In The First Half Of This Year, The Industrial Textiles Industry Achieved Rapid Growth.

China's industrial use in the first half of 2016

The industry continues to focus on technological innovation.

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Expand efforts, strengthen enterprise management, reduce costs and improve efficiency, overcome all kinds of unfavorable factors at home and abroad. The industry as a whole continues to maintain a steady and higher growth rate, and economic benefits continue to improve.

According to the National Bureau of statistics, in the first half of this year, the industrial added value of China's industrial textile industry increased by 10.9%, and the total business revenue and profit of Enterprises above designated size increased by 7.61% and 13.19% respectively. The industry profit rate reached 6.10%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points and a 3.02% increase in fixed asset investment.

Customs data show that in the first half of this year, China's industrial textiles exports amounted to about 12 billion 752 million US dollars, down 2.22% from the same period last year, and the import volume was about 3 billion 196 million US dollars, down 1.53% from the same period last year.

According to the survey of China's Textile Industry Association, the industrial textile industry's index of prosperity in the first half of this year is 72, although it is at a low level, but it is much higher than the balance point of 50. The industry's confidence index for the whole year is 70, which is basically the same as that in the first quarter.

Overall performance: industry production index rebounded significantly, and main business growth was at a high level.

According to the survey of China's Textile Industry Association, the demand index of the textile industry in the first half of this year was 53.4, an increase over the first quarter of this year.

In the first half of this year, the production index of the industry was 71.4, a marked recovery compared with the first quarter of 2015 and the first half of this year.

On the one hand, the increase in production is due to the growth of demand. On the other hand, the new capacity of investment has been gradually put into operation.

According to the National Bureau of statistics, in the first half of this year, China's nonwoven production reached 2 million 676 thousand and 900 tons, an increase of 8.58%, and the output of cord fabric reached 408 thousand and 900 tons, an increase of 7.82%.

In recent years, the output of China's nonwoven fabrics has increased rapidly. With the increase of production base, the growth rate has been slowing down gradually, but the export volume of nonwoven fabrics has been growing at a high speed.

In the first half of this year, the total export volume of nonwoven fabrics reached 406 thousand tons, an increase of 15.15%.

2014, in 2015, the output of China's cord fabric decreased continuously, and the downward trend in 2016 was curbed, and the output in the first quarter increased by 8.08% over the same period last year.

According to the National Bureau of statistics, in the first half of the year, the total business revenue and profit of Enterprises above Designated Size in the industrial textile industry were 145 billion 855 million yuan and 8 billion 897 million yuan respectively, representing an increase of 7.61% and 13.19% compared with the same period last year.

The average profit margin of the industry reached 6.10%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points over the same period, an increase over the first quarter.

The deficit of the industry was 10.95%, and the deficit of the deficit companies was 238 million yuan, down 23.85% from the same period last year.

In 2011, the growth of the gross revenue and profit of the industry's textile industry increased by about 30%. After a relatively large decline in 2012, the total profit growth rate changed little, but the growth rate of the main business income continued to decrease to about 6.5%.

On the one hand, the slowdown in revenue growth is due to the decline in raw material prices and fierce competition in the market, resulting in a reduction in the selling price of products. On the other hand, the pace of market expansion is slowing down as the industry matures.

Investment in the nonwoven industry is bottoming up, and the profitability of small businesses is worrying.

In the first half of this year, the gross revenue and profit of China's nonwovens increased by 10.79% and 8.46% respectively, with a profit margin of 5.93%, a decrease of 0.13 percentage points, and a loss of 17.87% in deficit companies.

The decline in the profitability of nonwovens is mainly due to the increase in raw material prices in the first half of the year, which makes the cost of enterprises rise and the gross profit level drop. However, the sharp reduction in the loss of loss making enterprises shows that the division of business between enterprises has improved.

Although the proportion of ropes and cables in the entire industry textile industry is not high, its revenue and profits have maintained a high growth rate with a profit margin of 6.73%.

