A printing and dyeing enterprise that started production only in 2025 is already running at full capacity until August, achieving a 99% first-class product rate and targeting an annual output value of 130 million yuan. This is not a case from China's coastal developed regions but from the Fenglin Industrial New District in De'an County, Jiangxi Province.
While the industry is generally anxious about overcapacity and fragmented orders, the De'an printing and dyeing cluster offers a clear answer: smart transformation is not just icing on the cake but a hard threshold for securing year-long orders.
The Efficiency Behind Full Production
At the workshop of Jiujiang Yisheng Textile Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd., there are few workers. Instead, automated production lines operate seamlessly from spinning to final finishing. This density of 'machine-for-man' directly translates into output efficiency—by mid-May, the company had completed about 30 million yuan in output value, with a full-year target exceeding 100 million yuan, aiming for 130 million yuan.
More critical is the quality indicator. The company's main product—woven synthetic fabrics—achieves a first-class product rate of over 99%, which in large-scale continuous production means extremely low defect rates and rework costs. For European and American brand buyers, this directly translates into fewer inspection hours and more stable garment quality.
Similarly operating at full capacity is Yiyang Textile Group. After connecting to the park's 'Five Unifications' service system, the company no longer needs to build its own wastewater treatment or heat and water supply facilities, significantly reducing operational costs. Coupled with digital systems like MES and WMS, production efficiency has increased by 25% and labor costs have dropped by 15%. Its functional and knitted fabrics mainly serve the domestic market, while garment products are exported to Europe, America, and Southeast Asia.
Cost Restructuring through 'Five Unifications'
The competitiveness of the De'an printing and dyeing cluster is not solely due to individual companies' smart efforts. The park-level 'Five Unifications' project—integrated heat, water, wastewater, reclaimed water, and sludge treatment—is key to lowering the entire cluster's entry barriers and operating costs.
This means enterprises no longer have to sink large amounts of capital into environmental facilities but can instead concentrate resources on purchasing automated equipment and developing new fabrics. Yiyang Textile's case shows this model directly saves tens of millions in infrastructure investment while ensuring environmental compliance through centralized treatment.
As of now, the De'an textile and garment cluster has gathered over 400 enterprises in operation, including 68 above-designated-size industrial enterprises. In 2025, the cluster achieved an operating revenue of 15.013 billion yuan, up 23.85% year-on-year. Several companies have been recognized as national or provincial green factories, and the De'an High-tech Zone has been successfully established as a national green industrial park.