500 Million Yuan Invested in Ezhou: A Structural Reshaping of Central China's Public Textile Laundry Chain

The public textile washing industry has long been fragmented, plagued by high water and energy consumption and low efficiency. A new investment in Ezhou, Hubei, is attempting to rewrite this narrative through industrial internet and circular economy logic.

Project Details and Investment Scale

Shandong Minsheng Group, through its subsidiary Minsheng (Hubei) Industrial Development Co., Ltd., has signed an agreement with Xishan Street, Echeng District, Ezhou City, to build a green intelligent laundry recycling industrial park. The total investment is 500 million yuan, with a construction period of three years and planned industrial land of 70 to 100 mu. Shandong Minsheng Group, a provincial-level civilian industry investment platform, achieved revenue exceeding 51.1 billion yuan in 2025 and ranks among China's Top 500 Manufacturing Enterprises.

This scale of investment in the public textile washing sector sends a strong signal: capital is beginning to systematically enter the previously overlooked 'post-wash market.' For Ezhou, the park is positioned as a district-level chain leader benchmark project, aiming to fill gaps in green intelligent washing, circular economy, and industrial internet industries.

Eight Core Modules and Operational Logic

The industrial park will feature eight core modules, forming a complete closed-loop chain from bulk linen procurement to waste textile regeneration. Key modules include:
- 6 to 8 fully automated intelligent washing digital factory lines
- Distributed photovoltaic plus energy storage system
- A 1,500-ton-per-day high-standard water recycling facility
- A shared linen rental and washing integrated operation system
- New energy unmanned intelligent logistics support
- A waste linen resource regeneration center
- Industry incubation carriers
- A full-chain industrial internet digital control platform

This design means the park is not just a collection of washing plants but an industrial ecosystem driven by data, energy self-sufficiency, water loop closure, and unmanned logistics. For downstream users like hotels and hospitals, the shared linen rental model directly changes their fixed asset investment structure—shifting from 'buying linens and building laundry rooms' to 'pay-per-use rental and washing,' reducing operating costs and improving turnover efficiency.

Impact on Traditional Washing Industry

The biggest pain points in traditional washing are water and energy consumption. For a medium-sized hotel laundry, water consumption per kilogram of linen is about 20-30 liters, and direct wastewater discharge is common. The Ezhou project's 1,500-ton daily water recycling facility could theoretically reduce water consumption by over 70%. The distributed photovoltaic plus energy storage system is expected to achieve more than 30% electricity self-sufficiency, significantly reducing operational sensitivity to electricity prices.

More noteworthy is the waste linen resource regeneration center. Previously, discarded linens were mostly landfilled or incinerated, wasting fiber resources and causing environmental burden. This center uses regeneration technology to convert waste linens into industrial raw materials or low-count yarns, extending the textile lifecycle and aligning with the 'dual carbon' circular economy direction.

For washing service providers in central China, this benchmark project means competition will upgrade from 'price wars' to 'green intelligent wars.' Small washing plants lacking digital capabilities and environmental investments may face order losses or even elimination in the next 3-5 years.

Practical Implications for Buyers and Foreign Trade Companies

For Buyers - **Evaluate rental-washing integrated models**: Hotel groups and hospital logistics can assess long-term rental-washing contracts with the park, converting linen procurement from capital expenditure to operating expenditure to optimize cash flow. - **Recalculate washing cost structures**: Under traditional per-piece pricing, energy and water costs account for about 30%-40%. The energy efficiency of green smart plants could reduce per-piece washing costs by 15%-20%. Buyers are advised to increase the weight of 'green certification' and 'water consumption metrics' in tenders. - **Proactively include waste linen recovery clauses**: Clearly define responsibility for waste linen recovery and resource treatment in procurement contracts to reduce disposal costs and meet ESG compliance requirements.

For Foreign Trade Companies - **Monitor central China hotel linen export supply chains**: As a green washing benchmark, this park may attract international hotel groups' washing orders in China. Foreign trade companies can connect with its shared linen system and supply textiles that meet its quality standards. - **Explore recycled fiber raw material export opportunities**: Recycled fibers or low-count yarns from the regeneration center, if meeting export standards, can address low-end textile raw material demand in Southeast Asia and Africa. - **Consider digital solution exports**: The experience of the full-chain industrial internet platform, if modularized and productized, could be exported to other regions or 'Belt and Road' countries, forming new service trade growth points.