2021 4Th China Eco Friendly Fabric Design Competition Held In Shengze

Under the global consensus on climate change, promoting carbon peaking and carbon neutralization is not only the internal requirement for China to achieve sustainable development and high-quality development in the new development stage, but also the inevitable choice for the textile industry to build a solid foundation for industrial security, realize green transformation, win global respect and gain the voice in the future.

"The theme of the competition is" reducing carbon and thinking about the source ". It aims to promote enterprises to carry out market-oriented ecological textile development, shape the" responsible "social image of China's textile enterprises, and provide strong support for the green and sustainable development of the textile industry On July 29, at the "2021 4th China eco environmental protection fabric design competition review meeting" held in Shengze, Jiangsu Province, the relevant person in charge said that 2451 products were collected and 370 enterprises participated in the competition. At the same time, it is also revealed that the competition will be held every two years instead of once a year, and the promotion and influence of the competition will be further enhanced and enhanced through such activities as event publicity and salon training on industrial clusters, exhibitions and other platforms.

Li Binhong, director of national textile product development center, Li Bo, deputy director of China Textile Information Center, Chen Baojian, chief engineer of national textile product development center, Zhang Jianhua, deputy director of Wujiang high tech Zone Management Committee and director of China Oriental Silk Market Management Committee, Lu Ziping and Zhang Lei, director of Management Office of China Oriental silk market, Mei Qinhua, general manager of Jiangsu Shengze Oriental Textile City Development Co., Ltd., and other leaders and guests attended the evaluation activity.

Shen Chunrong, deputy director of Wujiang District People's government, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Wujiang high tech Zone, Secretary of Shengze Town Party committee and Secretary of Party Working Committee of China Oriental silk market, attended the evaluation site for guidance. He said that through the activities, the majority of Shengze textile enterprises can actively participate in the innovation evaluation, take design as the guide, enhance the product value, promote the organic integration of Shengze textile industry and ecological environment protection, and form new advantages of ecological textile.

Director Li Binhong served as the chief judge of this competition. At the meeting, 10 experts and judges from various fields of textile and clothing comprehensively considered the level of green innovation of products from the application of eco-friendly materials, the application of eco-friendly technology, and the market application of eco-friendly products.

Exploring the path of "double carbon" prosperity

In his speech at the meeting, director Zhang Jianhua said that based on China's goals of carbon peak and carbon neutralization and the background of the eco green integration development demonstration area in the Yangtze River Delta of Wujiang Prefecture, the holding of China's ecological and environmental protection fabric design competition has greatly promoted the upgrading of the industry's green ability, the improvement of green system and the enrichment of green ecology. As "the first textile town in China", Shengze will take the competition as the platform, devote more efforts to promote the market-oriented development of ecological textiles, more committed to exploring the path of carbon peak and carbon neutralization, and accelerate the formation of a benign interactive pattern of market, industry, urban and rural areas - to establish and improve the economic system of green and low-carbon circular development, We should build a market-oriented green technology innovation system to achieve high-quality development oriented by green development.

"The cooperation between Shengze and the competition not only reflects the high consistency of the competition concept and the development direction of Shengze industry, but also reflects Shengze's clear attitude and leading consciousness in green development." In his speech, deputy director Li Bo said that the competition was based on Shengze and linked to the whole industry, which greatly promoted the development level and competitiveness of green products in the industry, and brought innovation models and innovation models that can be used for reference and promotion in the industry. From thousands of products, we can not only see the thinking of enterprises on human-oriented responsibility, environmental responsibility and market responsibility, but also see the ability and value of China's textile industry to realize green and sustainable development.

Multi innovation of ecological environmental protection design

The competition set up a total of 15 "the best ecological and environmental protection material application award, the best ecological environmental protection technology application award, the best ecological and environmental protection product market application Award". On the one hand, awards selection focuses on the scientific use of eco-friendly fibers, highlighting the value improvement of products in environmental protection style, function and quality; On the other hand, it pays attention to the application of eco-friendly technology in any link of product life cycle, and pays attention to the grasp of product trend, product positioning and market application.

"Xinjiang cotton is a high-quality long staple cotton material in China, and it is also a primary degradable fiber. We encourage products to use various technologies to broaden the application fields and innovation capabilities of Xinjiang cotton." Speaking of the overall situation of the products, chief engineer Chen Baojian pointed out: first, in terms of materials, the number of products using renewable and bio based products in synthetic fibers has increased significantly, and there are also better performance and creativity in terminal application. Second, in terms of technology, PVA free sizing technology, enzyme pretreatment and other process applications have emerged, which can effectively reduce the application of alkali in the desizing process of printing and dyeing, and reduce the pollution and waste of water resources. Third, ecological certification, covering the sustainable source certification, bio based certification, recycling certification and other diversified forms, which shows that the application of fiber materials is more extensive, and enterprises pay more attention to the standardization and standardization of the development of ecological fabrics.

