“Left-hand” spandex, “right-hand” aramid; “left-hand” conventional, “right-hand” high-performance; “left-hand soft elastic”, “right-hand tough”. In my country’s chemical fiber industry, Yantai Taihe New Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Taihe New Materials”), which owns “double fiber” with a completely different style, can be described as a “minority”.
In the past 10 years, from elastic fiber spandex to high-performance fiber aramid, Taihe New Materials has always adhered to technological innovation and product innovation, and continued to enhance its leading position in the two subdivisions, especially the profound changes The competitive landscape of the global aramid industry.
In the past 10 years, from Yantai, Shandong, on the coast of the Bohai Sea, to Ningdong, Ningxia, on the Loess Plateau, Taihe New Materials has actively integrated into the national “Belt and Road” initiative, implemented the western development strategy, and “taken root” in the vast Yellow River in the northwest. Land, in the hot land of Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base, a wonderful chapter of chemical fiber enterprises’ “westward expansion” in pursuit of high-quality development has been written.
The vitality of the spandex sector
In the past 10 years, the production capacity of my country’s spandex industry has accounted for an increasing share of the world, and scale expansion and technological improvement have reflected the typical driving force of leading enterprises. Features. As a company that “started” with spandex, Taihe New Materials has naturally become a typical representative.
Over the past 10 years, although Taihe New Materials has continuously extended the industrial chain and formed 10 major product systems, the spandex segment has always been a core of its operations. In the past 10 years, its annual spandex production capacity has more than doubled; in 2021, its spandex segment achieved revenue of 2.82 billion yuan, accounting for 64.03% of the total revenue that year.
Over the past 10 years, Taihe New Materials has been making steady progress in the field of spandex and constantly making technological innovations.
Song Xiquan, chairman of Taihe New Materials, introduced that the technology R&D team has achieved remarkable results in spandex polymerization process control, production equipment improvement, and multi-head spinning technology through research on key control points in the production process. The improvement of technology not only achieves energy saving, consumption reduction, quality and efficiency improvement, but also ensures the continuous improvement of the competitiveness of the company’s spandex products.
Over the past 10 years, Taihe New Materials has continued to carry out product innovation, and its differentiated spandex product development has always maintained the leading level in the industry. The company has launched a series of innovative spandex products, including black spandex, easy-dye spandex, low melting point spandex, degradable spandex, antibacterial spandex, etc. The functional indicators of its antibacterial, chlorine-resistant, dyeable, flame-retardant and other products are stable and have reached the top level in the industry; environmentally friendly GRS and degradable spandex are the current key development directions; both ultra-fine denier and ultra-coarse denier spandex have been realized mass production.
Taking black spandex as an example, this product can be interwoven with black nylon and woven on a small circular knitting machine.
Song Xiquan said that the biggest advantage of black spandex is that it adopts the dope dyeing process, which can reduce the subsequent dyeing process, which is not only green and environmentally friendly, but also saves the production costs of downstream customers. “In recent years, green products have become very popular in the market. Since black spandex has no dyeing process, it is not only environmentally friendly, but can also fundamentally avoid damage to the spandex yarn during the dyeing and finishing process. Sales have continued to increase in recent years.”
In the past 10 years, Taihe New Materials’ spandex products have basically achieved full coverage in all fields and specifications in the downstream, including underwear, swimwear, sportswear, jeans, socks, gloves, medical and sanitary materials, and automotive interiors. It is widely used in other fields.
Chi Haiping, general manager of Taihe New Materials, said: “Our spandex product research and development has always followed the market trend, grasped the direction of innovation, entered the market at an early stage of development in a certain field, and analyzed the market demand from the root. Develop products suitable for downstream applications. For example, the company’s fine denier products are currently used stably in four-way elastic fabrics, seamless underwear, high-end warp knitting, weft knitting, high-density card clothing and other fields, and are deeply loved by customers.”
Talking about the development focus of the spandex sector, Chi Haiping said that the company will focus on the national “double carbon” goal, start from raw material development, process innovation and other aspects, increase the development of green and sustainable products, and open up the upstream and downstream , improve the industrial chain. The company will continue to focus on research and development, adhere to the concepts of differentiation and functionality, and develop high-temperature resistant, high-rebound, ultra-fine denier, high-density needle and other products that meet the needs of the mid-to-high-end application market, and strive to occupy a stable market share in the high-end spandex application market. Stay at the leading level in the industry.
