With the rapid development of economy and the improvement of people's living standard, the textile industry has gradually entered a new stage of development. Textile chemicals market is very complex, among which there are more and more kinds of additives, the application field is more and more extensive. Textile printing and dyeing auxilaries refer to chemicals added in the manufacture and processing of textiles. Their main functions are to help fiber or yarn deform, soften, fix color, improve hand feel, wrinkle resistance, etc.

In the first quarter of 2023, the import and export of textile printing and dyeing auxilliaries decreased year-on-year, among which the total import and export volume and the total import and export volume were 18,636 tons and $61.83 million, respectively, down 12.9% and 18.7% year-on-year. In March, the import and export of textile printing and dyeing AIDS decreased year-on-year, but the decline rate was lower than that of the first quarter. The total import and export volume and the total import and export volume were 7,522 tons and $26.28 million, respectively, down 3.4% and 8.3% year-on-year

The import and export situation of textile printing and dyeing auxiliaries in the first quarter：

In the first quarter, the import and export of textile printing and dyeing auxilies decreased to different degrees compared with the same period last year, and the decline of import and export was higher than that of export. The total import and export volume, total import and export volume and import and export unit price were 18,636 tons, 61.83 million dollars and 3,318 dollars per ton, respectively. The export volume, export volume and export unit price were 8,272 tons, 19.72 million US dollars and 2,384 US dollars per ton, respectively. The import volume, import value and import price were 10,364 tons, US $42.1 million and US $4,063 per ton, respectively.

In March, the import and export of textile printing and dyeing auxilary decreased year on year, but the decline rate was lower than that of the first quarter, and there was a significant increase from the previous quarter. The total import and export volume, total import and export volume and import and export unit price were 7,522 tons, 26.28 million dollars and 3,493 dollars per ton, respectively. The export volume, export volume and export unit price were 3,177 tons, 8.04 million US dollars and 2,530 US dollars per ton, respectively. The import volume, import value and import price were 4,345 tons, US $18.24 million and US $4,198 / ton, respectively.

How about textile printing and dyeing auxiliaries this year？

First of all, with the improvement of consumers' requirements for quality and comfort, the application of various new high-end textiles is increasing, and the demand for chemical additives is on the rise. For example, with the diversification of people's ways of travel and the rise of outdoor sports, special textiles as an emerging industry market is growing. Among them, sports clothing, functional underwear, high elasticity, skin-friendly and so on have become the growth point of the application field of additives.

However, although the textile auxiliaries market is very complex, but in the face of fierce market competition, service quality and product quality is still the key to win. The pursuit of higher quality additive products and better after-sales service for textile auxiliaries enterprises is more and more important for the innovation of marketing methods and sales channels. This year, many textile auxiliaries enterprises in the aspect of market promotion highlights, e-commerce channels represented by network sales more and more favored by the industry. The deep application of artificial intelligence, big data and other technologies makes this sales channel more efficient and convenient, but also can better meet the refined needs of users.

Secondly, green environmental protection has become the key word of textile auxiliaries industry. Although textile auxiliaries are very important in the textile industry, they also face environmental and safety risks. In this context, textile auxilaries enterprises should actively promote the concept of green auxilaries and adhere to the road of environmental protection, safety and sustainable development. This year, the national environmental policy adjustment, environmental standards are increasingly high, green chemicals will become the main trend of future development. Therefore, textile auxiliaries enterprises need to strengthen environmental protection production while researching and developing green and efficient auxiliaries, so as to ensure that environmental and safety problems are effectively solved.

Finally, with the opening of the domestic textile market, foreign textile enterprises entered the Chinese market, which also promoted the development of textile printing and dyeing auxiliaries market. With some investment statistics initiated by cooperative funds, the restructuring and operating conditions of Chinese textile enterprises have improved, while the textile auxiliary industry is also expected to see more opportunities.