In 2022, this extraordinary year, the development of printing and dyeing industry has endured the pressure of many objective factors, but it also shows the vitality and toughness facing the future. The export of products increases against the trend, the transformation and upgrading continue to advance, the excellent enterprises set a good example, and the whole industry anchors the development goals of digitalization, quality and green. Contribute to the construction of a modern socialist country dyeing power. During this period, China Printing and Dyeing Industry Association also made unremitting efforts, carried out a lot of practical, innovative, forward-looking work, played an important role. At the beginning of the year, "Textile and Garment Weekly" interviewed Chen Zhihua, president of China Printing and Dyeing Industry Association, let's follow his story, review 2022, Endeavour 2023!

TAweekly: Could you please introduce the general situation of the development of printing and dyeing industry in 2022?

Chen Zhihua: 2022 is an extraordinary year. The ongoing evolution of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has caused high and volatile prices of energy, basic raw materials and other commodities, and highlighted the production cost pressure of printing and dyeing enterprises. Major economies in Europe and the United States accelerated monetary policy tightening under the pressure of high inflation, increasing downward pressure on the world economy. The frequent occurrence of the novel coronavirus epidemic has impacted the normal production and operation of the industry, but also significantly inhibited the end consumption of textiles and clothing. The lack of demand leads to the overall low capacity utilization rate of printing and dyeing enterprises. As a result of a variety of more than expected factors interweave superposition, the industry is facing significantly increased development pressure.

From January to November 2022, the printing and dyeing cloth output of 1,715 enterprises above designated size in the printing and dyeing industry was 50.435 billion meters, 7.05% less than the same period last year; The operating revenue reached 282.54 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 5.97%; The total profit was 11.298 billion yuan, 9.66% lower than last year; Sales profit margin was 4.00%, 0.69 percentage points lower than last year; The loss area of the industry increased by 7.85 percentage points to 32.30%, and the total loss of loss-making enterprises increased by 77.39%.

As can be seen from the above data, the economic operation of printing and dyeing industry in 2022 is obviously under pressure, especially in terms of operating efficiency, some enterprises have a large loss. However, in the face of difficulties, the industry has maintained its strategic focus, and its enterprises have actively expanded diversified international markets to promote the rapid growth of the industry's foreign trade and export, demonstrating the resilience and vitality of the industry.

TAweekly: In your opinion, what are the highlights of the development of printing and dyeing industry worth mentioning in 2022?

Chen Zhihua: The printing and dyeing industry faces development pressure in 2022, but there are still some bright spots.

First, the export of major products bucked the trend. From January to November 2022, the export volume of eight printing and dyeing products reached 27.337 billion meters, with a year-on-year growth of 7.83%; The export value was 28.932 billion US dollars, up 13.09% year on year; The average unit price of exports was $1.06 per meter, 4.88% higher than last year. Driven by increasing international market demand and rising prices of finished products driven by raw materials, export value reached a record high in the same period.

Second, the transformation and upgrading of the industry continued. Facing the complex and severe situation at home and abroad, printing and dyeing enterprises have carried out fruitful thinking and practice in lean management, green transformation, intelligent upgrading and other aspects, and the internal driving force of industry development has been further enhanced. In 2022, the association successfully held management annual conference, environmental protection Annual conference and other industry conferences. Enterprise representatives and experts from colleges and universities carried out in-depth exchanges and shared results in management innovation, technology research and development, equipment upgrading, information transformation and other aspects around the theme of each conference. The trend of industry enterprises opening new offices in changing situations and seeking development in difficult situations continues to show.

3) Outstanding enterprises continued to play a more exemplary and leading role. In 2022, 21 printing and dyeing enterprises entered the "Standard Conditions of Printing and Dyeing Industry (2017 Edition) enterprise list (fifth batch)" of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 5 printing and dyeing enterprises entered the "water efficiency leader" list of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 2 printing and dyeing enterprises were listed in the "2022 Annual intelligent Manufacturing Excellent Scene" list jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and other four departments. In the 2022 Science and Technology Award of China National Textile Industry Council, 4 technologies in the field of printing and dyeing won the first prize and 8 technologies won the second prize for science and technology progress. The exemplary and leading role of advanced typical enterprises in the industry was further strengthened.