no longer willing to be "led by the nose" by cotton prices. They begin to take the initiative to "attack" and speed up the R & D of non cotton natural fibers such as bamboo fibers. Reporter Liu Wenyan

A cup of coffee grounds can produce two pieces. T-shirt

It is understood that six or seven years ago, the non cotton movement abroad had begun, and we gradually reduced the number of cotton products and walked towards plants. Corn fiber, soybean fiber, bamboo fiber and plant hemp fiber became a good substitute for cotton. Most of the fabrics made of these new fibers have the characteristics of air permeability, sweat absorption, radiation resistance and environmental protection.

In addition, plastic bottles can also be used as raw materials for clothing, making recycled fibers from recycled polyester bottles, and then making them into clothing fabrics. After carbonization, the coffee residue can be converted into yarn by adding wire drawing. The coffee residue produced by a cup of coffee can produce two coffee yarn T-shirts. At present, domestic and international development of non cotton fibers mainly include corn fiber, seaweed fiber, bamboo fiber, pineapple fiber, banana fiber, coffee fiber and so on.

In fact, the cotton textile industry is also accompanied by the development of new fibers. About five years ago, Hongyuan Group entered the field of bamboo fiber, and now is building the largest bamboo fiber production base in China. Fujian Xin Hua also takes the bamboo fiber project as a key project. Next, it will also develop new natural fibers such as "Broussonetia papyrifera" and "Apocynum venetum". Shishi Wen Xing group has made many kinds of new fabric samples from raw materials such as corn stalks and other biological products, and has been seen by two well-known clothing enterprises in Zhejiang.

The price of non cotton products is doubled.

"The rise of cotton prices, while constantly compressing the profits of textile enterprises, has also brought new opportunities to the development of new materials such as cotton and other fibers." Fujian Hongyuan Group Chen Cangsong said. Taking bamboo fiber as an example, raw materials are much higher than cotton because bamboo fiber raw materials are not mature and raw materials are limited, so the price of raw materials is higher if clothes are made in general. Therefore, though it is superior to cotton products in functionality, it is not "popular" at first.

"With the rise of cotton prices, the price of ordinary cotton yarn and the price difference of non cotton fibers such as bamboo fiber are shrinking, and more and more enterprises are beginning to choose bamboo fiber." Chen Cangsong said. According to the introduction, at present, the price of combed cotton yarn at about 30 thousand yuan per ton has risen to about 36 thousand yuan, and it is showing an upward trend. The price of bamboo fiber is currently about 42 thousand yuan per ton, and the price of soybean fiber is about 43 thousand yuan per ton, while the retail price of the clothing that is made from bamboo fiber and other raw materials can basically reach about two times that of cotton products.

It is understood that in the domestic market, a bamboo fiber material general cultural shirt sells for up to 200 yuan, in Japan, a bamboo fiber suit market price of up to 500 to 1000 U. S. dollars.

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The relevant calculation shows that the production of 1 tons of cotton requires 7 mu of arable land, while the production of 1 tons of bamboo fiber needs only 2 mu of woodland. A ton of bamboo fiber can sell five thousand or six thousand yuan more than ordinary cotton pulp, but the cost is less than two thousand yuan. At this year's fair, some foreign trade enterprises have increased their quotations by two to 30% by adding new fibers into their garments. Meanwhile, they have also gained substantial orders while increasing profits.

"Emerging textiles are less affected by price fluctuations in the raw materials market. Quanzhou's textile industry chain is very complete, and we should improve the development and application of non cotton products. " Textile fashion trend research expert Wang Wei previously said in Quanzhou.

From bamboo fiber towels to bamboo fiber underpants, then to bamboo fiber shirts and bamboo fiber suits. Bamboo fiber and other non cotton fiber products are moving towards industrialization step by step. At the spring and summer ordering meeting this year, two enterprises in our city coincidentally introduced the "breathing casual pants", which are made of bamboo fiber fabrics.

Bamboo fiber is also used in suits, such as fir, and is applied to woven shirts, such as YOUNGOR. "Non cotton fibers and other new materials are increasingly used in the clothing industry, which not only enables enterprises to get rid of the" magic spell "of cotton prices to some extent, but also makes products more personalized and attractive. Insiders said.