Aramid “boss” takes the lead again
Aramid is one of the three major varieties of high-performance fibers. Before the industrialization of aramid fiber in my country, developed countries had always monopolized aramid fiber technology. Taihe New Materials is the well-deserved leader in the domestic aramid industry. In 2021, its aramid segment revenue was 1.573 billion yuan, accounting for 35.71% of the total revenue that year.
Over the past 10 years, Taihe New Materials’ aramid technology has continued to make breakthroughs, the level of industrialization has continued to improve, the scale of production capacity has continued to expand, the aramid industry chain has continued to expand, product application areas have continued to expand, and it has been realized in more fields The domestic substitution of aramid fiber has also created the only aramid product chain in China that integrates aramid raw materials, aramid fiber, and aramid deep processing products, further changing the competitive landscape of the global aramid industry.
In the field of meta-aramid, over the past 10 years, Taihe New Materials’ meta-aramid production capacity has ranked second in the world, and its product competitiveness has continued to improve. The market share of its Tameda products has increased from about 35% in 2012 to 55% currently, accounting for 3% of the domestic market share.�Position. At the same time, newly built production lines in recent years are increasingly applying intelligent production, which also requires continuous improvement of spinning technology. However, it should be noted that for products with higher quality requirements, an appropriate number of spinning heads must be selected. “Song Xiquan said. In terms of product quality, its spandex was previously widely used in the fields of yarn wrapping and webbing. With the commissioning of the Ningdong project, product consistency has improved rapidly, and the market has rapidly expanded in weft knitting, warp knitting and other fields.
Data from the 2021 annual report show that in 2021, Ningxia Ningdong Taihe New Materials Co., Ltd., an affiliated subsidiary that mainly engages in spandex, achieved revenue of 1.576 billion yuan, and its net profit increased by as much as 1374.58% year-on-year.
In terms of aramid, the first phase of the para-aramid fiber project in Ningxia Ningdong Industrial Park started construction in 2018 and was put into production in 2020; the first phase expansion project started construction in the second half of 2021 and was put into production in 2022. As the Ningxia base is put into production , the annual production capacity of para-aramid fiber of Taihe New Materials ranks among the top four in the world.
With the successive commissioning of Ningxia aramid fiber projects, the process of domestic substitution of para-aramid fiber in my country has further accelerated, and the supply of products exceeds demand. situation, the company’s revenue and profits have grown steadily. In 2021, its subsidiary Ningxia Taihe Aramid Fiber Co., Ltd. achieved revenue of 436 million yuan, and net profit increased by 302.38% year-on-year to 83.2133 million yuan; in the first half of this year, its operating The revenue was 260 million yuan, and the net profit was 78.6617 million yuan.
Talking about the significance of the layout in the western region, Song Xiquan said: “In 2012, the company had three parks with a land area of 530 acres, and now it has developed to 530 acres. A park, 2,000 acres. As the company continues to grow and develop, its demand for land, energy, resources and supporting raw materials gradually expands. Ningxia has a rich coal chemical industry foundation, natural advantages in raw materials, and some preferential policies in taxation, electricity prices, etc., which is conducive to the company’s industrial transfer and scale expansion. Moreover, as the local government vigorously introduces light industry, supporting facilities for Ningxia’s textile industry have gradually improved and its development potential is huge. In this context, the company implements the ‘Yantai-Ningdong’ dual-base model to effectively complement each other in terms of industrial layout, structural adjustment, differentiated development, and production capacity expansion, forming an integrated system that combines thick and thin, and specifications and batch numbers basically cover all fields. comprehensive system. At the same time, by deploying in Ningxia, the company’s products can also radiate to the entire northwest textile market. “
“The roaring water of the Yellow River flows eastward day and night… The horn of large-scale development is sounded in the new era, and the magical west is catching up with the tide…” A famous singer at that time Wang Hongwei’s song “Singing in the West” sings the endless unrestrained and heroic spirit of the people on the plateau. Over the past 10 years, Taihe New Materials has taken root in the west, integrated into the west, “singing” to its heart’s content, and also sung the resolute commitment of a leading chemical fiber enterprise to join the great western region. The boldness and responsibility of development.
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