Grab orders, recruit companies, and stabilize development. Since the beginning of this year, Wujiang High-tech Zone (Shengze Town) has seized the domestic and foreign exhibition economy, improved and strengthened the business environment, encouraged and assisted enterprises to improve the level of integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, and the textile industry has shown a “sprint from the start, and a start from the beginning” “Run” positive attitude. From January to February this year, Shengze achieved an export volume of US$397 million, a year-on-year increase of 26.7% (2.822 billion yuan in RMB, a year-on-year increase of 30.1%), ranking first in Wujiang District in terms of growth rate.
In recent years, Shengze Town has seized the opportunity to accelerate the integration of the Yangtze River Delta and urban-rural integration, firmly grasped the exhibition economy, refined brand docking, and promoted the development of new foreign trade formats such as cross-border e-commerce. At the same time, it actively visited key trading companies and carried out “Knocking on doors to attract investment” helps companies obtain orders at home and abroad, grab orders online and offline, and dig out orders within and outside the town, accelerating the high-quality development of Shengze’s textile industry.
In February this year, 62 Shengze companies participated in the two major exhibitions, the 2024 Texworld Paris Fabrics and Accessories Exhibition (spring and summer) and the 2024 Première Vision Textile Fabrics Exhibition (spring) in Paris, France, reaching record highs in terms of quantity and quality. (59 of them participated in the Texworld fabric exhibition in Paris, France, accounting for nearly 70% of the city’s exhibitors). In March this year, more than 150 Shengze companies participated in the 2024 China Textile Federation Spring Joint Exhibition.
The rise in Shengze’s foreign trade in the first two months is not only due to the concerted efforts of the government and enterprises to seize the exhibition economy, but also reflects the fact that Shengze textile enterprises are actively cultivating their internal strength, enhancing their innovation and research and development capabilities, and their awareness of “let products speak” become stronger.
Cocoon Textile’s export volume from January to February nearly doubled year-on-year, and Zebra Textile’s export volume also increased significantly. What’s more worth mentioning is that recently, two new technological and environmentally friendly material-themed series of fabrics developed by Shengze Textile Enterprise Chongshang Times have gained market recognition. Among them, the iterative polyester series fabrics are not only hydrophilic and comfortable, but can also save 50% of energy during actual dyeing and printing processing, reduce dyeing and post-processing aids by 30%, and the residual liquid can be recycled 4 times, saving about 30% of water. 80%, becoming a typical representative of local textile companies accelerating the development of new productivity.
In terms of attracting large companies and improving the business environment, Shengze conducts regular visits and contacts with key trading companies, encourages local companies to expand and strengthen their trade shares, and attracts local companies from other placesAgent exportSome of them are returning to Shengze, and they are fully exploring the foreign trade export stock. Conduct in-depth research on major textile professional markets, and lead a team to carry out “knocking on doors to attract investment”. Promote the construction of international trade clusters in new urban areas, set up a dedicated investment recruitment team, fully carry forward the “forty-four thousand” spirit, and take the attraction of high-quality foreign trade enterprises as the core task. At the same time, we will optimize the trade environment, formulate preferential policies, and improve service facilities. At present, It has attracted a group of foreign trade companies from India, South Korea, Turkey, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, foreign trade andBuilding Economy’s demonstration effect has taken shape.
At the same time, Shengze Town comprehensively promotes space reconstruction, resource reorganization, and quality reshaping, and the results of the organic renewal of the textile industry are gradually reflected and amplified. On March 1 this year, the Wujiang Circular Economy Industrial Park laid the foundation and started construction. Six projects covering high-end printing and dyeing, modern logistics, green environmental protection and other fields were settled and started. The total investment reached 2.458 billion yuan, which will promote the overall renewal and improvement of the local printing and dyeing industry. Scientific and technological content, reducing pollution emissions, accelerating the sustainable development of low-carbon cycles, and driving the transformation and upgrading of the textile industry.
“Next, we will further broaden the efficient development path of the textile industry, promote the integration of scattered land through the implementation of ‘data acquisition’ and other measures, achieve efficient allocation of factor resources, provide more policy incentives for leading trading companies, and let Shengze enterprises If we are able to recruit and retain, we will be more confident and develop the foundation well, and empower the construction of a modern textile industrial system with new quality productivity to reach a new level.” said the relevant person in charge of the China Oriental Silk Market Management Office.
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