With the arrival of midsummer, sunscreen products have entered their peak sales season. Many garment manufacturing and textile fabric enterprises in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, have witnessed a surge in orders for functional fabrics. Various functional fabrics such as cooling, quick-drying, mosquito repellent and sun protection are highly favored by the market, and their sales have been rising steadily.

After the beginning of summer, major clothing stores have been putting sun-protective clothing on their shelves. The sales of lightweight, breathable and UV-protective sun-protective clothing have grown rapidly. This sales boom has also driven the accelerated release of production capacity in the upstream supply chain. Jinjiang, Fujian Province, boasts a complete garment manufacturing industrial chain. Many enterprises have been deeply engaged in the field of functional fabrics for many years, providing strong support for market demand.

In a local textile workshop that produces sun-protective fabrics, 500 machines are running at high speed, and the dense silk threads are woven into fabrics at high speed. It is understood that one machine can produce about 100 meters of fabric in a day. After inspection, labeling and packaging, these fabrics are sent to different warehouses.

The person in charge of the enterprise stated that in the past, overseas orders accounted for approximately 40%, mainly targeting the European and American markets. In recent years, with the growth of domestic consumption, enterprises have completed the structural adjustment of orders, and the proportion of the domestic market has gradually increased.

At present, there are hundreds of enterprises in Jinjiang City that produce functional fabrics, covering multiple categories such as sun protection, cooling, antibacterial and quick-drying, which are widely used in sportswear, outdoor wear and daily summer outfits. Liu Guozhen, deputy director of the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology of Jinjiang City, pointed out that the market share of functional fabrics for sports produced in Jinjiang in the domestic market has been increasing year by year, especially for sun protection fabrics, which have relatively high technical added value and their shipment volume proportion has also been continuously rising.

Functional upgrade: A small fabric hides a big world

As people's demand for cool summer attire grows, fabric research and development are constantly innovating and upgrading. The functions of functional fabrics are becoming increasingly rich, and there are many tricks to it. In the Green and high-end fabric industrial park of Jinjing Town, Jinjiang City, many enterprises have fabric laboratories where different functions of fabrics such as sun protection index, breathability and abrasion resistance can all be tested.

Sun protection is a basic requirement for functional fabrics in summer, and UPF (UV Protection Factor) is an important indicator for evaluating UV radiation protection. For instance, UPF50 means that only 1/50 of the ultraviolet rays can penetrate the fabric. The higher the value, the better the sun protection performance.

In order to provide consumers with a better wearing experience, enterprises are not only enhancing the sun protection effect but also constantly pursuing the lightness and thinness of fabrics. Cheng Junfang, the person in charge of development and promotion of fabric manufacturing enterprises in Jinjiang City, introduced that their mint series of sun protection fabrics are made by adding natural mint components to fibers through microcapsule technology and then spinning them into filaments. This fabric is not only cool, antibacterial and deodorizing, but sun protection is just its most basic function. In the future, enterprises will also explore more smart fabrics, such as intelligent temperature-controlled fabrics, which can adjust the breathable structure by regulating the ambient temperature to achieve true intelligent regulation.

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