Recently, the Fujian Provincial Economic and Trade Commission issued the "Twelfth Five-year Development Plan for Textile Industry in Fujian Province." Currently, Fujian's total textile economy ranks fifth in the country, and 60% of the entire industry's equipment has reached the domestic advanced level. According to the target, the total industrial output value of Fujian's textile enterprises above designated size will have nearly doubled by the end of the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan”. During this period, the province will also build a world-class textile and apparel industry base.

It is understood that in 2010, Fujian Province 2691 large-scale textile enterprises, the total industrial output value of 265.5 billion yuan, the "Eleventh Five-Year" average annual growth of 20.1%, accounting for 12% of the province's total industrial output value. A group of leading enterprises in the fields of chemical fiber, cotton spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing, industrial textiles, and clothing continue to grow bigger and stronger. In the industry, there are one enterprise group with an output value exceeding 10 billion yuan, and 10 enterprises with a value exceeding 5 billion yuan. .

The output of major products of textile enterprises above designated size in Fujian also ranks high in the country, among which 206.15 million tons of chemical fiber, ranking third in the nation; yarn 1.8411 million tons, ranked fifth; cloth 3.12 billion meters, ranked seventh; printing and dyeing cloth It was ranked 5.12 billion meters, ranked fifth; non-woven fabrics were 105,600 tons, ranked fifth; garments 2.923 billion, ranked fifth.

The Fujian Provincial Economic and Trade Commission stated that at present the province’s textile industry clustering effect has been significantly enhanced, and the province has been awarded the “China Textile Base City” including Jinjiang, Changle, and Yong’an in the experimental areas of China’s textile and apparel industry cluster; Shishi’s “Casual City of Casual Wear”. , Shishi Fortress "Famous City of Children's Wear", Youxi "City Base of Leather and Cloth"; 12 "Famous Towns" featuring trousers, sportswear, underwear, casual wear, children's wear, weaving, warp knitting, lace and accessories. 60% of the company's equipment in the industry has reached the domestic advanced level, of which 30% of chemical fiber equipment and 15% of cotton spinning equipment are at the leading domestic or international advanced level.

However, the textile and garment industry in Fujian Province is also facing a lot of challenges. From the perspective of the international market, due to factors such as the appreciation of renminbi, the implementation of labor laws, and the rising cost of raw materials, China’s textile industry’s production costs have generally risen. Compared with some emerging countries, it has gradually lost its low-cost advantage, which has also caused the international market. more competitive. In addition, the global financial crisis has led to the weakening of international market demand, coupled with factors such as international trade protectionism and international raw material price fluctuations, which have also brought greater challenges to the smooth operation of the textile industry. Judging from the domestic market, in the process of economic transformation and upgrading, due to constraints on the labor environment and treatment, the structural shortage of the labor force in the textile industry has become increasingly serious, and labor shortage in the eastern region has become more apparent.

In response, Fujian Province will give full play to the development base of the textile industry and the comparative advantages of transportation, resources, economic, social and cultural conditions in key textile areas, and build a 100 billion yuan industrial base in Jinjiang, Shishi, Changle and other major textile and apparel production areas. . In addition, it will also accelerate close cooperation and coordinated development with the textile developed regions such as the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, as well as Xinjiang and other cotton resources regions, and actively develop textile technology exchanges with Taiwan across the strait, making the Fujian textile industry a world-class textile. Garment industry base. “The industrial output value of textile enterprises above designated size in the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” increased by 13.5% annually, and reached RMB 500 billion by the end of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan. The concentration of the textile industry in the province further increased, and the annual output value exceeded 12 billion by the end of the 12th Five-year Plan. Yuan's companies (groups) exceed 8 and 50 billion yuan exceed 30, and a group of specialized 'little giants' enterprises with an annual output value exceeding 1 billion yuan are developed and expanded.