In the first half of 2026, the textile printing and dyeing cluster in De'an County, Jiangxi, posted counter-trend growth. As of mid-May, above-scale industrial enterprises in the cluster achieved operating revenue of 15.013 billion yuan, up 23.85% year-on-year. This growth is driven by a dual engine of smart production lines and green infrastructure.
Orders and Capacity: Full Load Has Become the Norm
In the Fenglin Industrial New Zone, production lines at Jiujiang Yisheng Textile Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd. are booked through August. This new company, which started operations in 2025, uses fully smart equipment and specializes in woven chemical fiber fabrics. Its first-quality product rate exceeds 99%. By mid-May, the company had completed about 30 million yuan in output value, targeting 100-130 million yuan for the full year.
Meanwhile, Yiyang Textile Group's workshop is also running at full capacity. The company supplies functional and knitted fabrics to the domestic market, while garment products are exported to Europe, the Americas, and Southeast Asia. Both companies share a common feature: overseas orders continue to grow, with capacity utilization near 100%.
This means that De'an's capacity expansion is not a short-term spike but is based on real, sustainable orders. For buyers, this indicates stable supply, but lead times may lengthen due to full production.
Smart Transformation: Efficiency and Quality Delivered
The direct effect of smart equipment is improved production efficiency and reduced labor costs. Through its 5G smart factory, Yiyang Textile uses MES and WMS systems for full digital process control, boosting production efficiency by 25% and cutting labor costs by 15%.
More critical is the quality breakthrough. Yisheng's first-quality product rate exceeds 99%, a figure extremely hard to achieve in traditional dyeing workshops. High first-quality rates mean lower return rates and higher customer satisfaction, especially important for export-oriented firms.
From an industry perspective, smart transformation is reshaping the cost structure of dyeing workshops: fixed investment increases, but variable costs (labor, defects, energy) drop significantly. This creates clear competitive pressure on small and medium dyeing enterprises that have not yet upgraded.
Green Infrastructure: A New Barrier to Regional Competitiveness
De'an County's 'Five Unification' project—unified heat, water supply, wastewater treatment, reclaimed water, and sludge disposal—has become a standard for industrial park companies. After connecting to the system, Yiyang Textile no longer needs to build its own wastewater treatment and heating facilities, saving significantly on construction and operation costs.
The significance of this model: it transforms environmental compliance from a cost burden into public infrastructure, lowering entry barriers while improving the cluster's overall environmental performance. De'an High-tech Zone has been recognized as a national-level green park, with several companies awarded national or provincial green factory status.
For foreign trade companies, green manufacturing capability is becoming a hard requirement for European and American buyers. De'an's green infrastructure gives local firms an implicit market access advantage.
Industry Chain Closure: Localized Synergy from Yarn to Garment
De'an County has built a complete closed-loop chain covering spinning, weaving, dyeing, and garment processing, with over 400 enterprises in operation. This vertical integration means orders can be completed from raw materials to finished products within the park, with clear advantages in logistics costs and lead time control.
The Yisheng case is typical: as a new subsidiary of Yiwei Textile Group, its workshop integrates printing and dyeing, coating, printing, lamination, embossing, and calendering. Products cover clothing, luggage, umbrellas, and home goods, serving over 200 global brands.
This 'group + localized' layout enables companies to quickly respond to diverse overseas customer demands while reducing supply chain risks through internal coordination.