With the increasing efforts of enterprises in the industry to develop high-tech products, the scope of application of ropes will continue to expand, and the industry will continue to maintain rapid growth.

Although the income of textile belts and cord fabrics has been reduced, the profit has increased by 21.77%, the loss has been reduced by 69.62%, the profit margin has been 6.71%, and the total profit of canvas has increased by 17.87%, indicating that the two industries have been out of the doldrums in the past few years, and their operating conditions are getting better.

According to the statistics of China Industrial Textiles Association, the total revenue and profit of the sample enterprises increased by 7.71% and 15.60% respectively, especially for large enterprises.

However, the SME index survey results show that the profit index of the first half of the year is 50.6, which is at the edge of the ups and downs, and the profitability of small businesses is worrying.

According to the statistics of some industrial clusters, in the first half of the year, the total business revenue and total profit of Enterprises above designated size within the cluster increased by 10.47% and 4.12% respectively, and the main business income of enterprises under the scale decreased by 0.12% and the total profit decreased by 8.2%.

Research shows that the industry's cost growth slowed down in the first half of the year.

Compared with the first quarter, the price index of materials has dropped slightly, which has changed the situation of continuous decline of raw material prices in recent years.

Due to the implementation of various reform measures, the tax and fee burden of enterprises has been reduced to a decreasing level, but accounts receivable index has rebounded after falling into the first quarter.

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According to the National Bureau of statistics, in the first half of this year, the fixed assets investment in the textile industry was 30 billion 510 million yuan, up 3.02% over the same period last year, and the growth rate dropped by 12 percentage points compared with the same period last year.

According to the industry, the investment of nonwoven fabrics has maintained a growth rate of 12.32%, an increase of 5 percentage points over the same period last year.

The investment of nonwovens presents a relatively strong cyclical nature.

In 2010 and 2014, investment grew by more than 40%, reaching the peak of the industry and falling to a low point in 2012 and 2015 respectively.

In 2016, the investment in the nonwovens industry bottomed out, and it is expected to continue to maintain high growth in the next 1~2 years and drive the investment growth of the whole industry.

Investment in ropes and canvas increased by 4.87% and 1.13% respectively, while the investment in textile belts and cord fabrics decreased by 14%.

Export growth is stabilizing, and exports to the US are down by 2.96%.

In recent years, China's industrial textiles industry is facing more complicated international situations, and its export growth has changed greatly. In 2011, the export growth rate reached 26.3%, while in 2012, the export growth rate dropped sharply to a negative value. After 2013, it rebounded to around 8%, and there was a sharp decline in 2015.

In the first half of 2016, China's total exports of industrial textiles amounted to 12 billion 752 million US dollars, down 2.02% compared with the same period last year. The decline was narrowed compared with the first quarter.

The fluctuation of China's industrial textiles exports is partly due to the slow recovery of the world's major economies. For example, China's exports to the EU have been in a state of low or negative growth, and on the other hand, they are also closely related to the decline in export prices.

In the main products of China's exports, the export of nonwoven, packaging textiles and pport textiles has maintained an increase. The export volume has increased by 4.63%, 1.22% and 10.46% respectively, while the exports of medical and sanitary textiles, sail sail textiles and industrial coated fabrics have decreased to varying degrees.

However, in terms of export volume, the export volume of other products has maintained a relatively high growth rate except for sail sails textiles and safety protection textiles. The export volume of nonwoven and packaging textiles has increased by 15.15% and 28.20% respectively, and the number of textile exports has increased by 14.06%.

The growth in export volume indicates that demand in the international market is still expanding, but the general decline in export prices has led to a decline in export volume.

The United States, Japan and the European Union are the main markets for the export of industrial textiles in China.

In the first half of this year, China's exports to major markets were different: exports to the United States amounted to 2 billion 23 million US dollars, down 2.96% from the same period last year. This is the first time that exports to the US have declined in recent years, and exports to Japan for 1 billion 35 million US dollars, an increase of 1.49% over the same period last year, which has changed the decline in exports to Japan over the years.

