“You can’t recruit an ordinary production employee with 5,000 yuan. It’s too difficult to recruit in the printing and dyeing industry now.” The HR in charge of recruitment at a printing and dyeing factory told the editor.
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Since entering 2021 , affected by the rise in international oil prices, since mid-June, which should have been the off-season for the textile industry, there has been an abnormal price increase. Not only the price of gray fabrics is rising, but also the costs of labor, additives, raw materials, etc. are rising, putting production-oriented enterprises under pressure.
On June 23, 25, and 28, two printing and dyeing manufacturers in Zhejiang adjusted their dyeing and finishing fees. Starting from July 1, the dyeing and finishing processing fees will be increased by 0.5 yuan per kilogram. , that is, the dyeing processing fee will be increased by 500 yuan/ton.
Grey fabric merchants and fabric merchants stock up because they determine that the peak season will usher in the second half of the year and which fabric will become the next The main sales force for half a year. There is no doubt that the current order stocking of autumn and winter fabrics has increased. According to a survey by Global Textile Network, autumn knitted fabrics in the traditional market of China Textile City have been partially sold well recently, and the transaction volume has increased partially. In autumn, thickened CVC wool velvet brushed door width 175CM, 270g/m2 fabrics, bleached, original white, off-white, beige, rose red, bright red, emerald green, sky orchid, Baolan and other color fabrics are popular in season, small Batch and multi-batch shipments are partially increased. Autumn knitted cotton woolen fabrics and sweatshirt fabrics are popular. 30S pure cotton, T/C polyester-cotton 30S, CVC30S knitted cotton woolen fabrics, sweatshirt fabrics with silver gray, light gray and heather gray fabrics have large partial sales volume, especially heather gray fabrics. Fabric shipments are in larger batches.
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In the post-epidemic era, With the change of consumption concept, the market demand for sports and leisure clothing is gradually increasing, and elastic fabrics have become the “new favorite” of the market. As the main raw material for elastic fabrics, the price of spandex has also been rising as demand heats up. Spandex rose rapidly in June. Taking 20D spandex as an example, the price was 93,500 yuan/ton as of July 1, an increase of 5,000 yuan/ton from the beginning of June, climbing to a 10-year high.
On July 1, the price of a spandex factory increased by 1,000 yuan/ton, 20D reported 105,000 yuan/ton, 30D reported 92,000 yuan/ton, and 40D reported 76,000.
Abnormal price increases in the off-season, no matter which one it is, make textile people extremely tired. An increase in order volume should be a good thing, but when raw materials rise and the sales end cannot sell at high prices, textile factories can only grit their teeth and choose to raise prices.
However, even if the prices of textile raw materials change day by day, most weaving companies still dare not adjust prices too high. The increase in order volume does not mean much profit for weaving companies.
Although some companies have begun to increase prices, the increase is only due to the increase in raw materials, and there is no price adjustment to increase profits. Furthermore, downstream customers do not accept excessive price increases at all, and some customers even canceled orders due to price increases.
Price increases can solve the problem of rising raw material costs, but they cannot solve the problem of downstream sales. As the prices of textile raw materials change day by day, it is unrealistic for companies to adjust prices frequently. Although it is currently the off-season, the increasing orders also confirm a result. In the peak season, raw materials are more likely to rise than to fall.
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As the second half of the year With the arrival of the peak season for the textile industry, all links in the entire industry chain, except for raw materials, may experience production congestion and cost increases. By then, it is not impossible for the entire textile industry to increase prices across the board.
Price increases in the textile industry are unavoidable, but companies are not helpless. For those large textile companies, when costs are sufficient, they have developed new technologies and materials to reduce costs and improve efficiency. For those small and medium-sized textile companies, if they do not have the ability to develop new technologies, they must first ensure that they can not lose money. Even if orders come in one after another, many small-scale companies will choose not to take orders or take fewer orders in order to avoid losing money. This will reduce your own costs.
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