Attention: Fabric Enterprises Surviving In The Seam

Recently, fabric enterprises are facing severe challenges.

Upstream raw material prices continue to rise, viscose fiber, polyester yarn, spandex, nylon, dyes and other prices have risen significantly. Among them, the price of 40d spandex has risen to more than 70000 yuan / ton, with an increase rate of 86% since this year and a rise rate of more than 150% compared with the same period last year.

However, fabric prices are falling. According to the statistics of HS8 code of China Customs, from January to may, the average export unit price of eight categories of printing and dyeing products in China was 0.98 US dollars / meter, a decrease of 0.53% year-on-year. Compared with the same period in 2019, the average growth rate of export unit price is - 4.81%.

One end of the price rise, the other end of the price reduction, fabric enterprises how to "survive in the cracks" has become a major test that must be faced.

Fabric factory difficult to realize price transmission

Recently, the price of textile raw materials has been raised many times. In addition to the price of spandex and other raw materials all the way up, the price of polyester filament also began to suppress and then rise. Relevant platform monitoring shows that in the near future, the mainstream negotiated price of poy150d product market is 7850 yuan / ton, up 325 yuan / ton month on month; The price of fdy150d was 8025 yuan / ton, up 250 yuan / ton month on month; The price of dty150d was 9200 yuan / ton, up 400 yuan / ton month on month.

In the face of the fierce price rise of raw materials, fabric enterprises issued few price increase letters. The person in charge of Suzhou Shengze silk chemical fiber index monitoring and release platform pointed out that although the price of raw materials reappeared after the Spring Festival in recent years, there are still a few fabric enterprises raising prices in the market.

China Keqiao Textile index, released on July 19, also shows that the price index of clothing fabrics has dropped slightly in the near future. Pure cotton, polyester, polyester cotton, polyester nylon, polyester ammonia, viscose, polyamide, hemp and viscose fabric transaction price volume decreased, affecting the overall price index of clothing fabrics.

"It's very difficult for the price to go up because the customer doesn't accept it." Li Changchun, manager of Suzhou Wujiang Weihua Textile Co., Ltd., revealed that the number of orders of the company at present is basically the same as before the epidemic, but the profit has declined significantly. "We are lazy to do the orders that make ten cents in the past, but now we all rush to do the orders that only earn a few cents."

Yang Jiandong, general manager of Haimen Youyuan Textile Co., Ltd., also said helplessly: "although the order is not small, it is more and more difficult to make money. Since the second half of last year, cotton prices have risen rapidly, and yarn prices have also gone up. Take our grey cloth as an example, the cost has generally increased by 20% - 30%

"We can't adjust the price casually. If we don't talk well, we will collapse." This has become the consensus of many fabric enterprises interviewed, especially those in charge of small and medium-sized enterprises. In this "drumming and flower spreading" price rising tide started from upstream, fabric enterprises are helplessly digesting more cost rising pressure.

The price rise has affected the whole industry chain

It can't be denied that some fabric enterprises are in an embarrassing situation - orders are clearly in loss, but they still have to continue to receive orders. "This is mainly for the purpose of diluting the fixed cost expenditure in the early stage and retaining the workers," a person in charge of the fabric enterprise who did not want to be named told the China Textile News He said that it is very difficult to recruit workers now. If the company stops working and the enterprise has to provide more funds to subsidize the wages of workers, the loss will be more. The person in charge said frankly: "in order not to make the factory equipment idle too much, even if the order is much lower, the enterprise has to work hard. If the capacity utilization rate reaches 70% - 80%, the enterprise may cut off some orders with excessive losses. "

Yang Jiandong believes that textile raw material prices soar, fabric enterprises will inevitably be impacted. The pressure of price rise of cotton, cotton yarn, polyester cotton yarn, etc. ultimately needs to be shared by fabric enterprises and clothing purchasers. It can not be solved by a substantial price increase in a certain link, and all parties need to make concessions.

In the face of this round of hot rising price tide, it is not only fabric enterprises that feel anxious.

A technical director of a clothing brand in Shenzhen, who did not want to be named, told reporters that the impact of this round of price rise on the company since this year is still relatively large“ Whether the superposition of costs can be transmitted to consumers and how much consumers can digest is unknown. The way we now adopt is to combine with other clothing brands, gather all the materials we use together to purchase, and through a large number of material preparation, we negotiate with fabric manufacturers on the price, so as to reduce the cost. " He predicted that this round of raw material price rise tide should have a correction in the second half of this year, and the price should decline at that time. But he also pointed out that even if the price of raw materials is really down, fabric enterprises are difficult to change immediately“ After all, in the first half of the year, we need to make up for the losses. "

This is indeed the concern of many fabric Enterprises: in the first half of the year, the operation of fabric enterprises has been greatly affected. Next, if the price of raw materials can not return to the normal price in time, it is bound to bring huge challenges to the operation of fabric enterprises throughout the year.

Enterprises take measures to resist pressure

Although the textile industry in the first half of the year was "hot and cold" because of the price rise, fabric enterprises have become "frightened birds", but this round of price rise has also given birth to a positive side.

At the review meeting of 2021 China fashion fabric design competition held a few days ago, Dong Ming, purchasing manager of Evely e-commerce, was very pleased to find that the pattern design and raw material application of the participating fabrics had some improvement compared with the previous ones“ The proportion of environmental friendly and sustainable fabrics has increased. These fabrics greatly reduce the emission of waste gas and waste water, and can ensure a soft and skin friendly wearing experience and meet the demand of natural and comfortable clothing, which coincides with the company's philosophy. " He said that everie adheres to the concept of environmental protection, and now eco-friendly fabrics account for more than 30% of the total fabric purchased by the company.

"The first highlight of this competition is sustainability. From the fabrics evaluated in the competition, it can be seen that many fabric enterprises have already taken a certain social responsibility and are committed to the study of sustainable fabric design. The second bright spot is that fabric enterprises, in the context of the epidemic, respond quickly to changes in consumers' shopping habits. Whether it's more outdoor or soft, it's a good try. " Lu Jia, the person in charge of fashion clothing of Alibaba tmall business department, said that green concepts such as environmental protection and health have already become the trend of clothing consumption. With the gradual improvement and maturity of the culture and education system accepted by consumers, the understanding of environmental protection concept is more in-depth and diversified“ People are willing to pay for environmental protection, and green and natural fabrics can guide consumers' purchase decisions. "

Obviously, in the face of the rising price of raw materials, many fabric enterprises are not waiting for death, but are making every effort to resist the cost pressure through hard training and process improvement.

"The" pain "brought by the rising price tide will inevitably increase the operating costs of fabric enterprises in a short period of time. Enterprises need to weaken the adverse impact of price rise on the operation level through multi-dimensional and multi-path." Chen Baojian, chief engineer of the national textile product development center, pointed out that under such circumstances, the most effective measures for enterprises at present are to carry out both internal and external measures: internally, through technological improvement, constantly refine and refine, so as to save materials, save energy and reduce consumption; Externally, we should form a mechanism of joint resistance and risk sharing in the upper, middle and lower reaches of the industrial chain.

Chen Baojian also suggested that fabric enterprises should pay attention to the change of raw material prices at any time, and when the raw material prices are low, they can appropriately import more goods for storage. In the off-season, the production plan can be reduced timely according to the market demand“ Many enterprises in Keqiao have taken such measures. Although they may not be able to fully hedge the impact, they will be alleviated. "