It is necessary to reduce energy consumption without “one size fits all”, this is what textile companies say when faced with “dual control”
In recent times, the “power rationing and shutdown wave” has swept across more than 10 provinces across the country, and news related to “power rationing” has been on the hot search several times.
“There have been power rationing situations during peak power consumption in previous years, but the current situation is unprecedented.” General Manager of Fulida Group Hangzhou ImportExport Co., Ltd. Wuwei said that in previous power restrictions, relevant departments would notify companies in advance to give companies a buffer, but this time the power restrictions are uncharacteristic and have an impact on the normal production and operation of companies.
With the implementation of measures such as dual energy consumption control and power rationing, the shutdown of textile enterprises has spread to many regions across the country. Relevant monitoring platforms show that at present, the startup rate of elasticated looms in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has dropped from more than 80% before the Mid-Autumn Festival to about 60%, and the startup rate of looms has dropped from about 60% to about 40%. This is also the lowest since the Spring Festival this year. lowest level. Industry experts predict that the impact of power restrictions and production shutdowns in the textile industry may last until the end of the year.
Production capacity is limited
Enterprise orders have an impact
Recently, the problem of tight power supply has become a hot topic in the textile industry.
“This year’s market conditions and sales are very good, but due to production and power restrictions, our current production capacity can only reach about 70% of August.” Wu Wei said that although the company has its own power plant, this time It is also within the jurisdiction of production restrictions. For orders that cannot be completed in time, companies can only do nothing.
Zhejiang Province, where Fulida is located, has made curbing the blind development of local “two high” projects a top priority in dual control of energy consumption and achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.
“Now Keqiao is implementing graded production restrictions based on the per-mu benefit evaluation. Category A companies start operation for 8 days and stop work for 2 days, class B companies start work for 7 days and stop work for 3 days, class C companies start work for 6 days and stop work for 4 days, D Category A enterprises and enterprises under the jurisdiction will start production for 4 days and suspend production for 6 days.” Jin Huangen, general manager of Zhejiang Jinsheng Textile Co., Ltd. said, “Although Category A enterprises are relatively less affected, we hope to be able to arrange by ourselves which days we will start work and which days. Production will be suspended every day, so that order arrangements can be more reasonable.”
“Production restrictions combined with a sluggish market have had a greater impact on us. For example, some customers used to order around 3,000 meters, but now they are worried about whether we can ship goods in time and start to spread their orders. Orders, now the order quantity of an order has been reduced to about 500 meters.” A person in charge of Shaoxing Keqiao fabrics enterprise who did not want to be named told a reporter from China Textile News At present, Keqiao has issued a notice that the temporary power rationing state will continue until December this year. “But I speculate that time will continue, and energy consumption control will become a long-term measure, at least until next spring.”
In Jiangsu Province, textile companies have also been affected by dual energy consumption controls. A double reduction control plan for energy consumption released by Jiangsu Province in mid-September shows that companies are required to limit production according to grades. Printing and dyeing enterprises have all limited production in accordance with the “open two, stop two” measure, divided into two batches, and produced in turn. The relevant person in charge of a fabric company in Shengze, Jiangsu Province said frankly: “Now is the peak production season, and lower operating rates will inevitably bring subsequent production pressure. However, if we rush to ship goods later, it will inevitably cause order delivery conflicts and warehouse explosions. Wait for the situation. In this regard, we can only try to deal with it.”
In addition, the person in charge of some fabric companies in Guangdong and Fujian provinces told the reporter of China Textile News that although the current dual control policy has limited impact on the company as a whole, the company’s production and operation are still in order, but they are also worried about the impact of power cuts. will continue and will trigger more chain reactions in the industry.
Supply is tight
Raw material prices continue to rise
Due to limited production capacity, the term “tight supply” has been ringing in the ears of textile workers since September. The prices of some textile raw materials have increased due to production restrictions, and supply has exceeded demand, with prices hitting record highs. On October 15, the main cotton futures contract in my country was once again sealed at the daily limit, rising by 1,570 yuan/ton in a single day. The current price of 22,855 yuan/ton has rewritten the highest price record since 2012. At the beginning of the year, the cotton price was still 14,000 yuan/ton. About yuan/ton.
On October 18, the ex-factory price of dispersed black ECT 300% from many dye manufacturers has risen to 42 yuan/kg, and the prices of other products have also been raised simultaneously. In mid-September, the price of dispersed black ECT300% was only 27 yuan/kg. “Because the ex-factory price of dyes has increased significantly, at the end of September, some dealers even appeared to be holding back their goods and reluctant to sell.” said Jun Fang, director of the media department of Shanghai Qicaiyun E-commerce Co., Ltd.
