The printing and dyeing auxiliaries market is mixed and environmental pressure will accelerate the industry reshuffle

However, in a recent investigation, reporters found that for raw material suppliers in the printing and dyeing industry, the prices of dyes have continued to skyrocket, while the prices of printing and dyeing auxiliaries have always been stable, and even some products have fallen. Industry experts said that due to fierce competition and huge cost pressure, many printing and dyeing factories pay special attention to the unit price of auxiliaries, but are very general about unit production costs, not to mention dosage, efficiency, rework, repair, etc. Comprehensive unit cost. “The competition for additives is also fierce at present. Under the pressure of raw material costs, it is difficult to achieve high quality and low price.” The person in charge of an additive manufacturing company said when being investigated by reporters.

Unqualified work clothes such as dyeing fastness are mostly caused by unqualified additives

Since there are so many varieties of printing and dyeing auxiliaries, the quality of many products can only be known through testing. In printing and dyeing enterprises, incidents of fabric products not meeting standards or exceeding standards due to auxiliary problems often occur.

In early June this year, a workwear finishing company in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province reported to the Wenzhou Inspection and Quarantine Bureau a batch of imported workwear fabrics from Italy, with a quantity of 2,835 meters and a value of US$41,800, for use in suit finishing. The inspectors took samples and sent them to a qualified laboratory for testing. The results showed that the water-dyeing fastness of the fabric with the item number 499317EDMONDSTRETCH5965 was cotton staining level 2, and the water-dying fastness was cotton staining and alkali resistance level 2, which did not meet the relevant standards of my country.

Clinical medicine shows that when fabrics with poor dyeing fastness come into contact with the human body, dye molecules and heavy metal ions may be absorbed by the body through the skin and endanger human health. In addition, it may contaminate other clothing worn on the body, or stain other clothing when washing with other clothing. To this end, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine promulgated the national mandatory standard “National Basic Safety Technical Specifications for Fabrics” on January 14, 2011, which clearly stipulates that the water-resistant dyeing fastness and sweat-resistant dyeing fastness shall not be less than level 3.

On June 4, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province carried out a city-wide special inspection on the quality of work clothes in the circulation field. A total of 20 batches of work clothes were randomly inspected, of which 13 batches were unqualified. The failure rate is as high as 65%. The main problems have become the main problems, such as inconsistent content of fiber ingredients in commodities, excessive formaldehyde, excessive pH value, substandard dyeing fastness of commodities, and incomplete labeling.

“Formaldehyde exceeding the standard, pH value exceeding the standard, and the dyeing fastness of the product not meeting the standards are mainly problems in the use of printing and dyeing auxiliaries and the post-finishing process.” Industry experts said in an interview with reporters “This is related to the fact that many printing and dyeing companies attach great importance to the role of masters and ignore objective comparisons. The company’s supervisors will use some additives and processes based on their own experience and reject other products.

This is not only driven by interests, but also due to the limitations of one’s own knowledge and skills. It is unable to distinguish the good and bad additives and does not dare to use new additives. This is particularly prominent in low-end bleaching and dyeing, washing and dyeing, denim and other industries, which can easily lead to long-term problems such as substandard environmental protection, large batch differences, unstable quality, high actual costs, and difficulties in new product development. ”

The additive market is a mixed bag and small businesses have difficulty operating

With the development of the printing and dyeing industry, as coloring auxiliaries for upstream products, many auxiliary production companies have been established in Shishi, Fujian, Shaoxing and Xiaoshan, Zhejiang and other places in recent years.

It is understood that there are nearly 3,000 domestic printing and dyeing auxiliary manufacturers, mainly private enterprises, mainly concentrated in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, of which there are more than 600 in Jiangsu, more than 300 in Zhejiang, and the rest Companies are located in Shanghai, Shandong, Guangdong and other places. Most companies have small production scales, relatively single product varieties, low industry concentration, and fierce competition. According to statistics from PetroChina (601857, Stock Bar) and the Petrochemical Equipment Industry Association, in 2013, among the domestic companies producing printing and dyeing auxiliaries, there were three with a production capacity of more than 50,000 tons.

What is the current status of additive production? Since August last year, the Shaoxing Quality Supervision Department has conducted random inspections of auxiliary production units in Keqiao District for the first time. During the random inspection, it was found that the product quality qualification rate was low. Among the more than 70 auxiliary manufacturers in Keqiao District,�Only 43 family members are in formal units. “Even among the “regular army”, there are situations where there are no production standards, that is, “no-standard” households.” The relevant person in charge of the quality supervision department said that the additive market in Keqiao District is a mixed bag.

“Even some old medium-sized printing and dyeing auxiliaries companies are experiencing operating difficulties.” An industry expert said, “Jiangsu Dongtai Chemical Co., Ltd. reported the suspension of production and restructuring at the end of last year.” Dongtai The chemical industry is an old factory with a history of 50 years. It is a backbone enterprise in domestic fatty alcohols and fabric printing and dyeing auxiliaries. In 2012, it was also rated as a national high-tech enterprise.

“It is currently difficult for small auxiliary companies to survive. In the future, the industry competition pattern of fabric auxiliaries will be positioned in the mid-to-high-end market, environmentally friendly process technology and high value-added functional products.” A person in charge of an additive manufacturing company said.

Environmental protection pressure will eliminate some small businesses and benefit large enterprises

In the past two years, national environmental protection policies have been intensively introduced, and governments at all levels have strengthened supervision of environmental protection. Companies that fail to meet environmental standards have resolutely suspended production and taken sanctions, which has also accelerated the pace of printing and dyeing. A reshuffle in the additive industry.

It was learned during the interview that most printing and dyeing auxiliary manufacturers are located in chemical industry parks, and implement “three wastes” management and supervision at the enterprise and park levels. Some parks can truly achieve zero wastewater discharge and reuse all reclaimed water, but this has virtually increased corporate costs, and some companies have no choice but to be eliminated because they cannot afford it.

Industry experts said in an interview with reporters that the demand for printing and dyeing auxiliaries mainly comes from fabric printing and dyeing, and the progress of the fabric industry will help drive a steady increase in domestic demand for printing and dyeing auxiliaries. According to the national “Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Industrial Fabrics Development”, “printing and dyeing finishing” technology will become one of the focuses of development and adjustment. “It is estimated that as the technical content and green barriers of printing and dyeing auxiliary products increase, the domestic market competition will gradually transition to high-end and differentiation. The leading domestic printing and dyeing auxiliary manufacturers will rely on their advantages in scale, technology and environmental protection. There will be greater room for progress.”

Printing and dyeing factories, the downstream customers of fabric auxiliaries, are still relatively scattered in China. With the increasing pressure on environmental protection, industry integration will be accelerated, and the general trend in the future will be towards concentration. Correspondingly, the fabric additives industry will also concentrate on leading companies with technology and service advantages.

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