In the recent national 'Two Excellences and One Advanced' awards, multiple textile industry individuals and collectives were recognized, covering sectors from chemicals and carbon fiber to apparel and industrial automation. This reflects the industry's shift from scale expansion to high-quality, high-value transformation.
Background
The list of national outstanding Communist Party members includes Zhang Bo, chairman of Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, and Mi Xuemei from Zhongshan Xiashijia Apparel. Weiqiao, as one of the world's largest cotton textile enterprises, signals that industry leaders' contributions to innovation and industrial leadership are acknowledged. Mi represents frontline workers, promoting skill training in the face of automation, with over 100 lectures given, highlighting grassroots party building's role in stabilizing the workforce.
Among advanced grassroots Party organizations, textile-related firms include Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian), Jilin Carbon Valley Carbon Fiber, Suzhou Inovance Technology, Changzhou Hualida Garment, and Jiangsu Yueda Textile Group. These cover the full chain from upstream petrochemicals to downstream apparel, indicating a deep integration of party building with the industrial chain.
Industry Impact
Hengli Petrochemical's achievements at the Changxing Island industrial park are exemplary: a 20 million-ton/year refining and chemical integration project completed in 19 months, the world's largest 1.5 million-ton/year ethylene project in 13 months, and the world's largest PTA base. This speed is driven by the 'Silk Road Pioneer' party brand, with 83.3% of senior managers being party members and 75% of patents from party members or applicants. For the industry, this means efficient execution models for large petrochemical projects, reducing import dependence.
Jilin Carbon Valley's case points to strategic material self-sufficiency. Its precursor capacity reaches 190,000 tons, making it the world's largest carbon fiber precursor producer. Carbon fiber is in high demand for aerospace and wind turbine blades, and increased domestic production will lower procurement costs and break international monopolies.
Changzhou Hualida Garment's transformation is noteworthy. This traditional apparel company shifted from imported fabrics to an integrated supply chain, producing 130,000 airbag units daily for new energy vehicles. It now operates five factories in Vietnam with 15,000 employees. This shows that amid rising labor costs and trade tensions, leading apparel firms are restructuring competitiveness through a 'headquarters economy plus overseas bases' model, boosting domestic fabric and accessory exports.
Suzhou Inovance Technology, a leader in industrial automation, has a 'red engineer' training system worth emulating. With 62% of party members holding master's degrees and 91% under 40, this high-knowledge party organization directly serves national industrial autonomy. For textile factories, the trend of domestic automation equipment substitution will lower the cost of smart upgrades.