“China has a long history of cooperation with the textile industries of South Korea and Japan, and they have established an intertwined and integrated industrial chain and supply chain system. Now, China’s complete textile industry chain with advanced, intelligent, and green manufacturing as its core features is closely related to The industrial structures of South Korea and Japan, which are dominated by high-performance and functional fiber industry chains and modern fashion industries, are still complementary.” Sun Ruizhe, Chairman of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation and Chairman of the China Textile Industry Federation, said at a recent conference It was mentioned at the 11th China-Korea-Japan Fiber Industry Cooperation Conference.
This event was hosted by the China Textile Industry Federation (hereinafter referred to as “China Textile Federation”) and Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, and attended by delegations led by the Korean Fiber Industry Federation and the Japan Fiber Industry Alliance. At the meeting, representatives conducted in-depth exchanges on the development status and prospects of the textile and apparel industries in China, South Korea, and Japan, and thoughts on the textile and apparel industry in the post-epidemic era; the three parties jointly promoted textile and apparel trade exchanges and jointly built a mutually beneficial and win-win industry. We have reached consensus on hot issues such as the supply chain cooperation system and enhancing the resilience of regional industrial development.
The three parties discuss the direction of deepening cooperation
”The China-Korea-Japan Fiber Industry Cooperation Conference was held for the first time in 2010. It is not only an important platform for the three parties’ textile industries to communicate with each other and seek consensus. It is also an important testimony that the global textile industry chain and supply chain continue to develop and move forward in sincere cooperation.” Xia Lingmin, Secretary-General of the China Textile and Apparel Federation, said that we will promote high-level opening up to the outside world and actively promote the “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement” ( The establishment of regional free trade platforms such as RCEP) demonstrates that all walks of life in China are seeking high quality and reliability in open cooperation and healthy competition. Determination for continued development. The textile industry is a pioneer industry in China’s opening up and international development. It has always adhered to the development concept of deep integration into the world and vigorously promoted its owntransformation and upgrading , taking the construction of a stable, advanced and open modern textile industry system in China as an important part of promoting the healthy and sustainable development of the global industrial chain and supply chain. China’s textile industry is always willing to work together with colleagues in the industry from all over the world to share the same goal.
Choi Byung-oh, president of the Korea Fiber Industry Federation, said that in the past three years, the Korean textile and apparel industry has actively cultivated clothingIntelligent manufacturing capabilities, build a metaverse industrial clusters, and promote Intelligence, automation, and cultivating digital talent, etc., have promoted the textile and clothing industry Industry innovation and development. It is hoped that on the basis of existing good cooperation, the textile industries of the three countries will promote deeper pragmatic cooperation and achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win results around cooperation projects that are innovative and revolutionary for the future development of the industry.
Kenichi Tomi, vice president and secretary-general of the Japan Fiber Industry Alliance, said that currently, the rising prices of global raw materials and energy have become unstable factors for business operations and market consumption. In terms of economic development, the Japanese fiber industry believes that digital transformation and carbon-neutral reforms are necessary. In the field of trade, it is necessary to further promote regional economic cooperation and expand trade development facing the global market. The fiber industries of China, Japan, and South Korea are partners and should work together to develop together, maintain the spirit of leading the world’s fiber industry, and enhance mutual trust.
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Lee Jae-won, general manager of South Korea’s Hojeon Industrial Co., Ltd., said that Hojeon Industrial’s digital operations and Internet of Things systems have been widely introduced into knitting factories, printing and dyeing factories, clothing production and sewing processes and automated sewing systems. middle. Haotian has a database of 200,000 materials and can provide integrated clothing production services for fashion brand launch and growth. For example, based on selling prices and customer information, we can recommend reasonable fabrics, sewing, and styles, and we can also provide clothing manufacturing and curation services by confirming the budget required in the production process. In the production process, we can also provide automated solutions for comprehensive data analysis, visualize products, customers, channels, and sales data, and provide data analysis reports.
Actively face industrial transformation and change
Xu Yingxin, vice president of the China Textile Federation and president of the Textile Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, pointed out that the development of China’s textile industry We should adapt to the changes of the times, integrate into the general trend of the times, and establish a modern industrial system that adapts to the requirements of the times, is high-quality, and is resilient.
