The long and wide layout of the textile industry chain has been transformed into a unique advantage in regional collaboration. The Yangtze River Delta has taken the lead in creating a demonstration model, gathering three national-level textile industrial clusters such as Keqiao in Shaoxing and Shengze in Suzhou. Keqiao controls 40% of the national dyeing and printing capacity, while Shengze has gathered over 5,000 enterprises, forming a "one-hour industrial circle" to achieve full-chain support from PTA to ready-made clothing. The regional supporting cost is 18% to 22% lower than that in Southeast Asia.

The cluster effect continues to radiate across the country: The Pearl River Delta, leveraging its advantages in cross-border e-commerce and brand operation, has opened up the market for fabrics in the central and western regions. The Northeast chemical fiber raw material base supports the upgrading of intelligent manufacturing in the eastern region through industrial chain collaboration. Nowadays, a "point-line-surface" pattern with the Yangtze River Delta as the leader and multiple regions complementing each other has taken shape. In 2017, the net foreign exchange earnings of the industry accounted for 57.3% of the national total, which is the result of the industrial synergy gathered by 20 million employees.

Break through technological bottlenecks with "new quality productivity"

China's textile industry is well aware that "leading in scale does not equal leading in technology". The Suzhou National Advanced Functional Fiber Innovation Center is making breakthroughs in key "bottleneck" links such as high-end polyester films. Yingfeng Co., LTD. 's "Future Factory" uses AI algorithms to reduce dyeing and sampling from three days to one hour with an accuracy of 0.1 grade. Technological innovation is reshaping industries from three dimensions:

Breakthroughs in underlying technologies: The research and development of green fibers and new functional fibers have been continuously advanced. The proportion of chemical fibers has risen from 15% in 1978 to 83.5%, and the proportion of industrial textiles has exceeded 26%, achieving domestic substitution in high-end applications such as medical care and aerospace.

Digital productivity leap: Changshu's garment enterprises have achieved "5-minute production scheduling and 3-day delivery" with the help of "industrial brains". Shengze's "AI designers" generate 100,000 patterns annually, and the average labor productivity of the industry has increased by 35%.

Green technology implementation: In the year, Wujiang Circular Economy Industrial Park transformed waste fabrics into recycled fibers. Shengze launched the industry's first carbon footprint system. China's recycled polyester fiber output accounts for 60% of the global total, reshaping its competitiveness through low carbon.

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