500 Million Yuan Injects into Ezhou: Public Textile Washing Industry Embraces a Closed-Loop Revolution

The public textile washing industry, long labeled as a high-water-consumption and high-energy-consumption sector, is undergoing a structural transformation.

Background

Shandong Minsheng Group, through its subsidiary Minsheng (Hubei) Industrial Development Co., Ltd., has signed an agreement with Xishan Street, Echeng District, Ezhou City, Hubei Province, to build a green intelligent washing circular economy industrial park. The project involves a total investment of 500 million yuan, covering 70 to 100 mu of industrial land, with a construction period of three years.

According to public disclosures, the park will feature eight core sectors, including 6 to 8 fully automated intelligent washing digital factory production lines, a distributed photovoltaic plus energy storage system, a high-standard reclaimed water reuse facility with a daily capacity of 1,500 tons, a shared linen rental-washing integrated operation system, new energy unmanned smart logistics, a waste linen resource recycling center, an industrial incubation carrier, and a full-chain industrial internet digital control platform.

This means the entire chain—from centralized linen procurement, rental, washing, and logistics to eventual waste linen recycling—will be integrated within a single park. Shandong Minsheng Group, a top 500 Chinese manufacturing enterprise with 2025 revenue exceeding 51.1 billion yuan, provides capital and industrial resource support for this model.

Industry Impact

The pain points of traditional public textile washing are significant: high water and energy consumption, substantial wastewater discharge, short linen life cycles, and lack of standardized waste disposal. The Ezhou project, through its reclaimed water system and photovoltaic storage, could theoretically reduce water consumption by over 60% and energy costs by about 30%.

For downstream buyers, the shared linen rental-washing model means hotels and hospitals no longer need to purchase linens in bulk; instead, they can rent on demand and pay per use, drastically reducing inventory costs and capital occupation. Meanwhile, the waste linen recycling center can convert damaged linens into recycled fibers or industrial auxiliaries, reducing landfill pressure.

From a regional competition perspective, Ezhou, located in central China near Wuhan, radiates to hotel and healthcare markets in Hubei and neighboring provinces. Once completed, this park will challenge the existing fragmented, workshop-style washing landscape, forcing traditional washing enterprises to upgrade toward intelligence and greenness. For textile fabric suppliers, this implies potential changes in procurement standards for public textiles—washability, recyclable content, and traceability will become new metrics.

Practical Recommendations

For Buyers - Monitor the launch timeline of the park's linen rental-washing service, and evaluate cost comparisons with existing washing suppliers, especially whether the pay-per-use model suits your room/bed turnover rate. - Prioritize fabrics meeting "recyclable" standards (e.g., 100% cotton or biodegradable blends) in new linen procurement to align with future waste recycling systems. - Establish a full-lifecycle linen management ledger to record batch, wash count, and disposal date, preparing for data integration with future industrial internet platforms.

For Factories - Enhance fabric washability, particularly colorfastness and shrinkage, to meet high-frequency washing (typically daily) in shared rental-washing models. - Explore cooperation with waste linen recycling centers to incorporate factory offcuts or substandard fabrics into the recycling loop, creating a "fabric production-use-recycling" closed loop. - Study the application of distributed photovoltaic and energy storage systems in the park, and assess feasibility of deploying similar energy-saving systems in your own facilities.