Exports to Vietnam and Philippines maintained a relatively high growth rate, especially for exports to Philippines, which increased by 19.11%. Industrial coated fabrics, synthetic leather and leather and nonwovens were the main products exported to these two countries, accounting for 52.7% of total exports. Besides, the export volume of medical and sanitary textiles, Xian Sheng belts and agricultural textiles was relatively large.

From the point of view of exports, Asia is still the largest market for industrial textiles in China, but its export volume has dropped by 0.18% over the same period last year.

China's exports to Europe as a whole grew by about 1%, the first increase in exports to Europe in the past two years, the increase in exports to Oceania, 0.56% in Africa and Latin America, and 18.88% in Latin America, in particular.

Mexico and Brazil are China's largest exporters in Latin America, with exports reduced by 11.09% and 24.90% respectively.

Imports of imported products and sources of highly concentrated airbags and rope net imports increased.

In the first half of 2016, China's imports of industrial textiles amounted to US $3 billion 196 million, down 1.53% from the same period last year.

Medical and sanitary textiles, industrial coated fabrics, nonwovens, airbags and cord belts are China's main imports, accounting for 66% of total imports.

Among them, the imports of industrial coated fabrics and nonwoven fabrics decreased by 8.79% and 8.26% respectively, while the imports of airbags and cord belts increased by 14.51% and 8.53% respectively.

From the point of view of imports, Japan is China's largest importer, followed by China's Taiwan region, South Korea, the United States and Germany. These 5 countries and regions account for nearly 80% of China's total imports, of which Japan's imports account for 34.72% of total imports.

Key areas

Exports of health products increased by 2.16% over the same period last year. Overseas markets are still developing directions for domestic enterprises. Sanitary textiles are mainly for the consumer goods market.

Due to China's large population, coupled with the upgrading of household consumption and the implementation of a comprehensive two child policy, the market demand for baby diapers, women's hygiene products and towel products has been increasing continuously, and the production and sales of sanitary textiles have been growing steadily.

In addition, industry enterprises are actively exploring foreign markets.

In the first half of the year, our total exports of toiletries, sanitary napkins and other sanitary articles amounted to US $753 million, an increase of 2.16% over the same period last year.

China is also a large importer of such products. In the same period, China's imports reached 660 million US dollars, up 12.72% over the same period last year. Japan is the largest source of imports.

Medical textiles are mainly for hospitals, disease control and other departments. Due to the reasons of China's procurement system, the domestic sales penetration of disposable surgical gowns, surgical hole sheets and other products is not high, and the exports of products to developed countries in Europe and the United States are relatively large.

In the first half of this year, the export of disposable protective clothing made of nonwovens was 385 million US dollars, down 17.20% compared with the same period last year. The export of medical dressings was 642 million US dollars, down 5.39% compared with the same period last year.

Highway and waterway fixed assets investment growth 8.7% geotextile material development benefit railway construction speed up

Infrastructure engineering is the main application area of geotextile textiles.

In 2016, China's investment in infrastructure continued to maintain rapid growth.

In the first half of this year, investment in fixed assets continued to increase rapidly. The highway and waterway industries completed 781 billion 300 million yuan in fixed assets investment, an increase of 8.7% over the same period last year, and 800 billion yuan in the annual plan of railways. In the 1~5 month, the fixed assets investment in the National Railways increased by 11.8% over the same period last year.

In the future, China will build a high-speed railway network with eight sides and eight horizontal lines. By 2025, the mileage of the high-speed railway will reach 38 thousand kilometers, and the high tide of large-scale railway construction is spreading in full swing.

The geomembrane industry will continue to benefit from large-scale railway investment.

Meanwhile, the fierce competition in the geotextile textile market, coupled with the low price of raw materials, has restrained the rise in product prices.

