On July 1, 2025, the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, several individuals and groups from the textile industry received national honors. This is not merely an award list but a strategic signal of where the industry is heading—toward technological self-reliance, green manufacturing, and global integration.
Breaking Technical Bottlenecks: From Dependency to Global Leadership
Among the awardees, the Party committees of Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Co., Ltd. and Jilin Carbon Valley Carbon Fiber Co., Ltd. highlight the national priority on supply chain independence. Hengli completed a 20-million-ton refining and chemical integration project in 19 months at its Changxing Island facility, alongside building the world’s largest PTA base. Its embedded wastewater treatment technology achieves COD levels below 15 mg/L, earning the title of national “green factory.” Jilin Carbon Valley, now the world’s largest carbon fiber precursor producer with 190,000 tons of annual capacity, signifies that China’s carbon fiber has entered the global first tier. For downstream fabric and garment makers, this means more stable supply and lower costs for critical raw materials.
Integrating Party Building with Operations: From Formality to Innovation Engine
A common thread among winning companies is deep integration of Party organizations into daily management. At Hengli, over 83.3% of senior executives are Party members, and the company has eliminated “non-Party-member work groups” for five consecutive years. Party members and applicants contributed 75% of patent applications, and 208 “golden ideas” were adopted in three years. Suzhou Inovance Technology Co., Ltd. focuses on a “red engineer” training system, with 62% of its Party members holding master’s degrees and 91% under 40. This model shows that Party building can be a practical tool for technological innovation and talent development, especially in tech-intensive textile enterprises.
Global Expansion: From Going Out to Settling In
Changzhou Hualida Garment Group Co., Ltd. exemplifies how traditional apparel makers transform into smart manufacturers with global supply chains. Its airbag production line delivers 130,000 units per day, shifting from imported fabrics to an integrated process from weaving to folding. Lightweight airbag products are now popular in the domestic new energy vehicle market. Hualida also operates five factories in Vietnam with 15,000 employees, marking a decade of Belt and Road Initiative participation. This “headquarters in China, factories overseas” model is becoming a standard response to trade barriers and cost pressures. Yueda Textile Group’s award reinforces the stabilizing role of state-owned enterprises in regional economies.
Grassroots Power: From Workers to Advocates
Individual awards also carry weight. Zhang Bo, chairman of Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, was named an Outstanding Communist, while Mi Xuemei from Zhongshan Xiashi World Garments represents frontline workers. Mi, who rose from a Gansu village, organized skill training to help colleagues adapt to automation and delivered over 100 policy lectures. Her story underscores that grassroots textile workers are evolving into knowledge disseminators and drivers of industrial upgrading—a valuable model for labor-intensive firms.