The 2022 World Textile Merchant Conference opens grandly: use “cloth” as a horse, touch “cloth” to become gold, and “cloth” all over the world…

The grand opening of the 2022 World Textile Merchant Conference: use “cloth” as a horse, touch “cloth” to become gold, and “cloth” all over the world…

On November 16, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, there was a lot of traffic outside the International Convention and Exhibition Center in Keqiao District, Shaoxing. Flags of dozens of countries were fluttering in the wind on the square. The venue was full of guests. From time to time, people of different skin colors could be seen talking about foreign countries. language of the attendees. On that day, it was loudly announced to the world that the 2022 Fifth World Textile Merchant Conference was grandly opened in Keqiao.

Keqiao is a world-famous “International Textile Capital”, with annual textile exports exceeding 100 billion yuan, and trade covering more than 190 countries and regions around the world. KeqiaoChina Textile CityThe annual transaction volume reaches 300 billion yuan, accounting for 1/4 of the world. With the theme of “integration creates global value”, this year’s World Textile Merchant Conference will bring together people from the global textile industry through the “online + offline” dual venue format, along the “ belt “All the Way” sets sail on the beautiful “New Silk Road”, jointly develops a road of open cooperation in industry and business, and jointly discusses a new future of connected industrial resources, smooth trade and investment, and integration and communication of civilizations.

The conference will comprehensively explore new trends in innovation and development of the global textile industry under the general trend of the new era from multiple dimensions such as industrial integration, digital transformation, sustainable change, and integrated innovation. The 30th anniversary of the naming of “China Textile City” was also held at the meeting, and the “Plan for Building a Modern “International Textile City”” and “China’sPrinting and Dyeing IndustryGreen were released. Development Report”, and completed the signing ceremony of the Global Textile Market Alliance (GTMA) “Silk Road Keqiao Covers the World”. Yuan Jian, deputy secretary of the CPC Keqiao District Committee and District Head of Shaoxing City, presided over the opening ceremony of the conference. He said that Keqiao, as the world’s largest textile trade gathering place and China’s 100-billion-level textileindustrial cluster, is continuing to amplify the advantages of “industry + market” and show strong vitality , strong resilience. From January to October this year, the output value of the region’s textile industry was 105 billion yuan, and the turnover of the Textile City market cluster was 277.7 billion yuan, an increase of 11.3% and 11.5% respectively. Taking the 30th anniversary of the title of China Textile City as an opportunity, Keqiao will firmly shoulder the mission of leading the development of high quality modern textiles and deepen “innovation-led, creativity-driven” Integrate into the world textile development pattern and the international textile economic and trade system in a wider scope, deeper level and with greater intensity. Ding Zhongli, Vice Chairman of the National People’s Congress and Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, sent a video message of congratulations. He said that the World Textile Merchant Conference has always focused on discussion, co-construction and sharing, actively integrated into the “One Belt and One Road” initiative, and strived to build an international stage for exchanges and cooperation in the textile industry. It has played an important role in the dual cycle of Shaoxing Keqiao in the textile field and deepened the It has established mutual trust and mutual benefit in the textile industry at home and abroad. “We hope that the textile companies participating in the meeting can jointly promote the exchange of resources for production capacity cooperation and the smooth circulation of the industrial chain and supply chain.” Ding Zhongli said.

Wang Jiangping, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the conference via video. He said that China’stextile industry, as an important participant and driving force in Chinese-style modernization, must thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party, based on the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, With the advantages of ultra-large market and complete industrial system, we can seize the major strategic opportunities to promote new industrialization, accelerate industrial transformation and upgrading, and achieve a higher level of opening up to the outside world. By improving the integrated development capabilities of the industrial chain, strengthening cross-border integration and innovation of industries, and promoting the green and low-carbon transformation of the industry, we will build an efficient and integrated industrial innovation ecosystem and promote the high-quality development of the textile industry to a new level. Lu Shan, deputy governor of the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government, said that Zhejiang’s textile industry has a long history and profound foundation. In 2021, enterprises above designated size in the textile and clothing industry in Zhejiang Province achieved a total industrial output value of more than one trillion yuan and an operating income of 1,071.6 billion yuan, both exceeding the one trillion mark. Despite the deep pressure on the development of the textile industry, from January to September this year, the textile industry in Zhejiang Province still achieved a growth rate of 4.1%, 0.8 percentage points higher than the national level. Lu Shan pointed out that Zhejiang Province will take the lead in digital reform, take “industrial brain + future factory” as the core scenario, serve the national strategy as the guide, make full use of the big market and big cycle, and better attract global elements. Promote the coordination of the industrial chain, innovation chain and value chain, and strive to build a world-class modern textile advanced manufacturing cluster.

Focusing on the theme of the conference, Wu Jing, vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and vice chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, expressed three expectations for the future development of Keqiao in his speech. The first is to stand at a high position, perform tasks while fulfilling the mission, and continuously develop and expand the beautiful economy and fashion industry of China Textile City. The second is to concentrate our efforts and show our talents in entrepreneurship and innovation. We have continued to make breakthroughs in the introduction of overseas high-tech enterprises, high-techtalents, and overseas Chinese talents. The third is to look at the world, set an example in opening up to the outside world, actively connect with the “Belt and Road” construction, and promote deepening reforms from a higher starting point and a higher level of opening up to the outside world. Shi Huifang, deputy secretary of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee and mayor, said in his speech that in recent years, Shaoxing has focused on reshaping its industrial advantages by “vacating the cage for birds” and gathering industrial momentum through innovation and change.”Recycling” speech. She said that at present, the circular transformation of China’s textile and apparel industry has achieved diversification of the structure of fiber raw materials, increased exploration of green design practices, improved resource recycling levels in the manufacturing process, and the gradual emergence of sustainable consumption trends. With achievements such as the basic formation of a comprehensive utilization industry chain for waste textiles, Professor Zhu and his team are also working on new technologies for pulping and purification of waste cotton textiles and high-purity recycling of waste polyester. BHET has made progress and breakthroughs in new technologies and other aspects. In the future, it hopes to strengthen cooperation with Keqiao in original fibers so that Keqiao’s fabric performance can also be “global.” Tan Jianrong, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Zhejiang University, said in his speech “Digital Economy and Digital Transformation: Key Technologies and Development Trends” that at this stage, textile companies generally face operating difficulties. The fundamental reason is that market demand has changed, mainly reflected in batch production. Production has changed to customized production, and single products have developed in the direction of multiple varieties. To this end, the textile industry needs to use the digital economy to drive high-quality development of enterprises. Tan Jianrong pointed out that the real digital economy needs to integrate product design and intelligent technology: apply artificial intelligence to the manufacturing industry to form intelligent manufacturing; complete process improvement through intelligent manufacturing; Strengthen quality through intelligent manufacturing; provide extended services through intelligent manufacturing; expand the market through intelligent manufacturing. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed “promoting high-level opening up”. The 2022 Fifth World Textile Merchant Conference provides a new historical starting point and opportunity for Keqiao, Shaoxing, and also adds new impetus to the recovery and growth of the world’s textile industry. The holding of the conference series activities will also further promote innovation, change, exchange and cooperation in global textiles in the fields of digital empowerment, fashion design, green and low carbon, and make greater contributions to building a new world textile industry community with a shared future.