The textile industry has been caught in the "winter" that has not been encountered for many years

The "Statistical Communique of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on National Economic and Social Development in 2012" was released last. In 2012, the cotton sown area was 25.8124 million mu, an increase of 5.1%; the cotton production was 3.5395 million tons, an increase of 22.2%. This increase made Xinjiang's total cotton output occupy the first half of the country's total cotton output. However, while Xinjiang’s cotton harvest and discourse power continued to increase, from January to November 2012, textile enterprises above designated size, mainly cotton textile companies, realized total industrial output value of 19.482 billion yuan and main business revenue of 19.29 billion yuan. The industrial added value of 3.575 billion yuan was completed, which was a year-on-year drop. The production of cotton textile enterprises was generally underemployed, the operating efficiency was greatly reduced, and the loss was increased in large areas. Xinjiang's cotton textile industry fell into a "winter" that had not been encountered for many years.

The reason is that at the just-convened 2013 Xinjiang Textile Industry Working Conference, Liu Yanning, director of the Xinjiang Textile Industry Industry Management Office, analyzed that the cotton policy has had a prominent impact on the economic operation of Xinjiang, and the large gap between cotton prices at home and abroad has weakened China. The competitiveness of cotton textile industry, especially Xinjiang as a raw material province, accounts for 90% of the industries that rely on raw materials for initial processing. Last year, the spread of cotton at home and abroad continued to widen, and companies could not use imported cotton to ease the cost pressure of raw materials. Under the effect, Xinjiang cotton textile enterprises have encountered unprecedented difficulties. This year is still a prominent issue.

Liu Yanning proposed that in the face of the unprecedented difficulties faced by the textile industry in Xinjiang last year, this year's textile industry in Xinjiang must work hard to overcome difficulties and maintain growth, make concerted efforts to promote development, and strive to achieve a turnaround in the industry.

The difference between the price of cotton and yarns. Why is it that the spinning enterprises in Xinjiang are facing the severe test of life and death? The industry figures calculated that according to the current domestic cotton price, the production cost of 32 yarns per ton has reached more than 32,000 yuan, but it has only reached 2.7 to 80,000 yuan/ton in the shipment to the coastal areas, 21 yarns The selling price is even less than 20,000 yuan, which is lower than the domestic cotton price. This means that for every ton of yarn produced, the company will have to lose 45,000 yuan.

In the Aksu region of southern Xinjiang, most companies chose to limit production. Akesu Hongli Textile Co., Ltd. is responsible for the worries of Teng Lang. "The price of cotton is too high and what kind of yarn is lost!" In the first 11 months of 2012, this textile company from Zhejiang had sales of just over 40 million yuan, while the loss reached more than 8 million yuan. "You can't stop production at a loss, or run away from the workers! Customers also lose light!" Teng Lang waved reluctantly. In order to maintain the market, the company shut down half of its production line, and the remaining employees organize training. Teng Lailang frankly stated, “The reason why companies can continue to maintain production without stopping production depends on the income of two subordinate ginners who store cotton to absorb some of the losses. However, if they can hold on next year, then nobody knows.”

Because China has no restrictions on the import of cotton yarn, cotton yarn from India, Pakistan and other countries, the CIF price is even lower than China's cotton price, the downstream weaving enterprises are more willing to choose low-cost imported cotton yarn, which makes Xinjiang textile companies miserable . Liu Wei, deputy director of the Aksu Textile Industry Committee, said: "Spinning companies have a lot of losses, and the industry chain is losing a lot less." "The gap between domestic and foreign cotton prices is so great. As it continues, the advantage of producing in Xinjiang has not been left at all. "!" Shihezi head of a textile company truthfully said.

Labor shortage leads to cost increase in quality cotton production. The original "labor advantages" of Xinjiang enterprises are also being lost year after year. Whether it is in Shijiangzi, the old textile industrial base in northern Xinjiang, or Aksu in southern Xinjiang, the problem of "employment" is currently a problem. All textile companies are faced with the same problems, while adding a lot of costs to the textile industry.

“After two years of residence, the average wage has doubled. Now the average wage of workers in the factory has reached more than 2,200 yuan, which is even higher than our factory in the Mainland.” said Song Rui, general manager of Xinjiang Aksu Xinfa Cotton Industry Co., Ltd. . What makes enterprises more difficult is that even with such high wages, it is difficult to recruit workers in the local area. Because people in the local city do not want to be textile workers, the income of the surrounding farmers is not worse than the factory, and they are reluctant to do it.

