"World Pants" Fu Mian: Raw Material Manpower Cost Rises &Nbsp; Cheap Advantage Is Difficult To Continue.

Editor's note:

The vitality of a region's economy depends largely on the health status of small and medium-sized enterprises, especially small and micro enterprises.

Economic restructuring, energy saving and emission reduction, monetary policy tightening, market regulation, RMB Appreciation...

What new situations have been encountered by small and medium-sized enterprises in the cracks? Recently, some enterprises in Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places have come to the news of closure. Does this indicate that the "Domino" has already begun? Can the small and medium-sized enterprises that have just developed in recent years withstand the impact? In order to open these questions, the reporters not only went deep into the enterprises, but also interviewed the competent departments of small and medium-sized enterprises, asking the banks for help to find a way out for the small and medium-sized enterprises in Guangxi.

In August 4th, this newspaper will also hold a joint meeting of banks and enterprises, which will provide more help to local SMEs.

Yulin Fumian management area is known as "the world pants capital". At its height, there were more than 1300 garment enterprises mainly relying on jeans and more than 60 thousand employees.

In this shock wave, "

The price advantage is losing.

At 5 p.m. on July 29th, the setting sun was shining on Fumian Avenue, Fumian management area.

"Garment processing", "

There is a beautiful and stylish building on the roadside not far from the government of Fumian management area. This is the famous Yulin City Zhong Shun Garments Co., Ltd.

The scene in the building contrasts sharply with the appearance of the style. Looking at it, there are only a few lonely chairs in the spacious hall.

"It's boring. Business is hard to do."

Tang Jianzhong in charge seems to be in low spirits.

For reporters' questions, there was no match for them. In the speech, they revealed some disappointment and helplessness.

Since 1990, he has won many honors and respect in the jeans industry for more than 20 years.

At this moment, he is somewhat confused about where to go.

In the locality, many enterprises rely on small profits but quick turnover.

Another problem is that workers' expectations of wages are higher after the cost of living is increased, but most businesses are unable to raise their salaries.

"The workers did not have the chance to do so.

Tang Jianzhong sighed and said he was going to rent the factory to see who had the power to do it.

Many garment enterprises of Fu Mian have posted investment advertisements on the Internet.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is empty", "sorry, we have not done jeans business."

More than an hour later, Tang Xianglin of Shengli garment factory in Yulin and Tang Jialin of Yulin garment factory in Yulin answered the call.

They say the same thing. On the one hand, the rise of raw materials leads to no price advantage, and on the other hand, they are short of workers.

"We are in a dilemma now, do not produce, owe money to the bank, produce, can not find buyers at all."

A boss who did not want to be named said that many people said that they could not stay up. "If you come back in two months, maybe I will close."

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Trying to stick to the workshop mode blocked

When reporters came to Ho Hai's Yulin Meichang garment factory, the electricity supply just came back.

In the three storey factory building, only a few workers were sewing jeans.

"I only watch two channels a day, the CCTV financial channel and the news channel."

He Hai said.

Ho Hai's biggest problem now is that there is no money to continue production. When the situation was good, raw materials and water charges could be defaulted first. Now it is necessary to pay first. What is more painful is that after selling jeans, the funds can not be recovered in time, and it will be delayed for several months.

"There's no money in the raw materials, and the workers are urging you to get wages."

Ho Hai shook his head.

The clothing industry of Fumian started in the late 70s of last century. It was originally a sewing shop with only one household.

Some people with economic brains are assigned to other people after getting orders from outside.

When orders are increasing, some people plan for development.

At that time, many people were very cautious about lending money from banks, but when they looked at the size of their loans, they began to borrow money from banks.

According to statistics, in just a few years, local garment manufacturing enterprises have developed to more than 1200 enterprises, including more than 180 garment washing, computerized embroidery, garment accessories, etc., with 6 employees, 600 thousand Nissan garments and 3 billion 500 million annual sales revenue.

Mei Chang was also gradually developing in this wave.

"I borrowed hundreds of thousands of yuan at that time and invested about 1000000 yuan to expand the scale of production."

He said, at first, it was easy to repay the loan, but things were not so simple.

Since the 2008 financial crisis, export oriented garment processing enterprises have been greatly affected.

Some bosses miss the small workshops of the past, but the idea is short of practical significance.

With the promotion of market economy, sewing shop type shops will be gradually replaced.

"When we placed orders for everyone, we could not guarantee quality, and it was difficult to deliver on time, often punished for breach of contract."

He Hai said.

Lack of leading enterprises

Unspoken Cluster Advantage

Some of the world's apparel companies are in a difficult situation. Some local bosses, or blame themselves for their bad luck, or feel bad about their management.

From the big situation, the price of raw materials has continued to rise, banks have increased interest rates several times, and the deposit reserve ratio has been raised many times, which has brought great pressure to small and medium-sized processing enterprises.

But the problem is not just that.

"There are too many enterprises producing the same grade trousers, and there is a surplus of production."

He Hai, who often pays attention to financial news, believes that there are many local jeans enterprises, so they are mainly engaged in price advantage. They are only willing to earn one yuan for a pair of trousers.

With the adjustment of industrial structure, some processing enterprises in coastal areas are pferred to Sichuan, Yunnan and other places. The labor cost in these areas is lower, and the "world pants" has no advantage of low price.

"Our products are relatively low-end and are mainly sold to low-income groups."

A local surnamed Chen boss said that under the current increasing cost of living, many people will reduce the cost of buying clothes. "They feel that if they do not have money, they will save some money. Anyway, old clothes can continue to wear."

In fact, he also wants to make high-end products, but he needs to invest too much money. He does not have this economic strength, nor does he have the corresponding managerial talents and managerial talents.

A boss of the Yulin chamber of Commerce, who did not want to be named, also wanted to enter the fox jeans industry.

"The threshold is too low for anyone to do, and competition is fierce."

He believes that it is best to reduce the local trousers enterprises to dozens of enterprises through a shuffle of the market economy, and then focus on building several well-known leading enterprises, and other joint development as the leading enterprises, just like the Yuchai group and the large and small processing enterprises attached to it, this is the momentum of healthy development.

"At present, this situation is probably just a labor pains in the period of industrial pformation for most local enterprises."

A surnamed Lee boss said that the lack of competitiveness of enterprises in the tide of market economy fell down, and enterprisers with brains and abilities will seek breakthroughs and think about better development.

After the pain of this baptism, local clothing companies may become more competitive.

"This morning the Management District meeting, a leader said, we should find ways to solve the problems faced by garment enterprises."

On July 29th afternoon, Fumian Management District Committee official told reporters.

But because no specific plan has been formed, it is not easy to be interviewed.

The reporter interviewed Liu Sizhong, director of Yulin SME Service Center.

He said that there are too many things about small and medium-sized enterprises, and they have not paid special attention to the problems of Fumian clothing enterprises, and do not know much about the specific circumstances. "We will investigate them in detail and find ways to provide them with some essential services".