Sun Ruizhe: The Extraordinary Ten Years Have Written A Glorious Chapter, And The High-Quality Development Of The Textile Industry Has Made The Country Beautiful

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Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's textile industry has implemented the new development concept, promoted high-quality development, established a new image of "innovation driven technology industry, culture led fashion industry, responsibility oriented green industry", and made decisive achievements in building a textile power.

At the time when the whole party and society welcomed the victory of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Sun Ruizhe, president of the China Textile Industry Federation, issued a signed article summarizing and reviewing the extraordinary achievements of the textile industry in the past ten years, calling on all textile workers to work hard, forge ahead bravely, work together, and make new contributions to the creation of a beautiful cause 。

Extraordinary ten years to write a glorious chapter

High quality development of textile industry makes the country beautiful

Sun Ruizhe

President of China Textile Industry Federation

The ten years since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China have been a milestone in the history of the development of the Chinese nation. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, standing at the height of historical development, has brought socialism with Chinese characteristics into a new era. To build a moderately prosperous society in all respects, the first century goal was achieved on schedule, and the Chinese nation has achieved a historic leap from standing up, becoming rich to becoming strong. As an important participant in Chinese modernization, the textile industry resonates with the prosperity of the country, the revitalization of the nation, and the happiness of the people at the same frequency, developing in the trend of the times and advancing in the general trend of historical progress.

Over the past decade, the industry has been guided by Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply implemented Xi Jinping's Economic Thought, and comprehensively implemented the decisions, arrangements and policy requirements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. Focusing on "technology, fashion and green", the industry accelerates the transformation from Chinese manufacturing to Chinese creation, from Chinese speed to Chinese quality, and from Chinese products to Chinese brands. Scientific and technological innovation, brand building, talent training and green development have reached a new level, and the goals set in the Outline for Building a Textile Power (2011-2020) have been basically achieved. The research of the Chinese Academy of Engineering shows that the textile industry is one of the five industries whose manufacturing industry in China is at the world's advanced level.

Over the past decade, the position of the industry in the global value chain has been steadily improved, and the advantages of industry scale and system have been continuously strengthened. The industry's manufacturing capacity and international trade scale rank first in the world. The total fiber processing volume in China will increase from 45.4 million tons in 2012 to more than 60 million tons in 2021, accounting for more than 50% of the total fiber processing volume in the world; The output of chemical fiber will increase from 38.37 million tons in 2012 to 670.9 million tons in 2021, accounting for more than 70% of the world. China's textile industry stands on the top of the world industry.

A trace of tenacity; A thread carries people's livelihood; A thread connects the world. In the past decade, with high-quality development and historic achievements, China's textile industry has established an industrial image of "innovation driven technology industry, culture led fashion industry, responsibility oriented green industry", and built a "pillar industry for national economic and social development, basic industry for solving people's livelihood and beautifying life, and advantageous industry for international cooperation and integrated development" The industrial positioning of the company has outlined the industrial vision of "a major driver of world textile technology, an important leader of global fashion, and a strong promoter of sustainable development".

The mountains and rivers are covered with beautiful scenery, and the golden age is written with splendid chapters. Ten years of hard work, ten years of hard work and ten years of leap forward, China's textile industry has handed over an answer that is worthy of the times and can stand the test.

1、 Focus on high-quality development,

Textile industry is the pillar industry of national economy and social development

In the face of the profound evolution of world economic and trade relations in the unprecedented change in a century, and in the face of significant changes in major social contradictions in China, the industry has actively promoted supply side structural reform, and has always maintained a steady and progressive development trend.

The quality reform, efficiency reform and power reform were systematically promoted, and the modern textile industry system was accelerated to take shape. The production capacity structure has been continuously optimized, high-end, intelligent and green, and the manufacturing capacity has been steadily improved. The self-sufficiency rate of chemical fiber and fabric exceeds 95%, the self-sufficiency rate of yarn exceeds 90%, and the self-sufficiency rate of equipment exceeds 80%; The localization rate of key basic parts of high-end equipment has reached more than 50%; The self-sufficiency of textile accessories ranks in the forefront of China's industrial system. The proportion of fiber consumption of clothing, household and industrial end products has been adjusted from 46.4:28.1:25.5 in 2015 to 40:27:33 in 2020. China has become the country with the widest coverage of fiber production varieties, and the total production capacity of high-performance fibers accounts for more than one-third of the world.