Most of the textile enterprises in Shihezi City have recruited workers from the Mainland. According to statistics from the Administrative Committee of Shihezi Economic and Technological Development Zone, the average wage of local textile workers has exceeded the coastal areas. In southern Xinjiang, the problem is even more pronounced. "A year has basically run out of water once again. It has changed people like a lantern, and the company has always been in a state of training employees." A person in charge of a textile company says with a smile. ”

More difficult than the mainland counterparts, due to the restrictions imposed by the state's import quota management measures for cotton, there is almost no quota for imported cotton that can be applied by Xinjiang cotton spinning companies. This makes it impossible to use low-cost imported cotton to “low and high collocation” to reduce costs, but to use high quality. Cotton production "big goods." Although most of the textile enterprises in Xinjiang use advanced equipment at home and abroad, they can produce high-value-added products. However, most of the current production is still ordinary products with low added value.

Nowadays, in China's central and eastern regions, cotton textile companies are intensive, and the cotton spinning industry chain has become one-stop. Some simple textile mills in Xinjiang produce a single yarn product, and these products still need to be shipped to the Mainland for long-distance shipment. Once the downstream customer market is sluggish, The sales of enterprise products are naturally hindered. Faced with this situation, people in the industry stated that under the circumstances where the spread of cotton at home and abroad continues, low-end cotton spinning companies are bound to be eliminated. "Textile companies still have to reshape their competitiveness by developing new products, increasing their added value, and creating unique technological advantages."

The impact of policy still highlights the breakthrough, and it is still necessary to look inside the industry for analysis. In 2013, the possibility of unilateral ups and downs in cotton textiles is unlikely. The trend will be mainly remediation. The overall situation is slightly better than 2012, but it is still difficult to recover. The impact of the cotton policy on the industry is still outstanding. According to industry analysts, as the international cotton market is still in a state of oversupply, the international cotton price in 2013 lacked a sharp upward momentum. Due to the fact that the temporary purchase and storage of cotton will continue to be implemented, domestic cotton prices will remain high in 2013, and the issue of cotton price difference between domestic and foreign countries will continue to exist. Currently, the cotton price difference between domestic and foreign countries is as high as 5,000 yuan/ton. It is difficult for textile companies to adjust their negative influences caused by spreads alone. How to take measures from the policy level to effectively reduce the cotton price gap between domestic and foreign companies and ease the competitive pressures of cotton spinning companies will affect the textile industry. Important factors for the operation. At present, the country has not yet established a clear solution to the issue of the cotton price difference between domestic and foreign countries. However, it will be of great significance to promote the further improvement of the textile industry if it can study and issue relevant measures as soon as possible.

Liu Yanning said that we are actively fighting for cotton textile related support policies. Cotton is the main raw material for textiles in our region, which has a great impact on the production and operation of cotton textile enterprises. The People’s Government of the Autonomous Region has reported to the State “Request for Proposals on Promoting Coordinated and Sustainable Development of the Cotton Industry and Cotton Textile Industry in Xinjiang”, and we will actively follow up and implement the work. At the same time, representatives of Huafu Color Spinning Co., Ltd. proposed that the Xinjiang cotton used by Xinjiang textile enterprises should enjoy the treatment of imported cotton. Reforming the cotton industry's regulatory mechanism to directly supplement cotton farmers and align with the market. Representatives of Xinjiang Maxtron Textile Technology Co., Ltd. suggested that due to the high cost of transportation to the interior of the Xinjiang region and the long transportation time, policy support, but still greatly increased the company's operating costs and operating cycles compared with mainland enterprises. The government should introduce more favorable transportation policies to support enterprise development.

Since its arrival in Xinjiang Edan Textile Co., Ltd. in 1995, it has successively invested in seven textile companies and has become one of the largest wholly foreign-owned enterprises in Xinjiang. It has formed the first domestic cotton breeding, planting, ginning, and high-end production. Vertically integrated supply chain production of high-count cotton yarn. In the grim situation last year, the company still received good economic benefits. Yang Minde, chairman of Esquel Group, said: “We are not afraid of economic changes. The economy will become better, the company's performance will naturally become better; the economy is not good, but also can expand the company's market share. As long as the practice of internal strength, it is not afraid of economic changes.”

How to practice internal strength? In response to this, Yang Minde has put forward many suggestions and recruiting talents is a top priority. In addition to this, it is also important to develop informatization, improve technical skills, and pay attention to brand culture. Yang Minde said, "At present, many people think that China's textile industry is no longer competitive, many textile companies have moved to Cambodia, and the cost of domestic coastal labor is too high, India or to replace China's former position." For textiles The current state of the industry, Yang Minde believes that although there are many challenges faced by domestic textile companies, they are not incurable. Today's competition is a battle for talents. With talented people, we can use technology to improve workers' productivity and reduce Waste, improve the competitiveness of enterprises. Yang Minde said: "So we will not move to a place where the labor force is cheaper. Instead, we will choose places where there are talented people. The places with more talented people are also the most competitive places."