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| Issue date:26/06/2010 |
| Source:Journal for Asia on Textile & Apparel |
| by Michelle Phong |
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| Smaro-I machine of Qingdao Hongda Textile Machinery |
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Open from July 22-26, the ITMA Asia+CITME 2010 witnessed a positive mood although it is unsure how long the current economic pick-up will last, exhibitors at the second combined trade fair told AdsaleATA.com.
Following a challenging period of 2008 and 2009, international textile machinery builders speaking to AdsaleATA.com generally reported positive business since sometime between late 2009 and early 2010, especially in the markets of Asia.
Within Asia, China is currently one of the most dynamic markets for international textile machinery builders. Majority of the textile machinery shipments from the West are delivered to Asia. For example, about 85% of circular knitting machines shipped in 2008 reached their destinations in Asia, and China alone consumed 69%, according to figures of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF). The rest of investors included those from Mauritius, Bangladesh, India, Brazil and Korea.
Trützschler observed a pick-up in business since this February and March. The company’s Head Marketing, Hermann Selker was “more than satisfied with excellent business everywhere”. All the eight facilities of the company, which are situated in Germany (4), Brazil (1), China (1), India (1) and the United States (1), are at their full capacity. Yarn producers (spinners) in China are expanding the capacity and the country also imports yarns from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Vietnam, so as to meet the rising demand of apparel in China. China has a large potential for per-capita growth of apparel consumption from a relatively low base. The same applies to India, Indonesia and Brazil. On the contrary, the per-capita apparel consumption in the United States and Europe is already at a high level (approximately 27 kg/person and 24 kg/person respectively).
Hermann Selker |
"There's a boom at the moment and we hope it will be more moderate (and can last longer over a period of time), but we'll take what is given in the market…In the meantime, we're prepared to extend production depending on the market development,” said Mr Selker. However, it is unsure whether the economic bounce-back could last long, he added.
He further explained that diversified businesses had helped this family-owned company weather the economic ups and downs in the past years. Apart from providing machines for spinning preparation, the company also supplies a complete range of nonwoven machinery with Erko Trützschler and Fleissner, and enjoys growths as the nonwoven segment in China and other regions. Thirdly, clothings of Trützschler Card Clothing are used for cards in spinning preparation, as well as for roller cards in the nonwovens sector. The company is thus well positioned to smoothen fluctuations brought by the external economic environment, and it is a successful strategy of the company, he said.
In addition to visitors from China, about 30% of visitors to the company were from regions outside China, including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and even Europe at this year’s exhibition.
For example, on the day AdsaleATA.com visited Trützschler, the company was expecting a delegation of 58 visitors from Brazil. The Brazilian industry invested three times more than they did in the previous years. Textile machinery investment in the South American country was active in 2009 and remains so this year.
SwissTex Winterthur AG engaging in the filament yarn sector also was upbeat at the exhibition. As a textile machinery and systems provider in the area of BCF and T&I extrusion processes for the continuous filament market, the company took over RITM this April, which has been fully integrated into Swisstex and sales strategy and technological support have been rearranged accordingly. After the acquisition, Swisstex now offers a complete range of extrusion lines and twisting and cabling machinery for filament yarn markets, the company says.
Andreas Weber |
“On the business side, it has been nice starting the beginning of this year, and the pick-up was incredible. In the meantime, we’re careful for any possibility of a slow-down by the end of the year. Economic cycles are shorter in recent years, and economic upturn may not last longer than a year. We remain moderate and are prepared for a slower business situation (if it happens),” said Andreas Weber, CText FTI, Director Sales, Marketing & Parts, Senior Vice President of Swisstex. He added that the company is at a good shape to maneuver the business in different economic times as it has adopted a lean production and procurement system.
Imported parts offer greater power to Chinese machinery
While nobody can predict the future, it is clear that quality continues to prevail in tomorrow’s market. Imported parts and devices are increasingly used in the China-made machinery offering improved quality. For instance, Qingdao Hongda Textile Machinery introduced the Smaro-I automatic winder linked with spinning frame at the fair. The Smaro-I machine is equipped with a Mesdan 498Q Jointair splicer and an Uster Quantum 2 yarn clearer, and features high productivity, artificial intelligence and reduced power consumption. Qingdao Hongda is a subsidiary of Jingwei Textile Machinery.
Parts from Suessen, Bräcker, Novibra and Graf are also more and more adopted in China-made machinery, especially under the request of often export-oriented machinery users, said Richard Gibert Labus, Head Marketing. Looking for a longer machine life and higher quality, more Chinese machinery builders have incorporated into their machines imported parts such as spindles and components from Suessen, Novibra and etc, he added.
Richard Gibert Labus |
More will be published in ATA Journal Aug/Sept issue 2010.
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