The industrial ecology is more stable and robust due to the integration of large, small and medium-sized enterprises and the coordination of upstream and downstream industries. The intensification and internationalization of Chinese textile and garment enterprises have become an indispensable part of the global supply chain. From 2012 to September 2022, a total of 99 enterprises in the textile industry were listed on the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing Stock Exchanges, and the net amount of funds raised from initial issuance exceeded the sum of the previous 20 years. A large number of small giant enterprises, single champion enterprises and industry chain leading enterprises have emerged. In the 2022 Fortune Global 500 and Forbes China's Top 50 Innovative Enterprises, 6 and 2 textile related enterprises were selected respectively.

The COVID-19 epidemic is the touchstone of development effectiveness. At the critical moment under the epidemic, the textile industry resumed production at the first time. The timely and adequate supply of emergency prevention and control materials, such as masks and protective clothing, has effectively guaranteed the safety of people's lives and made outstanding contributions to the prevention and control of global epidemics. "The epidemic needs to be prevented, the economy needs to be stabilized, and development needs to be safe". The industry seeks a balance and optimal solution among multiple objectives. In 2021, textile enterprises above designated size will achieve an operating income of 5174.94 billion yuan, up 12.3% year on year; The total profit reached 267.68 billion yuan, up 25.4% year on year; The operating income profit margin reached the highest level since 2018.

The industry plays an irreplaceable role in stabilizing economic development, balancing the balance of payments, creating employment space, and promoting the improvement of people's livelihood. It is a stabilizer and ballast in the national economy.

2、 Promote common prosperity,

Textile industry is the basic industry to solve people's livelihood and beautify life

With the people as the center and development as the center, the ten year span of the industry reflects the temperature of people's livelihood and the value pursuit of protecting human rights.

The process of textile industry development in the past decade is a process of constantly serving the people's better life and fulfilling the mission of strengthening the country and enriching the people. From meeting the material needs to meeting the spiritual needs, from improving the quality of life to improving the quality of life, from promoting consumption upgrading to promoting industrial upgrading, increasing varieties, improving quality, and creating brands, the industry has complied with the changes of major social contradictions and effectively met the growing needs of the people for a better life. When the per capita GDP is 10000 US dollars, the per capita fiber consumption quantity and structure of China has reached the level of the per capita GDP of the moderately developed countries at 20000 to 30000 US dollars. Employment is the greatest livelihood. The textile and clothing industry has a long chain and a high degree of correlation, and the proportion of small and medium-sized enterprises in the industry has reached 99.8%. The diversified ecology and low entry threshold endow the industry with huge employment capacity and innovation and entrepreneurship space. The industry has driven the employment of more than 20 million people in the whole society. The development of the industry directly benefits "agriculture, rural areas and farmers", which not only promotes the production of natural fiber, but also provides jobs with suitable difficulty and broad prospects for rural migrant workers. The development of the industry makes the process of common prosperity visible, tangible and real.

Textile industry is one of the most fully embodied industries in China's watershed economy and cluster economy. In the past decade, industrial development has been deeply integrated into major regional development strategies. The poor industrial development in the east, middle and west, and the supply and demand relationship between central cities and surrounding towns make the textile industry an important engine to promote regional coordinated and integrated development. Focusing on the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, the eastern region is forming a world-class fashion source, and a number of world-class textile industry clusters are accelerating their rise. In the process of industrial linkage and gradient transfer, industries in Guangxi, Guizhou, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Anhui, Henan and other central and western regions have achieved leapfrog development. Especially in Xinjiang, the development of the textile industry has greatly improved the regional economy and people's lives in the past decade. "Xinjiang is no longer a remote area, but a core area and a hub." The industry has made positive contributions to maintaining social stability and long-term stability in the border areas. County and township are the main carriers of textile industry clusters. In 2022, among the top 100 counties in China, 8 of the top 10 will be featured by textile industry; 43 counties with a GDP of more than 100 billion, most of which regard the textile and clothing industry as a pillar industry. At present, China Textile Federation has 210 textile industrial clusters in the country, covering more than 200000 enterprises, including 16000 enterprises above designated size. Connecting the three industries and urban and rural areas, the textile industry cluster plays a key role in consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and the effective connection of comprehensive rural revitalization, and building a new relationship between industry and agriculture in urban and rural areas.

3、 Service double circulation pattern,

Textile industry is an advantageous industry for international cooperation and integrated development

It is a strategic decision made by the CPC Central Committee according to China's development stage and environmental changes to build a new development pattern with domestic circulation as the main body and domestic and international double circulation promoting each other. The textile industry has created an independent, controllable, safe and reliable industrial system in the new development pattern, effectively responding to the adverse impact of the game of great powers and geopolitical changes on the industry.