Ju Nu Ling, executive vice president of the Korea Fiber Industry Federation, said that South Korea’s fiber industry has made a great contribution to South Korea’s economic development. According to statistics from the Korea Fiber Industry Federation, there are 47,000 textile and apparel companies in South Korea, employing 250,000 people. South Korea’s clothing trade accounts for 1.5% of global trade and is showing a growing trend. But like other countries, South Korea also needs to face issues such as sustainability, digital transformation and supply chain innovation. To this end, South Korea will strive to build a resource recycling ecosystem for the textile and apparel industry chain. By opening up markets and increasing investment, it will create an intelligent production system and build a digital ecosystem, shifting from efficiency to resilience and transforming into a sustainable and stable industrial chain.
Mitsuo Oya, president of the Japan Chemical Fibers Association, said that currently, demand in Japan’s textile industry is recovering. In the future, Japan’s fiber industry will strengthen its industrial foundation in terms of digital revolution, talent, support for overseas development, sustainable development, trade, strengthening information dissemination and brand power, and taxation. The Japan Chemical Fibers Association will continue to discuss issues such as polyester recycling, bio-based chemical fibers, and microplastics. In addition, it will actively participate in various seminars and participate inEnvironmentally friendly fiber standardization operations, clothing traceability investigations and research on fiber scrap detection methods, etc.
Nagaho Yuki, director of the Environmental and Safety Issues Committee of the Japan Fiber Industry Alliance, said that currently, from the perspective of responding to global warming, circular economy has received widespread attention, chemical management and solving the safety of fiber fragments Issues such as decarbonization of global warming, how to transition to a circular economy, and ensuring biodiversity have also attracted attention from all walks of life.
Nagaho said that since 2022, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan has launched a number of policies such as the “New Fiber Vision”, “Technology Roadmap”, and “Fiber Resource Circulation System Seminar Report” to actively Explore the path to transition to a circular economy. In the future, the Japan Textile Association will also respond to market needs from ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) and other aspects.
Yan Yan, Director of the Social Responsibility Office of the China Textile and Apparel Federation, introduced the progress and practice of climate innovation actions in China’s textile and apparel industry. He said that in order to standardize the market application of climate change results, the China Textile and Apparel Federation initiated the drafting of group standards. Work, “Technical Specifications for Textile Carbon Labels”, “Technical Specifications for Evaluation of Zero-Carbon Textile Products” and “Technical Specifications for Evaluation of Zero-Carbon Factories for Textile Enterprises” will create a more systematic platform for the industry. By building a database, focusing on product carbon labels, formulating A series of standards to better serve enterprise practices.
Kim Yu-gyeom, chief researcher of South Korea’s FITI Experimental Research Institute, believes that raw material supply issues are considered a major threat to the circular economy. He said that in 2020, the Korean fiber clothing industry conducted a self-assessment of the ESG results of the fiber clothing circular economy and decided to develop and popularize a tracking and diagnosis platform to accelerate the transformation of the circular economy. “With the changes in the global fiber apparel market, we need to establish a stable circular structure, share digitally, build a network together, realize the transformation of the circular structure, share it with the demand side, and cope with the great changes in the market and industry.” Jin Yuqian said.
The Japan Textile Association will also respond to market needs from aspects such as ESG (environment, social and corporate governance).
Yan Yan, Director of the Social Responsibility Office of the China Textile and Apparel Federation, introduced the progress and practice of climate innovation actions in China’s textile and apparel industry. He said that in order to standardize the market application of climate change results, the China Textile and Apparel Federation initiated the drafting of group standards. Work, “Technical Specifications for Textile Carbon Labels”, “Technical Specifications for Evaluation of Zero-Carbon Textile Products” and “Technical Specifications for Evaluation of Zero-Carbon Factories for Textile Enterprises” will create a more systematic platform for the industry. By building a database, focusing on product carbon labels, formulating A series of standards to better serve enterprise practices.
Kim Yu-gyeom, chief researcher of South Korea’s FITI Experimental Research Institute, believes that raw material supply issues are considered a major threat to the circular economy. He said that in 2020, the Korean fiber clothing industry conducted a self-assessment of the ESG results of the fiber clothing circular economy and decided to develop and popularize a tracking and diagnosis platform to accelerate the transformation of the circular economy. “With the changes in the global fiber apparel market, we need to establish a stable circular structure, share digitally, build a network together, realize the transformation of the circular structure, share it with the demand side, and cope with the great changes in the market and industry.” Jin Yuqian said.
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