China Cotton Association To Hubei Area

Recently, the China Cotton Textile Industry Association and the China Cotton Association research group went to Hubei area to investigate and visit several cotton textile enterprises, focusing on cotton raw materials, production and operation.

On the whole, cotton prices continued to fall sharply and the trade friction between China and the United States continued to escalate, and the sharp reduction in orders made Hubei textile enterprises badly hurt. After the first call from the US dollar, the market began to stabilize, but the signs of warming up were not prominent. Controlling the risks and stabilizing the workers were the main tasks of the textile enterprises at this stage. Because Hubei was the main cotton producing area in China in previous years, the textile enterprises in Hubei area still used cotton material as the main raw material, and the products were mostly medium and low count yarns. Individual enterprises try to use colored viscose colored spinning.

From the case of visits, enterprises reflect common problems and new problems. The common problems reflected mainly from the cost side pressure. Raw materials, electricity charges, labor and financial interest are all pressure. The continuous price limit of cotton prices leads to the passive purchasing and production arrangements. The electricity price of 0.68~0.73 yuan / degree is almost the highest in the country. In terms of employment, recruitment difficulties and high labor costs are also more common. Some powerful enterprises reduce labor and reduce labor intensity by replacing new equipment and upgrading technology. Aging of personnel structure also forces enterprises to continuously improve their environment so as to attract more young people to work happily. Some new factories have built factories into garden factories. In terms of financial cost, enterprises reflect that cotton textile is a capital intensive industry with large investment, long cycle and low return, but it also has the characteristics of promoting people's livelihood, steady employment and low pollution. The banks' loans to cotton textile enterprises are relatively tight. This visit also reflects the new problems of enterprises. Some of the cotton used in Xinjiang is covered by closed plastic cloth, while the storage conditions of Xinjiang cotton are often piled up in open air. In some areas, the rain in a few days leads to rainwater falling into the interior of the cotton after packaging. It can not evaporate and cause the cotton to rot. The cotton textile enterprises not only need to increase the picking process but also lose about 5%~10% of rotten cotton, so the enterprises suggest that Xinjiang cotton processing enterprises should use air permeability cotton cloth packaging to reduce the risk of rainwater erosion.