The industry firmly grasps the opportunity of building a unified national market and takes expanding domestic demand as the strategic basis for industrial development. In 2021, the retail sales of clothing, shoes, hats, knitwear and textiles of units above the designated size nationwide will be 1384.2 billion yuan, up 12.7% year on year; The retail sales of online clothing products nationwide increased by 8.3% year on year; The per capita clothing consumption expenditure was 1419 yuan, up 14.6% year on year, accounting for 5.9% of the per capita consumption expenditure. The industry actively explores the advantages and potential of China's "world market". Overlay digital economy and real economy to promote the deepening and expansion of consumption space. Rural market and sinking market potential are released, and cross-border e-commerce platforms such as SHEIN are popular overseas. Overlay cultural creativity and product innovation to promote the formation and enrichment of product value. The application of IP, the rise of national tide, the innovation and development of virtual idols and the fashionable universe. Overlay lifestyle and consumption scenarios to promote the subdivision and integration of category innovation. Wearable intelligent textiles and great health are becoming important directions for the industry to extend the value chain.

Integrate global resources and serve the global market. From fiber raw materials and design innovation to production circulation and brand operation, the textile industry is an important field of international cooperation and a key force to maintain the toughness and stability of the global textile industry chain supply chain. During the decade, the export volume of textiles and clothing increased from 255.1 billion US dollars in 2012 to 315.5 billion US dollars in 2021, accounting for more than one third of the global textile and clothing exports, and the trade scale ranked first in the world. The industry actively integrates into the "Belt and Road" construction, develops an open economy at a high level, and speeds up its pace from "product going global" to "production capacity going global", "brand going global" and "capital going global". Since 2012, the accumulated outward investment of the industry has exceeded 11 billion dollars, effectively driving the industrial development of Southeast Asia, Africa and other regions. The effectiveness of the RCEP agreement has brought new opportunities for the industry to create a more diversified and efficient trade market pattern and production capacity cooperation system. The ability of enterprises to allocate resources globally is also growing. Anta, Hengli, Shenzhou, Hengshen and Li Ning integrate international resources and build competitive advantages through mergers and acquisitions, holding shares and other means.

Over the past decade, China's textile industry has taken practical actions to promote the construction of a safe, stable, unimpeded, efficient, open, inclusive and mutually beneficial global textile industry chain supply chain system. The international influence of the industry is growing and the circle of cooperation friends is growing. China's textile industry is steadily transitioning from "approaching" to "entering" the center of the world textile stage, and from actively "integrating" to gradually "leading" the development of the world textile industry.

4、 In scientific and technological innovation,

Promote the transformation of traditional industries into sunrise industries

"Enterprises are the main body of innovation. With first-class technology, traditional industries can also become sunrise industries." General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions pointed out the direction for high-quality development of the textile industry and provided fundamental compliance.

Over the past decade, the industry has always placed innovation at the core of the overall development. The industry's R&D investment and innovation output have increased significantly, and the collaborative innovation mechanism of innovation infrastructure and industrial chain has been constantly improved. The industry has broken through a number of "choke" technical problems. From 2016 to 2021, 15 achievements in the textile industry won the National Science and Technology Award. We have successfully built 2 national manufacturing innovation centers, 6 national key laboratories, 81 national enterprise technology centers and other innovation institutions. On the whole, textile technology innovation has moved from "following and running together" to the coexistence stage of "following, running together and leading".

One generation of materials, one generation of industry. The breakthrough of fiber materials is the source and guide of industrial design innovation, process innovation, equipment innovation and product innovation. The breakthrough in materials promotes the restructuring and upgrading of the industrial system. In the past ten years, we have focused on independent and controllable innovation of high-performance fibers. The key technology and equipment for the industrialization of kiloton dry jet wet spinning high-performance carbon fiber led by Zhongfu Shenying has broken the long-term monopoly of foreign countries. High end carbon fiber products such as T1000, M40, M40J and M55J have engineering preparation capacity, and 25K large tow carbon fiber has been industrialized. In 2021, China's carbon fiber production and sales will exceed 20000 tons, and the industry as a whole has reached the international advanced level. Breakthroughs have been made in key technologies and equipment for engineering of kiloton para aramid fiber, and the high-strength and high modulus para aramid fiber products have been localized; High strength and high modulus polyimide fiber, meta aramid fiber, polyphenylene sulfide fiber and continuous basalt fiber have achieved rapid development. In the past decade, differentiated and functional fiber materials such as conductive intelligence, ecological bacteriostasis, functional insulation, quick drying and cool feeling, and green circulation have emerged, which strongly supports the development and application of functional textiles. High efficiency and low resistance melt blown, nano fiber materials and medical materials for "three rejections and one anti" developed by the industry are widely used in protective masks, protective clothing, isolation clothing, etc., and have played an important role in combating the COVID-19 epidemic.

