An intelligent production line continuously sends woven synthetic fabrics to the finishing stage, with only a few technicians needed for inspection across the entire workshop. At the Fenglin Industrial New Zone in De'an County, Jiangxi Province, the production scene at Jiujiang Yisheng Textile Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd. reflects the acceleration of central China's textile cluster shifting from 'manufacturing' to 'intelligent manufacturing.'
Orders and Capacity: Overseas Demand Drives Full Production
Yisheng Textile's orders are booked through August 2026, with products targeting European and American markets, covering end-use sectors such as apparel, luggage, umbrellas, and home goods. As of mid-May, the company had completed an output value of approximately 30 million yuan. At the current full-capacity pace, annual output is expected to reach 100 million yuan, with an ambitious target of 130 million yuan. The company, which began operations in 2025, is a newly built intelligent subsidiary of Jiangxi Yiwei Textile Group, integrating dyeing, coating, printing, lamination, embossing, and calendering finishing processes, completing the industrial loop from weaving to dyeing and finishing.
Similarly, Yiyang Textile Group, also based in De'an, operates its production lines at full capacity around the clock. Its functional and knitted fabrics primarily serve the domestic market, while garment products are exported to Europe, America, and Southeast Asia. Both companies share a common trait: sustained growth in overseas orders, with high demands on delivery capability and product stability.
Intelligent Transformation: 99% First-Grade Product Rate and 15% Labor Cost Reduction
Yisheng Textile fully adopts intelligent equipment, achieving a first-grade product rate exceeding 99%. This metric is critical for woven synthetic fabric exports—European and American brand owners have extremely low tolerance for defects, and a high first-grade rate means fewer returns and claims. Yiyang Textile, through building a 5G smart factory, has introduced MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and WMS (Warehouse Management System) to achieve full-process digital control, boosting production efficiency by 25% and reducing labor costs by 15%. In the context of a tight labor market in the textile industry, this cost-saving effect offers direct competitiveness.
Green Infrastructure: 'Five Unifications' Model Reduces Supporting Costs
De'an County's 'Five Unifications' project for printing and dyeing—unified heat supply, water supply, wastewater treatment, reclaimed water, and sludge disposal—is key to enabling companies in the cluster to operate lightly. After connecting to this system, Yiyang Textile no longer needs to build its own wastewater treatment and heat supply facilities, significantly saving construction and operation costs. This intensive pollution control model has led multiple companies to be recognized as national or provincial green factories, and the De'an High-tech Zone has been successfully designated as a national green industrial park. For buyers, green certification means lower compliance risks, especially against the backdrop of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Cluster Effect: Over 400 Enterprises Support 15 Billion Yuan in Revenue
As of now, the De'an textile and apparel cluster hosts over 400 operating enterprises, including 68 above-designated-size industrial enterprises. In 2025, it achieved an operating revenue of 15.013 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.85%. This growth rate outpaces the national average for the textile industry, indicating that intelligent transformation and green transition have a significant driving effect on county-level clusters. From an industrial chain perspective, De'an has built a complete closed loop from spinning, weaving, and dyeing to garment processing, providing comprehensive supporting facilities for future order transfers from coastal regions.