Survey on the Current Situation of the Textile and Garment Industry in the Pearl River Delta Region With the appreciation of the RMB, the rising prices of oil and raw materials, and the continued deterioration of the international market, especially the European and American markets, my country's textile industry is facing the dilemma of internal and external troubles.

The pressure from internal and external troubles is huge. Some data since 2008 have caused concern about the prospects of textile and apparel exports this year: According to data from Guangzhou Customs, from January to February 2008, my country's textile and apparel exports were US$16.44 billion, an increase of only 5.7%.

As the country's largest textile and apparel export province, Guangdong Province's textile and apparel exports were US$3.52 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 11.3%.

In 2007, the growth rates of national and Guangdong textile and apparel exports were 18.9% and 18.7% respectively.

Orders determine production, and insufficient orders have become a common problem faced by textile and garment enterprises in the Pearl River Delta.

Chen Shubin, president of the Foshan Textile and Garment Industry Association and general manager of Foshan Qiaoli Chemical Fiber Weaving Co., Ltd., said that the export markets for Guangdong's textile and apparel are mainly Europe and the United States. Prices in the European and American markets are relatively high and order volumes are relatively large, while Latin American and Southeast Asian countries

The order amount is small and the unit price is low.

The sluggish U.S. economy since last year has led to a continuous decrease in orders from Europe and the United States, which has put great pressure on corporate exports.

According to customs statistics, Guangdong's clothing exports to the United States in 2007 were US$4.44 billion, only a slight increase of 2.5% over the previous year. From January to February this year, Guangdong's clothing exports to the United States were US$280 million and US$160 million respectively, a significant year-on-year increase.

Decreased 27.9% and 41.9%.

At the same time, changes in domestic and foreign policies and the continued rise in raw material prices have become "straws" for textile companies.

The first is the continuous appreciation of the RMB.

Cai Minqiang, chairman of Chaozhou Mingrui Group, the country's largest wedding dress manufacturer, told the author that it usually takes about half a year from order receipt to delivery, and the appreciation of the RMB during this period consumes most of the profits.

Since 2007, enterprises' export exchange costs have increased by 20% to 25%.

If the RMB continues to appreciate, the survival of textile export companies will be even more difficult.

Secondly, labor costs increase.

After the Spring Festival, the average salary of textile workers in Xiqiao Town, Foshan, a famous textile town in China, has reached 1,600 to 1,700 yuan per month, an increase of more than 20% from last year.

Third, oil prices and raw materials continue to rise.

Since the second half of last year, international oil prices have continued to rise, putting huge cost pressure on textile companies.

The rise in oil prices has directly caused the price of petrochemical fiber products as raw materials for textiles to rise, and transportation costs have also increased significantly.

At the same time, raw materials for textiles and clothing such as cotton are also rising sharply.

Rising costs and power shortages At present, the Pearl River Delta is in a critical period of industrial transformation and upgrading. In addition to the impact of market environment and macro-policy factors, the traditional textile industry is also facing increasingly stringent environmental protection requirements and power bottlenecks.

Restricting the development of enterprises.

At the end of last year, Foshan Nanhai District included 17 local printing and dyeing companies in Xiqiao Town on a blacklist for rectification within a time limit, requiring rectification within a time limit. Any dyeing and finishing companies that still do not meet the requirements for planning, environmental protection, safety production, etc. will be punished in accordance with the law.

Implement shutdown.

At this time, eight dyeing and finishing companies in Shishan Town have been ordered to close by the government.

Dyeing and finishing is an indispensable link in the textile chain. The lack of this link will have a significant impact on the entire industrial chain, and increasing rectification efforts will undoubtedly greatly increase the costs of enterprises.

On the other hand, the Pearl River Delta region is in short supply of electricity, and the power supply policy of "three cuts and four days" is generally implemented, that is, there are three days of power outage and four days of power supply in a week.

Some companies reported that the power restriction policy forced each company to provide its own generator and use diesel to generate electricity during power outages. The rising oil prices also made it difficult for many companies to bear.

At the same time, the power rationing policy affects the operating rate of enterprises. The operating rate is insufficient, and workers have low floating income. In order to retain workers, some factories have implemented guaranteed wages. Workers can get money regardless of whether they are operating or not.

Product innovation and diversified operations In the past few years, with the large-scale transfer of international textile and clothing orders to China, my country's textile industry has experienced a process of rapid expansion of production capacity. However, with the changes and contraction of the international and domestic markets, the industry is facing a reshuffle. situation.

At the same time, as a traditional manufacturing industry, some debts of the textile and garment industry in terms of environmental protection and product quality improvement have also been revealed. To survive in the cracks, it must adapt to market changes and move toward standardized production, product innovation, and diversity.

business transformation.

On February 29 this year, all 17 printing and dyeing companies in Xiqiao laid sewage pipes and connected them to the industrial sewage treatment plant in Xiqiao Textile Industry Base. The entire project investment exceeded 60 million yuan.

In the future, sewage will be uniformly discharged from each factory to the sewage treatment plant. After treatment, the final discharged sewage will at least meet Category 4 water standards. For the printing and dyeing industry, it can be called almost zero discharge.

Faced with a difficult business environment, some textile companies believe that only through continuous innovation and product diversification can they survive in the cracks.

Since the end of last year, some small businesses that cannot withstand the pressure have closed down in various parts of the Pearl River Delta.

The person in charge of Guangzhou Huanya Garment Co., Ltd., whose factory is located in Panyu, Guangzhou, said that the overall orders have definitely decreased.