In the first half of this year, the growth rate of industrial production in Shishi City slowed down. The total industrial output value increased by only 4.5%, and the industrial output value above designated size increased by 4.7%. However, the output value of textile and clothing industry above designated size increased by 9.5%. In the first five months of this year, the output value of textile and clothing industry above designated size only increased by 2.4%. This shows that in people's minds, the printing and dyeing industry is always labeled as "high pollution" and "high energy consumption". However, this impression needs to change. At a symposium held by Chuanfa Co., Ltd. recently with major customers in the Xiaoshao area, the bosses of these printing and dyeing companies talked more about two topics: how to make products more environmentally friendly and lower costs. Are low cost and environmental protection a mutually exclusive proposition? This may also be the question of left or right path choice that Xiaoshan's printing and dyeing industry is facing.

Environmental protection is a trend, but it is also very expensive
Xiaoshan has become the largest printing and dyeing base in the country, with more than 60 companies with an annual production capacity of 3.73 billion meters. In Xiaoshan, the development of the printing and dyeing industry has a rare location advantage, because the Xiaoshan area is the center of China's textile industry, and there are many downstream fabric and clothing companies. Both the fabric and clothing industries require supporting printing and dyeing industries.
However, these enterprises in our district face a common problem - environmental protection. In fact, printing and dyeing companies in our district have made a lot of efforts to protect environmental protection. A few days ago, the Municipal Environmental Pollution Remediation Work Leading Group conducted a pre-acceptance of the environmental pollution remediation work in the printing and dyeing chemical industry in the Xiaoshao area (Xiaoshan area) and made an evaluation: The rectification results have been remarkable and all rectification tasks have been basically completed.
What is gratifying is that a comprehensive atmosphere of energy conservation and environmental protection has been formed within the printing and dyeing industry chain. Energy conservation and environmental protection are not only the goals pursued by enterprises, but also the strategic direction of the entire printing and dyeing industry. As an upstream company, Chuanfa has also been committed to the research and development of energy-saving and environmentally friendly technologies and products. For example, they have currently developed a set of biological enzyme low-temperature and low-alkali processes that can save one-third of the steam volume.
Although environmental protection is a trend, it is also a bit of a "headache" for companies. "Our company is replacing ordinary printing and dyeing tanks with steam flow tanks. The advantage of using this tank is that the amount of wastewater produced is small, but the price is also very expensive. One tank costs 2 million yuan, which is 10 times that of ordinary dyeing tanks." Mr. Yu, the person in charge of a printing and dyeing company, told reporters that although replacing these tanks is relatively expensive, environmental protection is definitely a major trend in the printing and dyeing industry.

Low price is a magic weapon, and there are many methods
In the process of communicating with the heads of printing and dyeing companies, many business leaders bluntly stated that low prices are the magic weapon for many printing and dyeing companies in Xiaoshan to win. It is understood that the printing and dyeing industry in our district is mainly an industrial system based on chemical fiber woven printing and dyeing cloth, and also has the processing capabilities of cotton, knitting, silk and other products. From the perspective of product structure, most companies still produce conventional pure polyester and T/R blended wool-like fabrics for the Keqiao light textile market.
Focus on the production of conventional products, and the means of competition is the low-price strategy. Companies that adopt low-price strategies each have their own methods, and Shengshan Industrial is one of the more special ones. This company processes printing and dyeing products such as luggage fabrics, lining fabrics, elastic fabrics, etc., and its processing scale is the largest in the country. Xu Weizhong, vice president of Shengshan Group, said that their printed and dyed products are different from the printing and dyeing companies in Xiaoshan District, which can be regarded as differentiated competition. However, the high cost performance of the products is also an important factor in Shengshan's ability to gain such a large market share across the country. Holy Mountain Group not only reduces costs through process improvements, but also, unlike other companies, reduces costs through strengthening management.
The printing and dyeing industry already has a certain cluster effect in Xiaoshan and has a strong competitive advantage compared with other places. Judging from the general trend of the development of the printing and dyeing industry, ecology, fashion, comfort, health, energy saving and environmental protection are a general trend of future development. Among low-price strategies and environmental protection requirements, many printing and dyeing companies are looking for a balance point, hoping to have both their cake and eat it too, so that the entire industry can develop sustainably.
The textile and garment industry in Lion City recovered strongly in June. The textile and garment industry is the first pillar industry in Shishi City. The strong recovery of this industry indicates that the industrial economy of Shishi City will enter a new upward cycle in the second half of this year.