Resumption of work is only the starting point for the recovery of the textile industry…
With the initial control of the epidemic, the focus of national policies has shifted to “two-pronged” prevention and control of the epidemic and resumption of production. Major regions Textile companies have pressed the “start button” one after another. Since February 10, various enterprises across the country have resumed work in an orderly manner, but there are still many companies waiting to resume work. However, due to the impact of the epidemic, most companies’ “restart” actually means “opening the door”, and they still face various difficulties.
According to official data, the national transportation passenger flow is expected to be dominated by migrant workers returning to work by the end of February. Based on comprehensive judgment, the passenger volume of migrant workers returning to work is 300 million. So far, About 80 million people have returned to the city, and by the end of February about 120 million people have returned to the city. After March, about 100 million people have returned to the city. It can be seen that by the end of February, less than 50% of the people had returned to work.
Countdown! Two major clusters issued market resumption notices
On February 12, China Oriental Silk Market issued a notice: The market will officially open on February 21.
On February 14, Zhejiang Zheneng Shaoxing Binhai Thermal Power Co., Ltd. issued a steam resumption notice , normal supply will resume at 12 noon on February 18, 2020.
Textile friends in the circle of friends also issued notices that Keqiao China Textile City Market The market will also be open.
The two major cluster markets in Jiangsu and Zhejiang issued market resumption notices, and the market also pressed the start button , but the time for resumption of work in South China has not yet been determined, and Guangzhou Zhongda is still delayed indefinitely.
The return rate is only 20-30%, the factory is short of workers, and starting work ≠ turning on the machine!
Today’s resumption of work is only the starting point for the recovery of the textile industry, and companies are still affected by return rates and operating rates.
Judging from the national Spring Festival travel data, the current return rate of people returning home during the Spring Festival may only be 20-30%. Although the market began to resume operations on February 10, many people from other places were still “trapped” at home and did not return to the city as scheduled. And returning to the city does not mean resuming work immediately. The incubation period of the new coronavirus can be up to 14 days. Therefore, if you successfully pass multiple tests and rush back to the work place, you will also need to be quarantined at home for about 14 days, which means the impact of delayed resumption of work. It will last until the end of February or even early March.
“We have started work in the past few days, but the workers are not in place. I gathered employees from two factories into one factory, and I can only operate 12 machines, and the production capacity is very low. Low.” Mr. Chen, the textile boss, said frankly.
In addition, according to research, many production companies that have started operations are facing labor problems. A relevant person from a large textile company said that currently only one-third of its employees After returning to work, only 20% of the production capacity was restored, which was unable to meet the production capacity required by orders. “It is more troublesome for non-local workers to return now. They have to report and be quarantined, which will lead to a slow recovery of production efficiency. However, in special times, we can only follow the arrangements.”
It is understood that, Most of the workers in companies that started operations earlier are locals or outsiders staying there for the New Year. Therefore, the startup rate is generally not high, with a high rate of around 60% and a low rate of 20%. The time for more companies to resume work will depend on the market outlook. Depends.
Of course, due to the shortage of protective materials such as masks, many small and medium-sized textile bosses are not in a hurry to start work. After all, the risks of starting work are not small.
Factory Goods are available, the market is short of cars, start work ≠ deliver orders
As weaving companies start to work one after another, dyeing factories also resume color picking and order taking, and the recovery of all links seems to be “Organized” but not really. It is understood that there are still a few textile bosses who have started work recently and are worried about logistics problems. As early as early February, Jiangsu Shengze Logistics Co., Ltd. issued a notice: the opening time of Shengze Logistics Market was postponed to after 24:00 on February 20! Shaoxing Logistics Market will resume trading on February 18th!
“After the construction started, I I contacted the upstream raw material suppliers. Because there are traffic controls between provinces, truck drivers need to be quarantined after leaving the province, so the raw materials cannot be transported out. Fortunately, we don’t run many machines now and can last for a while. Otherwise, we will start the machine normally for a week. After that, we will run out of food.” Textile boss Mr. Wang said.
Mr. Yang, the owner of a simulated silk company, also said that he had already finished weaving the order and was waiting for the holiday to end as soon as possible to start shipping. But now he has to put it on hold because of the postponement of the market opening. “If we follow the normal time, the orders received before the Chinese New Year should have been sent out one after another, and the factory has also started to make new orders. However, now�One meter of cloth has not yet been sent out, and the factory is shut down. “Mr. Yang said.
Logistics problems have become another major problem for textile bosses after the shortage of workers.
It is understood that the resumption of work in the express delivery industry has just started. As of now, 13 delivery companies including China Post, SF Express, YTO Express, STO Express, and Best Express have entered normal operation. However, some outlets across the country are still not operating normally. , express delivery companies also have multiple restrictions on personnel rework, regional employment numbers, etc., and the express delivery industry has only recovered to 40-50%. In addition, logistics companies in various places have not yet returned to normal work, so for textile bosses, normal product delivery and raw material procurement are It is more difficult at this stage.
Nowadays, all textile companies that have resumed work or are about to resume work are doing their best to take relevant prevention and control measures to achieve both prevention and control and production. The government is also We are doing our best to manage corporate services and support companies in resuming work and production while taking relevant prevention and control measures.
On February 11, at the executive meeting of the State Council, it was further deployed to strengthen economic operation dispatch and adjustment while going all out to prevent and control the epidemic to better ensure supply. The meeting required that first, there are The second is to promote the production of key medical prevention and control materials to reach production as soon as possible, coordinate and solve problems such as equipment, labor, funds, raw materials and auxiliary materials, strengthen the precise docking and unified deployment of supply and demand, and ensure the needs of front-line prevention and control.
The Ministry of Public Security recently issued a notice stating that vehicles that have not passed through key epidemic areas are not allowed to set restrictions to persuade them to return; On February 12, the Ministry of Transportation once again emphasized that isolation measures will not be implemented for emergency transportation support personnel.
Overall, The number of companies in the textile market that have submitted applications for resumption of work has begun to increase, and as the time for resumption of work approaches, manufacturers’ concerns about employment, transportation, logistics and other issues will continue to rise. Perhaps there will be a “robbing people” or “car robbing” war in the market in late February. Fortunately, the epidemic is currently being controlled relatively smoothly, and the situation of downstream consumers still needs time to be verified. However, in the short term, macro policies will still provide certain support to the market!
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