Quanzhou textiles set off a "super-imitation" boom

In the past two months, this kind of imitation linen fabric has begun to have more and more companions in the market—faux wool, imitation woolen fabrics, faux silk and imitation cotton and other fabrics frequently.

In the era of rising prices of raw materials, due to cost considerations, Quanzhou textile companies set off a "super imitation" R & D production boom. On the basis of ensuring the appearance and feel of the simulation effect, the use of differentiated fibers can also give the fabric higher comfort and functionality.

"Super-imitation" textiles are also the same as the ultra-fine fibers. Tailo's artificial hemp fabric is made of 100% polyester and is made of dyed and calendered. In addition to the simple style, exquisite style, etc., this fabric can be no different from high-end linen products. What's more important is that the cost and selling price are much lower. “In terms of energy saving and emission reduction in production, the entire energy consumption has been reduced by 40%, which has saved a lot of costs. In terms of selling price, compared to nylon fabrics, the price is nearly 50% lower and more competitive.” Liu Zhishun, general manager, has calculated a cost account.

After the success of imitation linen fabrics, Tailong was optimistic about the market space for super-imitation products and increased investment in R&D. This year, it further introduced imitation wool, imitation cotton and other series of super imitation fabrics. At the same time, the pursuit of super-imitation fabrics in the entire industry also broke out this year.

At the previous fabric show in Beijing, Shenghong fabrics launched imitation wool, imitation cotton, artificial silk and other major series of imitation eco-fabric; Frida launched T/R+ silk and T/R+ high-elasticity two wool-like fabrics... Home textile companies obtain the feel and appearance of imitation hemp, imitation cotton and imitated silk through the process of blending, interweaving or finishing of raw materials.

It is worth mentioning that in a large number of "super-imitation" textiles, "super-imitation cotton" can be said to be one of the most concerned categories. Represented by Baihong Polymer, many textile companies have invested.

The "Super Imitation Cotton Polyester Filament" developed by Baihong Polymer and Donghua University has been put into mass production at the end of last year. Fabrics made of this polyester filament are almost identical to cotton fabrics in terms of feel and vision. Companies such as Zhixiang Group, Tianhong Textile, and Fuhua Company have also adopted chemical fiber super-imitation cotton technology to replace the original cotton fiber, and increased the technical research and promotion of the imitation cotton products in order to replace cotton products with frequent price fluctuations.

“Because cotton resources are limited, future cotton products may become high-end goods or even luxury goods. Therefore, the development and application of chemical fiber 'super-imitation cotton' will become increasingly important.” Du Fuzhou, honorary president of China Textile Industry Federation, and many other textile industries People have repeatedly stated publicly.

Better functionality "Over-imitation and over-imitation, of course, is to transcend the original product on the basis of imitation." In the phrase of a joke in the industry, the image points out the alternative advantages that super-imitation products must possess. --- Better functionality.

Compared to the rough appearance of pure linen, Tailong's imitated linen fabrics have a softer touch and will not be thorn-free. The wear resistance and wrinkle resistance are better. The good characteristics of polyester fibers are integrated into the product, making the product more excellent.

Similarly, the 100% macro-fiber super-imitation cotton, in addition to looks like cotton, feels like cotton, in the sweat-absorbent quick-drying, dyeing rate, color fastness, abrasion resistance, anti-pilling balls are greatly exceeded Cotton. According to the relevant person in charge of the company, with the continuous improvement of technology, Baihong Chao imitation cotton series products were launched from generation to generation this year, such as according to the requirements of Dongnuanxialiang, production of summer use of anti-ultraviolet, cold sense of ultra-imitation cotton Filament; bamboo charcoal antibacterial used in winter, far-infrared hollow thermal insulation and heat preservation type super imitation cotton filament; in addition, according to the special needs of customers, custom three-in-one and other multi-purpose imitation cotton products.

The chemical fiber products are suitable for the characteristics of diversified finishing processes, and also make many super-imitation textiles with antistatic, antibacterial, flame retardant, far infrared, anti-ultraviolet and other additional functions. “Many finishing processes cannot be applied to cotton or hemp, which will change its original characteristics, but chemical fibers can accept it. Therefore, we can give more functional changes to the super-imitation products,” said Liu Zhishun.

“The development of super-imitation textiles needs to go through three stages. Imitation in appearance, change in denier and cross-sectional shape; performance in imitation: improve fiber characteristics, and approach the ecological fabric from the appearance and feel; functional imitation, not only have ecological fabrics Performance, and beyond the ecological fabrics in terms of water absorption, moisture absorption, moisture absorption, antistatic properties, thermal stability, mechanical properties, etc. In the first two stages, the ecological fabrics have obvious advantages, and chemical fiber is comparable, only We can go beyond the final functional stage.This is not only the development of a single differentiated technology or a single functional product, it puts higher requirements on the R&D technology of the enterprise, and the hyper-imitation technology pays more attention to multiple types of differentiation and functionality. The integration of technology will play an important role in emphasizing the integration of polymerization, spinning, weaving, and dyeing and finishing technologies," said industry insiders.

Still focus on the strength of green low-carbon polyester yarn is 30% to 50% higher than that of cotton yarn, and the daily output of circular machine production speed can be increased by 20% to 30%, and the dyeing rate of super-imitation cotton polyester filament is 10% higher than that of ordinary polyester yarn. ~ 20%, so the loss of dyeing and finishing is 10% lower than that of pure cotton. The dyeing fee per ton of cotton is as high as 12,000 yuan, while the per-ton dyeing fee for polyester is only 6,000 yuan. Baihong's super-imitation cotton successfully achieved energy conservation and emission reduction.

While researching and developing super-imitation alternatives, green, low-carbon, energy-saving and environmental protection are still the focus of attention of textile companies. Through the use of bamboo fiber, corn fiber, seaweed fiber, recycled polyester, and other environmentally-friendly fiber materials that can be recycled and recycled, Quanzhou Textile Enterprises has realized the environmental protection of super-imitation products.

Haixing Material Science and Technology Co., Ltd. this year's main push of the new type of bio-elastic elastic yarn, is a representative of green alternatives. Shu elastic yarn is a type of bio-elastic short fiber that can be industrially produced. The fabric woven with the fiber has a comfortable elasticity, a natural soft hand, and is not easy to wrinkle and is not easily deformed. It is a bio-friendly fiber manufactured through a special production method using plant-based renewable resources. It helps reduce dependence on petroleum and petrochemical products and produces the same amount of shrapnel as compared to nylon 6 fiber produced by the petrochemical process. TM fiber can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 63% and reduce energy consumption by 30%.

“Shusheng Silk can be blended with cotton, wool, silk, hemp, viscose, tencel, polyester, and other textile raw materials. It not only retains the properties of the original material, but also adds a soft, comfortable elastic experience. All kinds of apparel areas.” Haiyang chairman Ouyang Wenxian said.

In addition, many companies, including Xinhua, are involved in the recycling economy, which focuses on the recycling of waste polyester. These companies crushed the recycled Cola bottles as raw materials and processed them through spinning to produce recycled Recycle filaments, which were then woven into textiles after twisting. Regenerated fiber does not reduce the robustness, strength, and abrasion resistance of the original polyester, but it saves nearly 80% of energy compared to conventional polyester fiber production.

40S Cotton/Viscose 50/50 Yarn

Nignxia Hengfeng Textile Technology Co., Ltd. , https://www.hffiberyarn.com

Posted on