Experts on the development of ecological textiles

-- from the perspective of fashion trend

The competition has always advocated the design concept of ecological textiles based on market demand and fashion trend, and guided and promoted the orderly development and innovative application of ecological textiles in the whole industry through the transmission of product development trends. In this regard, Li Xiaofei, deputy director of the fashion trend Department of China Textile Information Center and deputy editor in chief of the prospect of textile and garment fashion trend, interpreted the popular trend of Chinese textile fabrics in autumn and winter 2022 / 23. She said that the selected fabrics take into account the use of product style and environmental protection materials“ The grasp of popular trends and the application of ecological and environmental protection concept is a relatively large concept. How to truly achieve a fine and quantifiable balance, we need to start from the design system and popularize the ideological and educational work from the source. "

-- from the perspective of technological innovation

"Through the detailed introduction of the participating fabrics, we can fully understand the cutting-edge environmental protection materials and processing technology used by the fabrics. How to let designers get a more general understanding and recognition of these new fibers and new technologies, I think this is a work that the competition can try to do in the future. " Jiang Zhuojun, vice president of Lu Xun Academy of fine arts and Lumei Culture International Institute of fashion, suggested that the exchange activities between enterprises and designers could be held, or eco-environmental training courses should be offered for students majoring in design, so as to integrate the development of fabric development and fashion design.

Xu Yang, a professor at the school of textile science and engineering of Jiangnan University, believes that the overall professional level of fabrics is very high, and the application of environmental protection materials such as recycled fibers and raw liquor dyed fibers is very common, and various energy-saving and environmental protection processing technologies such as warp printing, low-temperature dyeing and solvent dyeing are also relatively mature. In addition, many fabrics also have a very good combination of functional and environmental properties.

Zhou Shaoen, assistant to the president of Beijing Institute of fashion and deputy director of the National Health Research Center, said that the fabric classification of the competition was very meticulous and professional. As a designer, I hope that the competition platform can do more extension before and after the competition in the future. For example, based on the good fabric development ability of the participating enterprises, the designer and the brand side should be organized to carry out closer interaction and communication, provide the fabric enterprises with external market information and consumer demand support, and realize the multi-dimensional value promotion and virtuous cycle of enterprises, industries and society.

-- brand purchasing Perspective

"Several functional fabrics impressed me, not only practical and comfortable, but also improved the handle of fabrics by applying innovative technology to traditional materials." Cao Yong, general manager of bodywit of lesen (Beijing) Clothing Co., Ltd., believes that the current trend of consumption upgrading is obvious, and more and more consumers are willing to pay for environmental protection. Therefore, fabric enterprises should continue to strengthen the publicity and research and development of products in terms of social responsibility and environmental sustainability.

Chen Yuxiang, the new R & D director of mayia apparel (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., said that the fabrics selected in this competition take into account the fashion and functionality, conform to the trend of fashion and meet the sports needs of consumers. Eco friendly fabrics are relatively differentiated products, which can play an important role in the operation of enterprises. It is suggested that enterprises can pass on the concept to consumers more intuitively by "telling stories".

"At present, many consumers still lack systematic cognition on the use of environmental protection products, and still need a burst point to arouse market resonance." Liu Haohai, head of toread / toread / discovery R & D Department of toread Holding Group Co., Ltd., said that as an outdoor brand, toread has also been actively involved in environmental protection and launched corresponding environmental protection products. He thinks that the relatively new fabrics in the evaluation are nylon 56 products and "paper fiber" products. Among them, paper fiber is the paper material through recycling, crushing, mixing and other processes of rolling molding, in the later stage of market promotion and application still needs time to verify.

"What I feel most is fusion." Zhao Huizhou, general manager and chief designer of yizhihui fashion group (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., said that compared with previous years, the quality of high-quality fabrics in this competition has been improved by leaps and bounds, and the three aspects of color, pattern and technology have been well integrated. As a high-end brand, yizhihui's fabric procurement has reached 60-70% localization. Through the selection of samples for this review, it can completely replace the needs of yizhihui“ Environmental friendly fabrics and natural fibers have now become more and more popular, which makes their market application width infinitely expanded. There may be an explosion in the past two years. "

Zhijun, manager of material R & D Department of Xiamen Tebu children's products Co., Ltd. and Tebu (China) Co., Ltd., pointed out that degradable and renewable fabrics have become a new type of materials that are widely concerned by brands. Among them, polyester is widely used in the field of sports and leisure. If the traditional polyester can be replaced by degradable polyester, it will be beneficial to promote the green development of the industry. In addition, as a brand of children's products, the requirements for fabric comfort are also very high. If the fabric can take into account the safety and comfort, it will be favored by the market.

-- industry perspective

"The number of entries in this competition has increased significantly compared with previous ones, which reflects the importance of sustainable fashion and the R & D strength of ecological materials and ecological technology of China's textile and garment enterprises." In the summary, director Li Binhong said that "science and technology, fashion and green" are the positioning of China's textile industry and the core values of China's textile product design. Sustainable fashion practice is a systematic engineering of product lifecycle management and supply chain collaborative innovation“ Therefore, we have the responsibility to further strengthen the development, training and marketing of eco textiles. " She pointed out that, on the one hand, it is necessary to enhance the design thinking and comprehensive innovation ability of textile fabric designers, enhance the design ability of color, pattern and style fashion trend while strengthening the application of ecological textile materials and ecological textile technology; On the other hand, we should actively transfer the design concept and technological process of ecological textiles to the end consumer brands, and continuously transform the technical value into commercial value.

The winners of the competition will be announced on the official website and media platform in August. The award-winning enterprises will be invited to participate in the "2021 4th China eco-friendly Fabric Design Competition Award Ceremony" held in Shengze in October and the "Silk City fashion collection" - Shengze product fashion show held at China International Fashion Week in Beijing. The award-winning products will also be displayed and promoted at the "Chinese popular fabrics" exhibition of China international textile fabrics and accessories (autumn and winter) Expo in August this year, and Jiangsu (Shengze) Textile Expo in October, as well as the promotion and display in relevant domestic textile industry professional exhibitions.