Functional fabrics will carry more value

With the increasing consumer demand for functional textiles, the research and industrialization process of functional textiles in China has developed rapidly. It is waterproof, oil-proof, easy to decontaminate, antibacterial and deodorant, far-infrared, anti-ultraviolet, antistatic, anti-electromagnetic radiation. Fire-retardant, fire retardant, high hygroscopic and other functions of textiles have been introduced to the market one after another, and have attracted the attention and favor of consumers.

Look at the unlimited and broad demand market

As people's pressure on life and work increases, more and more people are engaged in leisure and outdoor sports. The production and sales volume of functional textiles will continue to expand. At present, the sales volume of global functional textile market is US$50 billion per year. It is reported that in the future functional textile market sales will increase by 3.8% per year, and the demand for domestic functional textiles will also be more than RMB 50 billion. In terms of the market application of functional textiles, compared to foreign countries, China's functional textile market still has a lot of room for development. When consumer demand is continuously subdivided, people prefer to use different environments such as work and life. When differentiated textiles, the research and development of China's functional textiles will also show a rising trend.

Many domestic fabrics and apparel companies have fully realized the importance of functional product development for companies to expand their markets, and actively carry out research and development of related products. As the home-made brand of Haishu Group, “Haili Family” has been emerging as the brand of China Menswear since its inception in 2002. With its rich product variety and unique design, it has opened its doors to the men’s retail market in China. Hailan Home always insists on scientific and technological innovation and uses new technologies to continuously launch new products. In 2008, Daikin Fluorine Chemicals established a good cooperative relationship with Haifei Home and immediately developed the first three-jacket jeans in the country. This pair of jeans has three anti-functions, as well as excellent after-wash and quick-drying. The performance, at present, has been sold in a number of specialty stores in the “House of the Sea”, and has achieved a good sales performance in the market. Distinguishing itself from the "three-defense finishing technology" of "Hailing Family", the functional products developed by Zhejiang Mexinda Co., Ltd. to meet the special requirements of the user's business wear have the characteristics of anti-wrinkle, anti-ultraviolet and anti-bacterial.

Experts in the industry believe that “Hailing Home” and “Mei Xinda” are the pioneers in the research, development and production of functional products in the country. In the future, more companies will place their hopes on enhancing the added value of products in the research and development of functional products. , and showed optimism about the prospects for the development of functional textiles.

On the trend of functional potential

The trend has always been the focus of textile and garment industry companies, and the trend has guided the development direction of industries and companies. Adapting to international fashion trends means that products meet the requirements of fashion consumers and meet market demand orientation. This kind of product also contains the profits that the company is chasing.

When talking about the development trend of functional fabrics, Wang Suning, designer of Nantong Victory Textile Co., Ltd., stated that with the continuous emergence of new technologies and new products, functional textiles have great appearance in terms of fabric design, feel and performance. To enhance, the basic comfort and safety of traditional products can no longer fully meet the diversified needs of fashion consumers. The added value that fabrics can carry will fall on increasingly rich "functionality." Wang Suning believes that any kind of performance improvement and breakthrough may bring incalculable profits for the company. With the awareness of natural environmental protection and resource regeneration becoming more and more popular, functional fabrics with green concept of environmental protection are constantly changing the concept and style of design in the fashion field. Functional textiles have gone beyond the traditional form and have gone deep into homes, decoration, medical care, environmental protection, agriculture, construction, geology, transportation, packaging, leisure, and protection.

Xia Jianming, Professor of Dyeing and Finishing Technology Institute of Zhejiang Textile and Clothing Institute, has great confidence in the development of functional textiles. Xia Jianming said in an interview with this reporter that with the increase in people's return to natural consciousness, multi-component fiber blending, interweaving, composite fabrics and new fiber products have become the leading products in the current fabric market. The design and finishing technologies of textile fabrics are more focused on bringing consumers comfort, greenness, health and safety. At the same time, they have added fashion and cultural elements to greatly enhance the value of their products.

Regarding the fabric finishing process and technology development direction, Xia Jianming said that many current finishing technologies tend to be considered for people's health, including Amino Arginine Finishing, Vitamin Finishing, Moisturizing Finishing, Silk Protein Finishing, and Thermoregulation , cool antibacterial finishing, mugwort finishing, organic germanium finishing, wood vinegar finishing, green tea finishing, anion functional finishing, photocatalyst (photocatalytic) functional finishing, infrared thermal finishing and anti-ultraviolet finishing and other technologies. The products with these functional finishing technologies will, while satisfying the special needs of more consumers, also greatly promote the enterprises to further expand the market and win more profits for the enterprises.