A high-end knitted fabric project with an annual capacity of 60,000 tons and a total investment of 650 million yuan has officially launched in Kaiyuan City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province. For the long-underdeveloped southwest textile belt, this is not merely an addition of capacity but a critical node in the industrial chain.
Background
On July 21, the Yunnan Bohai Tai Textile Co., Ltd. started its 60,000-ton knitted fabric construction project in Kaiyuan Green Textile Science Park. The project plans 20 modern intelligent knitted fabric production lines, with an expected annual output value exceeding 1 billion yuan, annual tax revenue over 14 million yuan, and direct employment for more than 1,200 people.
The investor, Bohai Tai's parent company, is Guangzhou Delaika Textile, founded in 2019 and ranked among the top ten fabric traders in Guangzhou's Zhongda Market, with annual sales exceeding 1 billion yuan. The relocation from the Pearl River Delta fabric hub to the southwest border reflects the deep logic of textile industry transfer.
Kaiyuan Green Textile Science Park is the only industrial park in Yunnan Province with complete textile dyeing capacity. It was integrated into the Hekou Border Industrial Park in 2023. The park leverages stable low-cost industrial heat, border port advantages, and RCEP cooperation benefits, making it an ideal carrier for industrial transfer.
Industrial Impact
Filling the Gap in High-End Knitted Dyeing Capacity
For years, the southwest region lacked high-end knitted fabric dyeing capacity, forcing downstream apparel makers to source from the east. Bohai Tai's 60,000-ton capacity will significantly alleviate this supply gap. For garment factories, this means shorter logistics lead times and faster response cycles.
From a cost perspective, Yunnan's clean energy advantages—lower steam and electricity costs—directly translate into product competitiveness. In dyeing, energy typically accounts for 15%-25% of total production costs, making energy price differences a decisive factor in plant location.
The Hub Value of Cross-Border Supply Chains
The project's site selection in Kaiyuan is driven by its proximity to Kunming and the Hekou port, a key land route to Vietnam and ASEAN. Under RCEP, tariffs on Chinese textile exports to Southeast Asia have further declined.
This means Bohai Tai's capacity targets not only the domestic market but also a 'domestic weaving + Southeast Asian garment' model. Fabric from Kaiyuan can reach Vietnamese factories via Hekou in 2-3 days less than from Guangdong—a critical advantage for fast fashion orders.
Green and Smart as New Thresholds
At the project launch, the China Dyeing and Printing Association outlined three directions: promoting low-liquor ratio dyeing, water reuse, and waste heat recovery; deploying MES and ERP intelligent management systems; and developing flexible customization and high-value fabric.
This sets a new entry barrier for southwest dyeing plants. Future projects must meet both green and smart standards to compete in cross-border supply chains. For buyers, a factory's environmental credentials and digitalization level are becoming more important than price alone.