"You can reach the moon in the sky and catch turtles in the ocean." Technological innovation redefines the value form, market space and scene boundary of the textile industry. From spaceships, spacesuits to deep-sea ropes, textiles accompany our every step towards the deep sea, deep earth, deep space and deep blue; From the plateau railway to the undersea tunnel, textiles paved a beautiful and smooth road, supporting the extension of every kilometer of the economic artery; From a mask, a car to a building, textiles are integrated into every field of life security, ecological protection and life improvement. The development of material technology and industrial textiles has made the trend that everything can be woven more obvious. In 2021, the processing volume of industrial textile fiber will be 19.35 million tons, nearly double that of 2012, accounting for one third of the total fiber processing volume.

The digital economy promotes the renewal of industry elements, process reengineering and scene extension. In the past decade, remarkable achievements have been made in the construction of intelligent production lines for chemical fiber, spinning, printing and dyeing, nonwovens, knitting, clothing, home textiles, etc. The number of cotton spinning workers per 10000 spindles decreased from 60 to 15; The chemical fiber intelligent factory has realized the whole process digitalization. New business types and models such as network collaborative manufacturing, mass personalized customization, small order fast reaction flexible manufacturing have developed rapidly. Industry enterprises are active in "cloud, digital and intellectual". In 2021, the overall development level of integration of industrialization and industrialization will reach 56.6, 18.4% higher than 47.8 at the beginning of the 13th Five Year Plan.

5、 In the rise of culture,

Building China's fashion influence and discourse power

Historically, each adjustment of relative strength between countries will bring about changes in cultural centers and fashion centers. With the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation entering an irreversible historical process, China's speed and Chinese miracle are building confidence and confidence in the consumer market; Chinese history and civilization contain the essence and charm of fashion development; The Chinese concept and Chinese program attract worldwide recognition and participation. The industry has ushered in an opportunity to transform cultural confidence into brand confidence and product confidence.

Over the past decade, the industry has focused on masters, big brands and major events, and the fashion leadership and voice have steadily improved. From the Han clothing craze, the cultural and museum craze to the intangible cultural heritage craze, Chinese traditional culture is converging in a systematic way, and clothing brands such as Li Ning and Bosideng are considered to be the beginning of the current "new national trend". The industry continues to explore the value of different regional cultures, and forms differentiated and characteristic value symbols and fashion products. Miao embroidery, Tibetan carpets, Chaozhou embroidery and other national cultures and intangible cultural heritage cultures are radiating greater and greater values of the times. The awareness of the Chinese national community has been strengthened in the development of the industry.

From color, fiber, yarn to fabric, clothing and home textile, the industry has formed a collaborative research system of fashion trends covering all links of the industry chain and a release mechanism relying on the exhibition platform of the whole industry chain and China International Fashion Week. New technologies such as artificial intelligence have been applied to the design and development of the whole industry chain. Over the years, the textile and clothing industry has continued to improve the brand cultivation and promotion system, the market awareness and international influence of its own brands have continued to improve, and the industry's creative level and talent quality have continued to improve. During the "13th Five Year Plan" period, there were more than 100 undergraduate colleges and 300 vocational colleges in China with clothing design and engineering majors; There are about 4500 clothing and home textile brands in major domestic commercial entities, of which 85% are self owned brands. The original fashion brand has gradually matured in terms of quality, design and culture. The industry has formed a vivid situation of coordinated development of manufacturing brands, consumer brands and regional brands.

The position of excellent brands as the main value carrier of fashion development has been further consolidated. Bosiden has been selected into the "Top 50 Most Valuable Clothing Brands in the World" by Brand Finance for two consecutive years, and the brand recognition of "down jacket experts" continues to consolidate; Focusing on the 42 year old jacket men's clothing, the company released the strategy of "high-end new domestic products" and strengthened the concept of "China's jacket manufacturing"; From "Warming the World" to "Rongyao Revival", Ordos brand continues to strengthen, ranking 51st among China's 500 most valuable brands in 2022

Chinese design, Chinese brands and Chinese platforms are gaining more and more recognition and respect in the world. Concept is brand, flow is brand, and ecology is brand. The development of new economy and new platform promotes the renewal and reconstruction of traditional brands, and helps the derivation and rise of new brands.

