At the beginning of this year, a “Notice on Carrying out Textile Finishing and Sizing and Industry Environmental Improvement Actions” was circulated in Shengze Town, Wujiang District. It can be seen from the notice that companies engaged in rotary screen printing, Flat screen printing, transfer printing, digital printing, digital transfer printing, lamination, laminating, hot stamping, shaping, flocking and other production enterprises will be rectified!
As expected, on July 19, the Shengze Town Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau coordinated and established 12 joint inspection teams with a total of about 70 people. The town’s rotary screen printing and flat screen printing enterprises carried out joint law enforcement and centralized clampdowns. In this operation, a total of 21 companies were banned.
Printing, as an indispensable finishing and processing link in the textile industry, occupies a place in the Shengze market. There are a large number of printing companies in Shengze area. So, what impact will this regulation have on printing companies?
How big are the printing companies in Shengze area?
It is understood that flat screen and rotary screen are actually water printing. At present, there are not many water printing companies in Shengze area, which are relatively concentrated. There are only dozens of large-scale companies. Generally, imitation silk women’s clothing will choose Water printing, so the order volume of water printing is still relatively large. In the past two years, due to the increasing environmental protection costs, the price has reached 2.5-4 yuan/meter.
Most of the remaining printing companies use transfer printing or digital printing. According to a survey, the total number of digital printing companies in Shengze area is about 300, with a total of about 1,000 digital printing machines. Digital printing is a green industry that is green, environmentally friendly, low-pollution and low-energy consumption. Digital printing does not require plate making and has short delivery time. It conforms to the current mainstream trend of innovation and speed in the market, so digital printing was once very popular!
According to a trader: “Generally speaking, the cost of digital printing will be much higher, and the price will be a little more expensive than water printing, about 1-2 yuan more expensive.”
However, low industry entry barriers have compressed the overall profits of the industry. In recent years, due to the increasing number of digital printing companies, competition has become more and more fierce. Companies also said that profits have dropped from 20-30 yuan/meter at the beginning of development to 2-3 yuan/meter. In particular, manufacturers doing pure processing are not having an easy time.
Impact of rectification: increased cost investment in the later period
At present, the textile industry has become an important environmental protection “Disaster Area”, as a part of finishing and processing, printing must also increase the intensity and speed of environmental protection, otherwise it will end up being banned! This round screen and flat screen printing rectification action once again reminds everyone that we must standardize operations and meet emission standards!
This also means that printing companies will increase investment in environmental protection in the later period, and the cost will be high. Generally speaking, the processing fee will also be However, due to the current deserted market conditions and lack of orders, there is no confidence to increase prices at this time. Therefore, this part of the cost needs to be borne by the enterprise itself. A printing company in the Shengze area said: “Our company mainly does transfer printing and digital printing. It has been in the off-season recently and there are not many orders. The order volume in the first half of the year was 50,000 to 60,000 meters. This year’s order situation has declined compared with last year. The orders on hand are Orders can only be maintained until the beginning of August.” The lack of orders in the textile sector has also led to unsatisfactory orders for finishing and processing.
Afterword
Nowadays, finishing companies are like textile companies. They are facing a situation where the strong ones get stronger and the weak ones are eliminated. Small-scale factories will face great financial pressure. Market competition is also becoming increasingly fierce. At present, the first thing that printing and finishing companies need to do is to ensure that their companies meet environmental protection requirements. At the same time, they need to continue to innovate and develop their own business in more fields! </p
