While most spinning mills struggle with the floor space and labor demands of conventional ring frames, a 400-million-yuan project in Alar, Xinjiang, offers a different answer: a 2,448-spindle ultra-long intelligent spinning frame that cuts labor to fewer than 25 workers per 10,000 spindles. This figure signals a clear shift in southern Xinjiang's cotton textile industry from capacity expansion to equipment upgrading.
Background
Xiangrun Textile's 150,000-spindle cotton spinning project is located in the Alar Economic and Technological Development Zone, with a total investment of 400 million yuan. The plant covers 43,800 square meters and is scheduled to start production in October 2026. The highlight is not the capacity itself but the equipment: a 2,448-spindle ultra-long intelligent ring spinning frame co-developed with an equipment manufacturer, currently the longest of its kind in China.
This choice directly addresses two major pain points of Xinjiang's cotton textile industry: intensive land use and labor costs. Housing 150,000 spindles in a 43,800-square-meter plant means significantly higher output per unit area compared with traditional layouts, allowing the company to achieve greater production with limited space.
Industry Impact
The ultra-long spindle design saves more than just space. The fully automatic doffing system replaces repetitive manual operations, reducing labor to under 25 workers per 10,000 spindles, while the industry average is typically above 50. For enterprises in southern Xinjiang, where recruitment is challenging, this directly alleviates labor pressure and reduces long-term workforce costs.
Energy savings are equally notable. The optimized transmission structure saves 300 kWh per ton of yarn. For a 150,000-spindle project, annual savings are substantial, directly widening profit margins for energy-sensitive spinning mills. Moreover, the equipment's intelligent data acquisition module seamlessly connects to MES systems, enabling real-time monitoring of output, energy consumption, and yarn breakage, with automatic alerts—transforming production management from experience-based to data-driven.
For buyers, the main benefit is improved yarn quality consistency. Real-time breakage monitoring reduces defects, and transparent energy data facilitates cost accounting. For the southern Xinjiang textile belt, this project marks a step beyond being a raw material supplier, enhancing its capability to produce high-grade yarn and potentially attracting downstream weaving and garment enterprises to invest nearby.