Textile And Garment Industry Prospects: Upgrading To Improve International Competitiveness

1. The textile industry refers to the textile industry, which refers to the processing of raw materials such as natural fibers or chemical fibers into various yarns, silk, ropes, fabrics and their dyed products. According to different criteria, there are different ways of classification. According to the nature of raw materials, it can be divided into cotton textile industry, wool textile industry, silk textile industry, linen textile industry, chemical fiber industry, etc. according to the production technology, it can be divided into spinning industry, weaving industry, knitting industry, nonwoven industry, printing and dyeing industry, etc. It can be divided into three categories: Clothing textile industry, decorative textile industry and industrial textile industry according to end use. The textile industry has a long history and keeps pace with the times. After the rise of the first industrial revolution in eighteenth Century, it has long been manual labor. textile industry Taking the lead in the use of mechanical equipment, the industry has entered the stage of rapid development. Along with the progress of science and technology and manufacturing technology, the textile industry has also been constantly upgrading, and there has been a qualitative leap in technology, quality and performance.

Two, the development of China's textile industry. The industrialization process of China's textile industry started in modern times. Because it is closely related to the clothing problems of millions of people, it has long been one of the pillar industries in China, and has attracted the attention of all circles. First of all, the textile industry is the traditional manufacturing and labor-intensive industries with the largest number of employed people in China, directly related to the employment of about 25 million industrial workers, and indirectly affects about 100 million of the livelihood of farmers. Secondly, it has created a lot of social wealth, clothing consumption. Retail sales It accounts for about 15% of the total retail sales of the whole society, and textile exports account for about 25% of the total merchandise exports of the whole country. In addition, the textile industry has also played a prominent role in creating foreign exchange earnings, balancing the balance of payments and stabilizing the RMB exchange rate.

In order to speed up the development of the textile industry, a series of favorable policies and measures were launched in the late twentieth Century to vigorously develop the construction of chemical fiber and chemical fiber raw material bases, and advocate the development of textile fabrics and the development of high value-added products.

Before long, China joined the WTO and further deepened its integration with the global economy, and the export trade grew rapidly. The textile industry is facing a good historical opportunity. Under this dual background, the industry has adjusted the product mix and improved production efficiency. The overall strength has reached a new stage, and China has become the world's largest textile country.

During the more than 60 years from the beginning of 1950 to the beginning of 2013, China's textile industry has made great achievements. According to the National Bureau of statistics, the output of cotton yarn increased from 437 thousand tons to 32 million tons; the output of cotton cloth increased from 2 billion 500 million meters to 88 billion 300 million meters; the output of woolen fabrics increased from 4 million 880 thousand meters to 580 million meters; ramie / linen output increased from 5 million meters to 910 million meters; the yield of real silk increased from 52 million meters to 940 million meters; the yield of tin rose increased from 3500 tons to 3500 tons; polyester and nylon filament fabrics increased from zero to rice; and woven garments were increased from pieces to pieces.

Three, competitiveness analysis of China's textile industry (1) China's textile industry has 1 advantages, large industry scale and complete industrial chain. As a big textile country, China's textile industry has a large scale, a large volume of technology, and a wide range of products. According to the China Federation of textile industry, as of the end of 2013, China had nearly 4 Textile Enterprises above Designated Size, with a total output value of more than 6 trillion yuan. China's cotton textile, printing and dyeing and knitting production ranks first in the world, and chemical fiber, wool and linen textiles rank the second in the world. In terms of production technology and processing technology, the industry already has the processing and weaving capabilities of all kinds of materials such as cotton, wool, hemp, silk, chemical fiber and so on, forming a series of complete industrial chains from spinning, weaving, printing and dyeing to clothing.

2, raw material resources are abundant. Our territory is vast, with a longitude of 60 degrees, and a longitudinal dimension of 49 degrees. There are large climatic differences, abundant ecological species and diverse species. This makes the raw materials of the textile industry not only complete but also abundant. The output of cotton and silk ranks first in the world, especially silk, which accounts for 80% of the world's exports. In addition, the development of China's chemical fiber industry is also very fast. Now it has the strength to produce less than 0.5 denier microfiber.

3, the sustained and healthy development of the huge domestic market depends on stable market demand. The scale of China's more than 1 billion 300 million huge population has created a huge natural market, and the per capita income is still at a low level, and the follow-up space is very optimistic. World Bank data In 2013, China's per capita national income was 3677 US dollars, ranking eighty-ninth in the world. It is only in the middle position, and still has a large gap with developed countries in Europe and the United States. China's economic prospects in the developing stage are widely valued by the world, and the relatively high growth rate in the medium and long term is very promising. With the increase of people's income and the improvement of living standards, the demand for textiles will be further released.