The textile industry received a special honor on the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. On July 1, the national 'Two Excellences and One First' commendation list was announced, with three individuals and seven grassroots party organizations from the textile sector selected. While the numbers themselves are modest, their significance under the macro backdrop of industrial transformation is profound—party building is evolving from traditional organizational work into a substantive lever for overcoming technical barriers and reshaping global competitiveness.
Industrial Coordinates Behind the Honors
Among the honorees, Zhang Bo, chairman of Weiqiao Pioneering Group, received the 'National Outstanding Communist Party Member' award, alongside Mi Xuemei from Zhongshan Xiahushi Garments. Mi, a frontline worker, exemplifies the urgent need for skill upgrading amid the wave of automation. She organized technical training to help workers transition to tech-oriented roles, directly addressing the job restructuring dilemma facing the textile industry.
On the collective front, seven textile-related party organizations were recognized as 'National Advanced Grassroots Party Organizations,' including Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Co., Ltd., Jilin Carbon Valley Carbon Fiber Co., Ltd., and Changzhou Hualida Garment Group Co., Ltd. These companies occupy key nodes in the supply chain—Hengli in petrochemical fibers, Jilin Carbon Valley in carbon fiber new materials, and Hualida in garment manufacturing and automotive safety components. Their recognition essentially certifies the 'party building + industrial breakthroughs' model.
The Resonance Between Tech Breakthroughs and Party Building
Hengli's case is the most illustrative. Its party committee, led by the 'Silk Road Pioneer' brand, achieved the 'Hengli speed' by completing a 20 million-ton-per-year refining-chemical integration project in 19 months and the world's largest 1.5 million-ton ethylene project in 13 months. Behind this rapid construction is deep involvement of party member technical backbone. Data shows that 83.3% of senior executives are party members, and 75% of patent inventions over the past three years were led by party members or activists. This indicates a high degree of integration between party organization and R&D systems.
Jilin Carbon Valley's award points to a different direction—domestic substitution of strategic new materials. As the world's largest carbon fiber precursor producer (190,000-ton capacity), its party committee integrated party building into independent innovation, helping domestic carbon fiber enter the global first tier. In a field long dominated by Japan and the U.S., this breakthrough has industry-wide implications for downstream high-end manufacturing like aerospace and wind turbine blades.
Hualida's case shows how traditional garment companies can achieve cross-border upgrading through party building. Its airbag production line now delivers 130,000 units daily. From relying on imported fabrics in 2008 to building an integrated chain from weaving to folding, its compact, lightweight airbag products now supply the booming NEV market. In 2025, Hualida is targeting ¥10 billion in sales. With five factories in Vietnam employing 15,000 workers, its 'headquarters economy + Belt and Road' strategy relies on the party committee's 'ordinary people's party building' approach—stabilizing 25,000 employees in an industry plagued by high turnover is a core competitive advantage.
How Organizational Efficiency Translates Into Industrial Momentum
The '365 Smart Chain' model of Wuxi Guolian Group offers another perspective. By integrating six chains (organizational, innovation, industrial, talent, capital, and responsibility) and five platforms, it merges digital party management with business process control. For large textile groups, this systematic integration can be a natural bridge for cross-department and cross-region collaboration.
Suzhou Inovance's party committee focuses on 'high-knowledge' organization building. With 62% of party members holding master's degrees, 95% with bachelor's or higher, and 91% under 40, this structure matches the high demands of industrial automation. Their 'Red Engineer' training system essentially ties party education to engineer career growth.