The price of raw materials changes every day, and it is normal for manufacturers to close their orders. The shortage of raw materials has triggered a “domino” effect of “price increase – shortage – further price increase” in the textile industry, which has had an impact that cannot be ignored on the entire industry chain.
“The biggest impact on us is the increase in dyeing fees. During the National Day holiday, we received two price increase letters from dyeing factories, with the range being about 10% to 20%.” Jin Huangen said.
It is understood that recently, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Jiangsu have��Printing and dyeing factories have issued dyeing fee adjustment notices, and dyeing products have been increased by 300 to 1,000 yuan/ton. On October 15, some printing and dyeing companies issued price adjustment letters again, raising the dyeing fee by 500 yuan/ton; if a generator is used for power supply, the increase will be 1,000 yuan/ton. Jin Huangen said frankly: “We can also understand the price increase of dyeing factory products. As long as the construction period can be guaranteed, everything will be fine.”
“This year’s ‘Golden Nine and Silver Ten’ period is a hurdle.” Wu Wei said that in addition to limited production capacity, the rapid increase in upstream cotton prices also caught companies off guard. “A series of issues related to customer orders and later stocking have put the company’s production in a passive position.”
There is no doubt that the price of textile raw materials has risen sharply recently, and the upstream and downstream enterprises in the industry chain are experiencing mixed joys and sorrows. In particular, industries in the middle reaches of the industry such as fabric printing and dyeing are facing greater crises and risks. This has been reflected in the past year among these industries. The number of companies involved in cancellation, bankruptcy, closure, and integration can be seen.
Survival of the fittest
Overall improvement is the goal
Even so, the heads of many textile companies still understand the dual control of energy consumption.
”Environmental protection should be the obligation and responsibility of every fabric company. Our company attaches great importance to the application of environmentally friendly materials, and our products have also passed relevant international verifications. “Hu Hui, senior business manager of Guangzhou Meiyingda Textile Co., Ltd., said that the current downstream demand is relatively ideal. In the short term, the business will be affected to a certain extent, but the impact on the annual operation will not be significant. Hedging can be done by adjusting the maintenance rhythm.
“Output reduction and raw material prices rising in an orderly manner are not necessarily a bad thing for fabric companies.” Jin Huangen thinks more long-term. He analyzed that dual energy consumption control affects the entire textile industry, not just individual companies. Therefore, dual energy consumption control not only plays an important role in energy saving and emission reduction, but also in environmental protection. It is to increase product prices by limiting production capacity.
“Dual control of energy consumption accelerates the survival of the fittest in the industry, which is beneficial to preventing overcapacity and excessive competition in the future.” Chen Qun, corporate culture manager of Huafu Fashion Co., Ltd., believes that in this round of dual control of energy consumption, people can survive The remaining companies will further integrate resources, absorb the market share of those eliminated companies, further increase their market share, form scale, increase profit margins and influence, and eventually develop into a leader with global competitiveness and bargaining power. enterprise.
Industry experts pointed out that the dual energy consumption control campaign will accelerate the elimination of backward production capacity, further increase industry concentration and profitability, and will help incubate leading global companies; vigorously Develop “specialized, specialized and innovative” enterprises, break through “stuck-up” technologies, and realize the establishment of a truly high-end manufacturing country.
What is gratifying is that the previously relatively extensive and rigid power limiting methods are becoming more and more refined and flexible. Recently, Zhejiang Xiaoshan Power Supply Company launched the “four disks and one code” dual control mechanism for orderly electricity use and energy consumption to help textile companies achieve precise policies for orderly electricity use and dual control of energy consumption.
“Originally, we had to always pay attention to information release and adjust production plans simultaneously. If the planned plan could not be implemented due to temporary power outage, we would face more losses. Now with this code, you can see it by just scanning it It is very convenient to receive all kinds of information and take the initiative in our own hands.” Xiang Xingfu, chairman of Zhejiang Hangzhou Xinghui Chemical Fiber Group Co., Ltd., said that as long as he scans the “Energy Consumption Dual Control Code” with one click, he can control the energy consumption independently. Identify the company’s daily energy consumption ranking in the district and the company’s remaining energy consumption quota for the year, and rationally arrange the factory area to formulate corresponding production plans based on the orderly electricity consumption and energy consumption dual control plan for the week displayed by scanning the QR code.
Some people in the industry said that overall, it is necessary to implement dual energy consumption control and orderly power consumption requirements to the letter, and to put an end to formalism such as “one size fits all” and “expansion”. A brand new The energy supply and consumption layout is unfolding.
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