In the first half of 2018, the textile gray fabric market in Jiangsu and Zhejiang ushered in crazy market conditions. Especially since March, the market situation has continued to heat up. The most talked about textile bosses are nothing more than “the white fabric cannot be adjusted”, “the price has increased again”, “the dyeing factory has been liquidated” and so on. Almost all types of fabrics are easy to sell on the market, especially the “bad fabrics” recognized by industry insiders in the past few years, such as polyester taffeta, pongee, lightweight fabrics, etc., which have become “hard to find”. Polyester taffeta and pongee, which many weaving manufacturers did not bother to produce in the past, have become popular, and the profits of looms have doubled.
So in the first half of the year, which fabrics were on the best-selling “Langya List”? How have sales of these fabrics changed compared to last year? Which fabrics will seize the market limelight in the second half of the year? To this end, China Silk City Network visited several representative weaving companies in the textile town of Shengze.
1. Which specifications of fabrics topped the best-selling “Langya List” in the first half of the year?
In the first half of this year, it was common for weaving manufacturers to queue up for regular products, which caused the gray fabric market inventory to drop to the lowest level in recent years. According to the monitoring of China Silk City Network, the current inventory of gray fabrics in Shengzedi is about 22-23 days, a decrease of 7 days compared with the same period last year, and some products have zero inventory.
In an interview, Mr. Huang of Wujiang Yunsheng Dyeing and Weaving Co., Ltd. said that as a dyeing factory in the first half of this year, the most intuitive feeling is that there is no cloth that is difficult to sell. Especially in March and April, production orders for conventional products such as polyester taffeta and pongee are very full, making it much busier than the same period last year. He also pointed out that this year’s market situation is not actually about which fabric is particularly popular, but that the overall market situation for fabrics is very good.
1. Polyester taffeta
Needless to say, “bad cloth” polyester taffeta must be the best-selling fabric in the first half of the year. The booming market in the first half of the year was driven by fabrics, polyester taffeta accounting for a large proportion. The most common polyester taffeta specifications of 190T and 210T had to wait in line for several days to get the goods. The price has increased by 0.3 since the Spring Festival. -0.4 yuan/meter.
2. Polyester pongee
Like polyester taffeta, sales were also crazy in the first half of the year. Last year, the profit of pongee spinning on one loom per day was about 80 yuan. This year, it has risen to about 120 yuan. Mr. Shan of Wujiang Zhikun Textile Co., Ltd. said that in the first half of this year, the overall business has been very good. The looms are basically at full capacity and the delivery time of orders is about one month.
3. Composite silk and imitation silk
The first half of the year is the best-selling season for imitation silk, so imitation silk must be on the best-selling list of fabrics. . Lao Zhengyi, general manager of Suzhou Chensheng Textile Technology Co., Ltd., told reporters: “Our company’s fast fashion brands represented by ZARA and H&M have a greater demand for composite silk imitation silk this year, followed by 30S rayon, and sales are expected to increase compared with last year. It has increased by about 10%.”
4. Jacquard
The market for wide-width jacquard was relatively good in the first half of this year. Mr. Chen of Wujiang Golden Sun Textile Factory said that market orders for wide-width jacquard looms have increased compared with last year. Although the profit margin is about 7%-10%, the machine cost of the wide-width jacquard loom itself is relatively high, and it is an ordinary jet-jet loom. Several times that of a water loom. In the jacquard market in the first half of the year, imitation silk jacquard sales were very good, mainly used for clothing fabrics.
2. Why were these fabrics so popular in the first half of the year?
The market situation in the first half of this year is naturally due to the current high-pressure situation of environmental protection regulations. The elimination of water-jet looms has led to a reduction in production capacity, making most fabrics hard to find. In the past two or three years, orders from weaving factories have been good, but in the blank trade, business is much more difficult than before. As the price of gray fabrics rises, weaving factories have certain advantages in price. Therefore, current buyers generally come to weaving factories themselves, skipping traders.
In addition to environmental protection factors, the hot sales of the above-mentioned fabrics are due to the guidance of brand fashion trends on the one hand, and the control of costs by fast fashion brands on the other. They will not look for prices. Too expensive fabrics, but mainly conventional fabrics. In fact, buyers, driven by the mentality of buying up prices rather than buying down prices, also have some hoarding mentality. The first half of the year itself is also the peak season for the above-mentioned types of hot-selling fabrics. “It comes at the right time” is also a factor in the hot sales.
3. What is the current market situation of gray fabrics?
In May, although the weaving market is still relatively stable, the early cash queues to grab goods have eased a lot. Although the current market supply is more abundant than in the previous period, the inventory pressure on manufacturers is not very great. In terms of inventory, the inventory of gray fabrics in Shengze area is stable at about 24 days. In terms of startup rate, due to the impact of environmental protection, some manufacturers have limited production operations. The current startup rate of water-jet and air-jet looms is above 80%.
After analyzing the orders received by the dyeing factory, Mr. Huang of Wujiang Yunsheng Dyeing and Weaving Co., Ltd. said that judging from the current order receiving situation, the market situation has dropped somewhat. This is also a very normal phenomenon. In previous years, the market was in an off-season from this time until August.
The CEO of Suzhou Chensheng Textile Technology Co., Ltd. also said that the current market as a whole has begun to weaken, but it is also in line with past traditions. When the market begins to enter the development season in June, the market will weaken further.
4. Forecast: Which fabrics will be hot sellers in the second half of the year?
Since environmental protection actions have become stricter and low-end water-jet looms have been eliminated, conventional fabrics have become in short supply. During the peak season, they are out of stock and hard to find. Therefore, if the market is still hot in the second half of the year, the best-selling products must also be conventional fabrics. Polyester taffeta, pongee, imitation memory, etc. These conventional products are suitable for all seasons and are in large quantities, so they are more in demand than other fabrics during peak seasons.
Mr. Huang of Wujiang Yunsheng Dyeing and Weaving Co., Ltd. predicted the market situation in the second half of the year like this: If you want to ask, how will the fabric market situation be in the second half of the year? I think the second half of the year will still be good, but the domestic and foreign trade conditions may be different. Nowadays, the external environment is more turbulent, but the domestic trade market continues to be prosperous, so domestic sales may still be better than foreign trade.
Mr. Shan of Wujiang Zhikun Textile Co., Ltd. said that the market situation in the second half of the year mainly depends on the performance of the external market. Nowadays, so many looms have been transferred outwards, the market situation in the second half of the year is really difficult to predict.
Summary: Most market participants are still optimistic about the market situation in the second half of the year. Downstream demand is still there. If there is no large investment in new production capacity in the central region, the market will still be in short supply, which will continue to push the market further. develop.
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