International Cooperation Seminar Of Textile, Footwear And Clothing Industry Of Fujian Province Made Its Debut On May 18

Fuzhou news network, May 19 (Fuzhou Daily Reporter Lin Ruiqi) ? On the 18th, a new opportunity for RCEP, the International Cooperation Seminar on textile, footwear and clothing industry in Fujian Province was held. The seminar invited industry leaders and organization representatives to discuss how to seize the opportunity of RCEP and promote the further development of Fujian textile, footwear and clothing industry with "internationalization" as the starting point. This is the first time the seminar appeared on May 18.

The seminar was sponsored by Fujian Council for the promotion of international trade, Hong Kong Trade and Development Bureau, KOTRA Xiamen Korea trade Museum, Fujian Branch of China Trade and Arbitration Commission, Japan General Chamber of Commerce, Fujian textile industry association and SGS general standard company. The event was held online and offline simultaneously, with nearly 100 people on site and over 500 people on line.

In November 2020, the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement (RCEP) was officially signed. Its total population, GDP and total import and export trade accounted for 1 / 3 of the world, becoming the largest free trade area in the world. As one of the leading manufacturing industries in Fujian, the modern textile and garment industry has ushered in a significant period of development opportunities.

Mao zuokang, Deputy Secretary General of Fujian Textile Industry Association, said that Fujian has built a complete textile industry chain, and the process manufacturing and equipment level of fiber raw materials, spinning, weaving, textiles and clothing are mostly at advanced level“ The signing of RCEP is expected to establish a more stable two-way investment environment, make the international cooperation closer, and help to deepen the cooperation of Fujian regional textile and clothing industry chain and supply chain, and better expand the export of textile products. "

How to seize this opportunity? Accelerating the pace of internationalization has become the consensus of the participants.

As the textile industry moves towards internationalization, Mao zuokan believes that "high quality development" should be the starting point. He proposed to establish a new development concept of science and technology, green and fashion, promote the extension of the industrial chain upstream and downstream, form a high-end value chain, and build a new international textile manufacturing base.

Wang An, manager of global chemistry and innovation technology of SGS general standard company, put his "international" vision on product certification. He said that in order to enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of the textile, footwear and clothing industry, it is necessary to consider the whole life cycle from raw material processing, production and packaging to product use and recycling, optimize fibers and materials, and do a good job in chemical management and hazardous substance control.

On the same day, the guests also gave suggestions in the fields of law and commerce.

Cooperation is also a major theme of the seminar“ Fujian's textile industry is very developed. South Korea and Fujian Province have the conditions and hope to jointly develop the international market in the textile, footwear and clothing industry. " Around the direction of cooperation between South Korea and Fujian in the field of textile, Zheng Shenghe, curator of KOTRA Xiamen South Korea trade hall, put forward a lot of imagination. He said that in order to improve the added value of products, the two sides can seek cooperation in fabric, raw yarn and brand; In order to improve the production efficiency, both sides can carry out more exploration in the aspects of automatic production.

At the seminar, many local textile enterprises in Fujian expressed their full harvest. Fujian Jingwei group, from Changle, is committed to cotton spinning production. Liu Hairong, deputy general manager of the company, said that through this seminar, we can see more comprehensively the opportunities that RCEP brings to the textile industry“ In the past, we also tried to lay out overseas markets, but faced with more restrictions. Now, with RCEP, we have more conditions to "go out to sea." Liu said.