6、 In the green transformation,

Foundation and future of conservation industry

Sustainable development is a global consensus. The textile industry insists that protecting the ecological environment is to protect productivity, and improving the ecological environment is to develop productivity. It takes the "double carbon" goal as the strategic orientation, and orderly promotes the green and low-carbon circular development of the industry.

Waste plastic bottles are recycled and processed into soft fibers, which is the innovative practice of Jiangsu Ruibang Technology Co., Ltd. The enterprise can digest 12.5 billion waste polyester bottles a year and produce 250000 tons of recycled fiber, thereby reducing about 500000 tons of carbon emissions. Dali Silk Culture Industrial Park interprets the industrial practice of "green water and green mountains, golden mountains and silver mountains" in the unity of economic value, ecological value and aesthetic value; Solar photovoltaic power generation, 60% of the green area, Aime Group's ecological factory is exploring the practical path of transformation from industrial civilization to ecological civilization paradigm.

The industry has made remarkable achievements in energy and water conservation, pollution prevention, comprehensive utilization of resources, and construction of green manufacturing system. During the "13th Five Year Plan" period, the proportion of secondary energy in the industry reached 72.5%, the comprehensive energy consumption per 10000 yuan output value decreased by 25.5%, the water intake per 10000 yuan output value decreased by 11.9%, and the cumulative decline of wastewater discharge and main pollutant discharge exceeded 10%. The supply capacity of recycled chemical fiber was significantly improved, and the level of resource utilization of waste textiles was further improved. Since 2016, 251 green design products, 91 green factories, 10 green supply chain enterprises and 11 green design demonstration enterprises have been included in the list of green manufacturing system construction by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Launched the "Carbon Management Innovation 2020 Action", the textile industry is one of the first industrial sectors in China to propose the goal of carbon neutrality. Launched and signed the UN Fashion Industry Climate Action Charter, and released the Action Framework Plan for Promoting Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutralization in the Textile Industry. The "30 · 60 China Fashion Brand Climate Innovation Carbon Neutral Acceleration Plan" was launched. A large number of leading enterprises, such as Ordos, Luolai, Taipingbird, Jinba, An Lifang, Hengli, Xinxiang Chemical Fiber, Chenfeng, Weiqiao, Lutai, Shenzhou, and hundreds of billions of industrial clusters, such as Keqiao and Shengze, have joined in. From production system and management system to innovation system and marketing system, more and more textile enterprises take sustainable development as the overall strategy and global strategy. The dimensions and connotation of the social responsibility management system (CSC9000T) of China's textile and clothing enterprises have been expanding, beginning to cover factories invested overseas by domestic enterprises. The responsible development of green industry is becoming the label of China's textile industry.

In the past, thousands of pieces of brocade have been displayed. Today, we will go one hundred feet further. The Communist Party of China is about to hold its 20th National Congress. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will open a new glorious journey. Know where to go, so be more firm, and know where to go, so you can be more courageous.

Strive for a new journey and make contributions to the new era, China's textile industry will always adhere to the leadership of the Party. Guided by Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we should have a deep understanding of the decisive significance of the "two establishment", strengthen the "four consciousness", strengthen the "four self-confidence", and achieve the "two maintenance", so as to promote the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee to take root in industry.

China's textile industry will always adhere to the supremacy of the people. Take "the people" as the value yardstick of industrial development and the quality background of industrial development. Always put the interests of the people in the highest position, rely on the people and serve the people, give full play to the role of industry and livelihood industries, and "seek happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation".

Strive for a new journey and make contributions to the new era. China's textile industry will always adhere to innovative development. Based on the new development stage, implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, put development on the basis of their own strength, take the correct path in line with China's national conditions, adhere to the market orientation, open orientation, and promote high-quality development of science and technology, fashion, and green in the trend of the times.

"I hope you will follow Zhao Mengtao as an example, be brave in innovation, willing to contribute, and strive for excellence in your work, strive to be the most beautiful striver in the new era, and pass on the spirit of dream peach from generation to generation." This is the kind encouragement of General Secretary Xi Jinping to Zhao Mengtao Group of Xianyang Textile Group, as well as the instruction requirements for textile workers in the new era.

On the new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, the textile industry will strengthen its historical confidence, enhance its historical initiative, never forget the original intention of the industry to serve the country, remember the mission of building a strong country and enriching the people, work hard, forge ahead bravely, and work together. With the inexhaustible heart of spring silkworm and the ambition of making a needle with an iron rod, the textile industry will add beauty to the mountains and rivers, and make the world warm.