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Local textile machinery fails to impress Chinese firms

06 Jun '13
2 min read

Although the domestic textile machinery industry has grown in recent years, China still imports about US$ 4 billion worth of textile machinery and equipment every year.
 
In a recent survey conducted by the China Textile News on the use of domestic textile machinery, over 50 percent of the respondents said that China-manufactured machinery has two issues: its manufacturing quality is low and is also poor in stability.
 
It is because the basic technology and materials that go into the making of machines and equipments are yet to be completely localized, the respondents said.
 
They said the proportion of domestic parts and equipment that could meet the requirements of the spinning industry was lower. In other words, some of the locally-produced machines are not up to the standard.
 
This puts the Chinese textile enterprises in a dilemma. If they import their machinery from other countries, it would push up their costs and reduce their competitiveness. On the other hand, if they buy and install locally made machinery and parts, it may lead to problems of stability and quality.
 
Research and development in textile machinery needs large investment, and is also time-consuming in the sense that results are not immediately seen.
 
If China fails to keep pace in domestic technological innovation and upgradation, it may become the key bottleneck area that would restrict the progress of the Chinese textile industry.
 

Fibre2fashion News Desk - China

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