Functional yarn and fabric: an important direction for upgrading Chinese yarn manufacturers

According to customs statistics in recent months, China's textile exports have a strong growth momentum, indicating that China's manufacturing advantage in international competitiveness is still huge. But this does not mean that the future market prospects are optimistic.

It is highly likely that the global economy will enter a downturn and depression. Whether China's textile industry is a dual circulation or an internal circulation in the future, it faces a topic, that is, industrial upgrading.

The transfer of the production and manufacturing links of textile products with relatively low added value to Southeast Asian countries with lower costs is determined by economic laws and is a general trend.

So how can our domestic spinning companies adjust their product structure and increase the added value of their products?

According to various comprehensive analysis and judgments, functional yarns and fabrics will become the most popular products in the future textile consumption field.

There are several areas worth paying attention to:

01

Sportswear

Sports and fitness will become the main components of people's lives. The functional needs of sportswear are more concentrated in moisture absorption, quick drying, elasticity, and light weight.

Outdoor sports have special needs for functions such as anti-ultraviolet, moisture absorption and breathability, and waterproof and mosquito repellent.

"Shark skin" swimsuit made of oxygen-proof elastic yarn + ultra-fine nylon yarn

Professional athletes have more special requirements for clothing. For example, imitation shark skin swimsuits can significantly reduce water flow resistance. Sportswear with far-infrared transmission function can promote blood circulation and stimulate muscles with micro-current, which helps to recover from fatigue and improve competition results.

02

Professional clothing

With the division of labor in society and economic development, almost all professions have specific clothing functional requirements. In addition to good wearing comfort, professional clothing also needs to add new functions according to the nature of their work.

For example, professional clothing in industries such as banking, insurance, securities, and real estate, in addition to good fur-like effects, must also have anti-fouling and machine-washable functions. It is hard to imagine that a bank clerk in a suit and leather shoes but covered in dust and dirt will leave a good impression on customers.

For security and anti-riot work such as police and security guards, outerwear, gloves and hats all need to have protection functions such as anti-knife cuts and anti-knife stabs.

Professional clothing in the firefighting and metal smelting industries most needs flame retardant and heat insulation functions.

Doctors, nurses, and epidemic prevention professional clothing need to have antibacterial, deodorizing, and anti-fouling, and even anti-virus and airtight isolation functions.

The work clothes of chefs and catering waiters should have good anti-fouling properties, and they should not be stained by oil stains or vegetable stains.

The main material used in Kevlar bulletproof vests is an aromatic polyamide organic fiber (aramid), which can effectively dissipate and absorb the kinetic energy of bullets.

Military clothing is a special professional clothing. Depending on the different arms, the needs are more complex and diverse. For example, the southern navy has been in a state of high temperature and high humidity with salt for a long time, the northern border

guards are in a high-cold and dry environment, and the engineers often work under high temperature and scorching sun...

The most classic example of functional textiles is the special fabric bulletproof vest made of high-strength fiber.

03

Health functional clothing

The future consumers' attention to their own health and the requirements for clothing fabrics will also generate many business opportunities.

Active heat preservation/cooling clothing using portable energy conversion elements

For example, zero-formaldehyde children's clothing,

warm clothing made of heat-insulating heating fibers,

anti-mite bedding,

graphene fiber fabrics with blood circulation and health care functions,

fiber fabrics that can release negative ions,

actively heated or cooled clothing,

clothing that responds intelligently to environmental changes...

Alibaba's new manufacturing platform and a famous clothing brand have recently successfully developed anti-virus fabrics, which may become a hot spot in the current market.

Japanese scientists combine nano-level platinum with polyester fibers to produce special clothing for athletes, which can significantly eliminate fatigue and improve competition results.

Whether the above cases are true or not, at least they are an inspiration to us: demand is everywhere, let's see how we find it!

Some experts say that there is great room for growth in industrial textiles in the future. To be honest, most industrial textiles are made of non-woven fabrics made of chemical fiber filaments or staple fibers. For most staple spinning companies, there is little room for development in this field.