Dig Beautiful Business Opportunities, And The Jacquard Weaving Industry Cooperatively Build And Develop A New Ecology!

From the application of traditional pattern elements to the systematic expression of historical culture and national intangible heritage; From buckles, cloud shoulders, embroidery, tassels, to Song brocade, fragrant cloud gauze, horse face skirts, the new Chinese style has become a new wave of fashion.

The creation of Chinese fashion style with Chinese materials, Chinese design and Chinese crafts has driven the excavation and transformation of Chinese elements, and also driven new development opportunities for the jacquard fabric industry. Jacquard weaving equipment and technology are particularly important for how to endow Jacquard fabric with new vitality through ecological collaborative innovation of the industrial chain and digital intelligence.

In order to promote the new quality development of the jacquard weaving industry, on October 19, the 2024 jacquard weaving industry ecological cooperation development forum, sponsored by the China Textile Machinery Association and co organized by Jiangsu Song He Song Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., with the theme of "Weaving a beautiful world together", was held in Shuyang, Jiangsu Province. The delegates discussed and exchanged ideas from the perspectives of industrial policy, international trade, fashion culture, finance and foreign exchange around the new trends, new technologies and new processes of the current jacquard weaving industry.

The forum was hosted by Li Xueqing, Chief Engineer of China Textile Machinery Association.

Open up new ideas from a macro perspective

"In recent years, China's textile industry has faced a series of risks and challenges such as complex and severe development situation, weak demand, intensified competition, and rising trade risks, which continue to test the industry's development resilience. Taking new quality productivity as the breakthrough and support point, accelerating the establishment and strengthening of a modern industrial system is the fundamental path for the textile industry to achieve a breakthrough in layout under complex circumstances."

Xu Yingxin, vice president of the China Textile Industry Federation, said that the textile industry will continue to promote high-quality development in four aspects: stabilizing the advantages of the industrial system, strengthening the advantages of independent innovation, building the advantages of integrating data with reality, and deepening the advantages of cultural empowerment.

He pointed out that jacquard weaving is an important process with high added value in the textile industry, and intelligent jacquard equipment is one of the key fields for the textile machinery industry to follow the new development path of specialization, refinement and specialty at this stage. In the face of future development, he suggested that the vast number of jacquard weaving enterprises and textile machinery enterprises should continue to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the industry, plant professional soil, look at the overall situation of modernization, and write a new chapter in the journey of building a modern textile industry system.

Yu Yuanzhi, member of the Party Working Committee and deputy director of the Management Committee of Shuyang Economic and Technological Development Zone, said that today's high-quality development, the textile industry is facing multiple pressures such as environmental constraints, resource integration, production costs, labor and land use. How to break through the tight encirclement and achieve the rebirth of lust is testing every enterprise and the governing ability of a local government. For this reason, Shuyang is concentrating its strength, advantages and policies to find projects in the complementation of the industrial chain, seek breakthroughs in the extension of the industrial chain, seek growth in the construction of a strong industrial chain, and accelerate the creation of "inseparable, inseparable and crushing" 100 billion level high-end textile industry cluster.

Wu Tong, Deputy Director of the Textile Division of the Consumer Goods Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that in the face of the complex and volatile international trade environment, changes in market demand, fluctuations in raw material prices and other pressures, the textile industry demonstrated the industry's heritage and advantages with a spirit of tenacity and hard work. Jacquard weaving industry, as an important subdivision of the textile industry, has occupied a pivotal position in the global market with its unique technical advantages and design capabilities.

He said that textile machinery is the production means and material basis of the textile industry. Its technical level, quality and manufacturing cost are directly related to the development of the textile industry, and it is an important force to support the high-quality development of the industry. It is not only necessary to stick to and persevere in silence, but also to have the spirit of courage to move forward and dare to explore, accelerate the collaborative innovation of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and jointly build a new industrial ecology. The success of this forum will certainly play a positive role in promoting the high-quality development of jacquard weaving and the entire textile industry.

Cao Jiachang, president of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles, said that at present, China's textile industry is facing greater pressure in foreign trade. Sino US economic and trade cooperation and game play coexist, and international relations are complex and changeable, which has had a certain impact on market development, industrial manufacturing, and so on. In the current environment, we should continue to pay attention to the traditional markets, especially the European and American markets, and try our best to maintain our share in these markets. At the same time, we should also make full use of national policies to explore emerging markets along the "Belt and Road". At the same time, enterprises should also pay more attention to the "going global" strategy, cross-border e-commerce and changes in domestic market consumption. He pointed out that domestic trade and foreign trade are two systems. He hoped that foreign trade enterprises should understand the situation and make prudent choices in case of difficulties to find alternative markets.

Clarify the market and grasp the new trend

"Since 2024, China's textile industry has generally achieved a stable recovery under complex circumstances, and the main operating indicators are growing." Zhao Mingxia, director of the International Trade Office of the China Textile Industry Federation and vice president of the Industrial Economics Research Institute, reviewed the development of China's textile industry export trade Relevant influencing factors and development trends of international trade in the textile industry and relevant development suggestions were shared.

