Changle, the largest chemical fiber blended yarn production base in China, is undergoing a digital revolution from within. In early July 2026, the China Cotton Textile Association led an expert team to visit six local representative companies, directly addressing transformation pain points. This closed-door exchange sends a significant signal for SMEs across the cotton textile industry.
Background
Changle focuses on polyester-cotton blended yarn, regenerated cellulose fiber blended yarn, and differentiated chemical fiber yarn, forming an industrial cluster with leading enterprises. The visited companies—Zhengxin Textile, Xingyi Textile, Keda Textile, Yaxin Textile, Lihua Intelligent Textile, and Liyuan Textile—span from traditional spinning to smart manufacturing, reflecting common industry challenges in digital transformation.
Zhou Yejun, president of the Cotton Textile Association's Yarn Branch, highlighted the core issue: enterprises need smart manufacturing to strengthen production hard power and digital management to enhance soft power. Breaking data silos and restructuring business processes are prerequisites for achieving resilient growth across the entire supply chain. Simply purchasing automated equipment is no longer sufficient; systematic digital management is the new dividing line.
Industry Impact
Global economic slowdown is suppressing consumption expectations, while geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz may raise production costs and shift orders to China—a dual judgment from Galaxy Futures researcher Liu Qiannan in her hedging case analysis. For Changle enterprises, raw material price volatility is intensifying, making futures market hedging for inventory management and cost locking a necessity rather than an option.
Meanwhile, Professor Yan Taohai from Minjiang University presented new flexible fiber technologies, opening windows for product innovation. Synthetic fiber modification, regenerated cellulose fibers, regenerated protein fibers, and smart functional fibers align with environmental trends and directly address Changle's need for differentiated blended yarns. Embedding functionality at the yarn level can significantly boost added value for downstream fabrics and apparel.
Case studies from Jiangsu Haima Textile Machinery provided practical implementation paths: intelligent collective doffing systems for ring frames, intelligent tray feeding systems for winders, and linked ring-winder technologies. These retrofits have proven cost advantages in multiple enterprises. For SMEs with limited capital, combining machine upgrades with system replacement is a pragmatic strategy balancing short-term cost reduction with long-term competitiveness.