According to the China Textile Industry Association survey, in the first half of the year, the total revenue and gross profit of the textile industry increased by 5% and 9% respectively, and the value of export delivery increased by 5%.

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The profit of filter and separation textiles increased by 9.1%.

Textiles for filtration and separation are mainly used in the environmental protection industry, and are closely related to national environmental policies.

With the continuous progress of filter technology, all kinds of high performance dust filter bags can fully meet the strict environmental protection standards, and the cost of the user's comprehensive use is decreasing.

In 2016, the investment of coal-fired power plants in China remained high, and the iron and steel industry was difficult to invest in environmental protection because of the serious overcapacity. However, the market demand will continue to grow as the environmental emission is mandatory and the filter needs to be replaced periodically.

According to the China Textile Industry Association's survey, in the first half of the year, the total revenue and profit of the filtration and separation textile industry increased by 6.8% and 9.1% respectively, and the value of export delivery increased by 15.3%.

In the first half of this year, the export volume of China's woven filter cloth was 67 million 90 thousand US dollars, an increase of 19.40% over the same period last year, and export prices remained stable.

Car sales growth drives demand for rope nets, and gradual increase in consumption of textile materials for single cars

In the first half of the year, the situation of China's automobile industry improved compared with that of last year. The production and sales of vehicles were 12 million 892 thousand and 200 and 12 million 829 thousand and 800 respectively, an increase of 6.47% and 8.14% compared with the same period last year, representing an increase of 3.83 percentage points and 6.71 percentage points respectively over the same period last year.

Therefore, in the first half of the year, the demand for the textile industry of our pport industry increased significantly. The main business revenue of some backbone enterprises increased by 2.62%, the total profit increased by 39.26%, and the profit level increased significantly.

In terms of exports, the export volume of cord fabrics decreased by 2.50% in the first half, but the volume of exports increased by 11.53%. The export volume of airbags increased by 24.08%, and prices remained basically stable. The export of automobile safety belts increased by 1.92%.

In the future, China's automobile industry will continue to maintain steady growth in medium speed, and the rapid development of new energy vehicles will bring more opportunities to the textile industry.

Trend game

High structural adjustment, cultivation of competitive ability of industry, superiority of industrial chain, and development of overseas market

Overall, in 2016, China's industrial textiles industry is still facing complex domestic and international situations, but the 4 major factors driving the development of the industry have not changed.

First, the industry textile industry has always insisted on technological innovation as the core driving force of the development of the industry, and actively to the high-tech, technology, talent, brand and sustainable development as the characteristics of high structural adjustment, to cultivate the competitiveness of the industry.

Two, the application fields of industrial textiles are relatively wide, and demand diversification is gradually highlighting, which can effectively respond to changes in market demand in different fields.

Three, the relevant policies of the state have provided a lot of space for the development of industrial textiles, such as increasingly stringent environmental protection policies, increasing infrastructure construction such as railways and highways, fully liberalized the two child policy, the "one belt one way" development strategy and the civil military integration development strategy. The implementation of these policies not only expanded the existing product market demand for the industry, but also opened up some new market space.

Four, the industrial base of low cost countries in foreign countries is relatively weak. The industrial textiles in China have strong competitive advantages in the global industrial chain, and the space for foreign market expansion is still very large.

However, the annual development of the industry is also facing great challenges.

On the one hand, the slowdown in China's economic growth under the new normal makes demand in some areas slow down or even structural decline.

While the world economic situation is still more complex, exports to the US have declined for the first time, while exports to the EU and Japan have increased slightly, but they are still not stable. They also face some pressure on exports from Africa, Latin America and other developing countries and regions.

On the other hand, the rebound of raw material prices is difficult to pmit to the downstream market in the short term, which will affect the profitability of the industry.

The textile industry in the second half of this year will continue to grow steadily in the first half of the year, and the growth rate of investment will probably further slow down. The import and export situation will be basically the same as last year.