She said that in recent years, the foreign trade situation of China's textile industry is highly complex, the trade environment risks are high, and market competition is intensifying. China's textile industry has given full play to the advantages of a complete and efficient industrial system, maintained an internationally leading export scale, continuously optimized and upgraded its structure, continued to increase the export of high-tech value-added products, and achieved positive results in developing diversified international markets. From the perspective of trend, the prospect of world economic recovery is tortuous, international buyers promote diversified procurement strategy, and China's textile industry exports will continue to face pressure. Textile enterprises should persist in promoting high-quality development, constantly optimize supply quality and efficiency, and also accelerate the construction of a safe, stable and efficient international resource allocation system, stabilize international market share, and establish the initiative of the international supply chain.

"The price of raw materials fluctuates with the influence of supply and demand, environment, industrial policies and other factors. Enterprises need to optimize cost control, adjust product pricing strategies, and strengthen supply chain management in a timely manner." Ji Liuyan, chief marketing officer of Shanghai Zhongzhen Fiber Technology Co., Ltd., pointed out that the current synthetic fiber Raw materials such as cellulose fiber and smart textiles have been innovated continuously, and more attention has been paid to green, environmental and sustainable development. Turning to the expectations of the fourth quarter, he said that due to the geopolitical influence, the trend of crude oil price is not clear, or the price of synthetic fiber may fluctuate more than expected; "Double 11" e-commerce promotions such as Jingdong, Taobao and Tiaoyin, and the best period of destocking in the textile market; The price of cotton fluctuates violently, which may lead to a new pricing strategy for viscose staple fiber; Affected by macro expectations on the market and data, the textile market is expected to usher in a new round of business cycle in December.

Science and technology+fashion enable new opportunities

Chen Ge, Vice President and Professor of Donghua University, titled "Technological Progress and Intelligent Development Path of Weaving Industry", started with the analysis of the latest technology mastered at ITMA2023 Textile Machinery Exhibition and the just concluded 2024 China International Textile Machinery Exhibition and ITMA Asia Exhibition, and used detailed data and cases to analyze the new progress of weaving technology, intelligent upgrading path of weaving system The development trend of modern weaving technology explains the new trend and new requirements of the development of textile equipment in the weaving field from three aspects, and deeply analyzes how technological progress and intelligent manufacturing lead the innovation and development of textile equipment.

"From design creativity to cultural melting to environmental sustainability, Jacquard fashion trend is not only diversified, but also full of vitality and potential, providing consumers who pursue personalization and high quality with rich choices and inspiration." Chai Fangjun, chairman of Shanghai Dingtian Fashion Technology Group, titled "Jacquard Culture Inheritance and Fashion Trend", combined with the digital development of enterprises, Shared the inheritance and innovation of jacquard culture. He first introduced the historical evolution of ancient Chinese jacquard technology from knitting to weaving, from cross stitch to jacquard, from color warp to color weft, and from pattern to image, and analyzed in detail the ancient jacquard weave structure, including single-layer weave, double warp weave, double weft weave, double-layer weave, warp twisting weave, and pile weave.

　　 Interpreting policies to help new development

"Driven by a series of favorable policies of the country, China's textile machinery equipment renewal and technological transformation ushered in new development opportunities." Hou Xi, Vice President of China Textile Machinery Association, focused on interpreting the Notice on Printing and Distributing Guidelines for Equipment Renewal and Technological Transformation in Key Industries issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology under the title of "Policy Interpretation and Development Trends of Textile Machinery Industry" And other countries' latest industrial policies. He pointed out that the key direction of equipment renewal in the textile industry is cotton textile, chemical filament, textile dyeing and finishing equipment, as well as industrial operating systems and industrial software. In the future, accelerate the high-end, intelligent and green transformation of the industry. Green production equipment, intelligent processing equipment and industrial textile equipment are the key points of the industry development.

"The exchange rate reflects the fundamentals of the economy. At present, domestic inflation is still in a weak recovery cycle, and a sound exchange rate is crucial for enterprise development." Hong Chao, a senior trader of Bank of China Jiangsu Branch, titled "Outlook on the RMB Exchange Rate and Enterprise Exchange Rate Preservation", analyzed and looked forward to the RMB exchange rate from three aspects: capital, policy, and economy.

The forum was held at the same time as the 25th anniversary celebration of Jiangsu Song He Song Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., and nearly 300 representatives from the textile industry, relevant government departments, industry experts and scholars attended the forum. Deep exchanges were carried out around the macro environment and jacquard weaving industry, which will form a new joint force led by the leader and promoted diversified innovation in industry coordination, It will help promote the high-quality development of China's jacquard weaving industry.

(Source: China Textile Machinery Association)