A company with over 2,000 Party members has spent more than 40 years building a full industrial chain from 'a drop of oil to a piece of fabric,' and this year it has made the construction of a zero-carbon park a core strategic goal. This is not a model project of a state-owned enterprise but the real path of private chemical fiber giant Hengshen Group, whose driving force is attributed to 'Party building as the soul.'
On April 29, a conference themed 'Great Power Textile, Embarking on a New Journey' was held at the People's Daily New Media Building, co-organized by Global People Magazine and the China Textile Information Center. Leaders from 15 textile enterprises gathered with industry representatives to discuss one core issue: how to transform the organizational advantages of the Party into competitiveness for enterprises facing the challenges of the '15th Five-Year Plan.' The signals from this closed-door exchange were far richer than those of a routine Party-building event.
Party Building on the Ground: From Theory to Industrial Logic
A key judgment from the conference was that the textile industry is at a critical juncture, transitioning from 'following and running alongside' to 'leading.' Yan Yan, Vice President of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, clearly stated in her speech that the industry must focus on four directions: technology, fashion, green development, and health. This means the dividends of extensive growth have been exhausted, and the core of the next stage of competition will be technological barriers and sustainability.
During the exchange session, entrepreneurs' speeches almost entirely focused on specific technological breakthroughs and green practices, rather than empty political statements. Hengshen Group introduced its plans for wind and solar renewable energy utilization; Sanyuan Holding Group, backed by 189 invention patents, has its industrial wastewater recycling project promoted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; Shixiang Biotechnology has carved out a differentiated path in vortex spinning and open-end spinning through raw material optimization and process innovation, directly challenging the perception of a 'saturated textile market.' These cases show that Party building is being viewed by enterprises as an organizational guarantee for consolidating R&D resources and overcoming 'bottleneck' technologies.
Industrial Impact: Accelerating High-End and Green Transformation
Two clear themes emerge from the conference discussions. The first is a collective consensus on 'technological breakthrough.' Youngor Woolen Textile's breakthroughs in washable fabrics and green dyeing, Xingmao Zhishang's collaboration with international luxury brands and establishment of a digital fabric lab, and Dymatic Chemicals' exploration of quantum programs in functional innovation all point to a trend: Chinese textile enterprises are shifting from cost advantage to technology premium competition.
The second theme is the comprehensive implementation of 'green responsibility.' Zero-carbon parks, intelligent dye delivery systems, and future factories—these investments are often in the billions, yet enterprises are resolutely pushing forward. Zhang Guohua, Chairman of Shumei Knitting, has adhered to 'one piece of fabric for thirty years,' underpinned by sustained investment in zero-carbon and intelligent supply chains. The confidence for such investment partly comes from the long-term development philosophy reinforced by Party building, where corporate decisions are no longer based solely on quarterly reports but on national strategies and industry cycles.