Analysis on the status quo and development of textile printing and dyeing industry

under the low-carbon economic environment

1 Connotation of low-carbon economy

The concept of low-carbon economy is based on the sustainable development of my

country's society and economy. By adopting a series of measures such as industrial
transformation, new energy development and utilization, and technological
innovation, it can reduce fossil energy consumption and carbon emissions, and
increase energy consumption. The efficiency of the use, to achieve the goal of
harmonious development of economic construction and natural ecological environment.
Therefore, from this perspective, low-carbon economy is not only a new modern
economic model, but also a strategy to alleviate the energy crisis and global
warming. With the development of technologies such as the Internet and artificial
intelligence, the connotation of low-carbon economy has also been further optimized
and expanded in economic development, covering production, circulation,
consumption, etc. On the one hand, through policy innovation, technological reform,
system improvement and other ways to meet the needs of social and economic
development.

my country's low-carbon economy mainly covers the following aspects: (1) The market
model of high energy consumption and low output in traditional production
industries has been criticized. In contrast, the low-carbon economy pays more
attention to reducing energy consumption per unit of product and improving energy
utilization. Reduce carbon emissions. (2) A low-carbon economy is conducive to the
implementation of a clean development model. The traditional production industry
uses fossil raw materials as the main energy source, with high carbon emissions;
however, under the low-carbon economic model, on the one hand, it is required to
control the consumption of fossil energy, on the other hand, it is also necessary
to vigorously develop clean energy technologies and products, and actively Promote
and apply to balance the relationship between energy consumption and environmental
protection. (3) Under the low-carbon economic model, in addition to relying on the
government to promulgate corresponding policies, enterprises to enhance awareness
and invest more technology research and development funds, it also needs the
support of ordinary people to change the past high-carbon life patterns and
consumption concepts, so that The low-carbon model goes deep into people's daily
life.

2 The importance of realizing low-carbon economic development in the textile

printing and dyeing industry

With the intensification of global warming, the concept of green economic

development needs to be fully implemented in the strategic deployment of
sustainable development of enterprises. The concept of low-carbon economy not only
refers to low-emission standards, but also includes the establishment of a low-
pollution governance system.

2.1 Reduce production costs and improve economic benefits of enterprises

Energy saving and emission reduction is an important way to reduce production costs
and improve economic benefits. With the help of advanced technology and equipment,
comprehensively improve the technical level and management level, promote energy
conservation and emission reduction, and improve resource utilization; at the same
time, promote product development, improve the quality and stability of fabrics,
improve the grade and added value of fabrics, and enable enterprises Get more
profit.

2.2 Improve the core market competitiveness of enterprises

Through energy saving and emission reduction work in the textile industry, some old
equipment has been further updated and transformed to reach a new production level.
At the same time, the strategic goal of energy saving and consumption reduction has
been realized, and the overall competitiveness of the textile industry has been
comprehensively improved. At the same time, we should continue to innovate textile
printing and dyeing products, adopt new fibers and new technologies to improve the
dyeing and finishing process of fabrics, improve the quality and grade of fabrics,
increase post-treatment processes such as embroidery, bronzing, demoulding, and
calendering, and increase permanent moisture absorption, perspiration, and
Antibacterial, anti-ultraviolet, cool and other multi-functional treatment
processes, implement fine cultivation management of enterprises, increase product
added value and market share, and enhance the core competitiveness and
international competitiveness of enterprises.

3 Current status of textile printing and dyeing industry under low-carbon economic
environment

Developing a low-carbon economy and realizing the industrial transformation of

"low-carbon life and production methods" are the goals that all industrial fields
in China should strive for, and the textile industry is no exception. At this
stage, my country's textile industry has not yet been fully rectified. Some small
and medium-sized enterprises still use high-energy-consuming production and
processing techniques, but the output is very low, which does not match the high
energy consumption, which will cause serious waste of manpower and resources. This
also objectively shows that although the slogan of "low-carbon economy" has been
sounded, it has not been implemented in the true sense in textile printing and
dyeing enterprises. Therefore, my country's textile industry has only achieved
partial results, and there are still a series of problems in the development of
low-carbon economy.

3.1 Insufficient awareness of low-carbon environmental protection in enterprises

At present, enterprises lack awareness of low-carbon environmental protection, and

low-carbon life is still on the surface. In the links of raw material supply,
production and processing, and marketing, enterprises still follow the traditional
management model, and have not really integrated into the concept of low-carbon
economy. Correspondingly, in the domestic textile printing and dyeing industry,
there is no uniform standard for low-carbon economy indicators, and the layout of
the textile industry is also unreasonable. In the production system, due to the
lack of specific carbon emission indicators and incomplete relevant information, in
order to increase profits, some companies are unwilling to spend high prices on the
introduction of environmentally friendly and low-carbon advanced equipment, and the
internal professional talent reserve is insufficient. Promote the development of
low-carbon economy in enterprises.

3.2 The industrial structure is unreasonable

Since the reform and opening up, the concept of the coast first and the inland
later has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Stimulated by foreign
trade funds, coastal areas have continuously improved their economic systems and
integrated various resources more than inland areas. While driving regional
economic development, they have also caused serious environmental pollution.
Therefore, in the face of the current major problems, it is necessary to speed up
the transformation of enterprises, realize the transfer of the coastal textile
industry to the inland, narrow the development gap between the central and western
regions, and promote the transformation and rectification of enterprises. Judging
from the development situation of China's central and western regions, there are
more natural energy resources that can be developed in this region, but they are
relatively backward in terms of technological development and informatization
development, and have a large room for development. Therefore, how to use the
geographical advantages of the western region to develop new energy sources mainly
based on solar energy and wind energy, and at the same time optimize the equipment
configuration of textile printing and dyeing enterprises will be the key
development direction, because this can greatly improve production efficiency and
reduce resource consumption.

3.3 Large energy consumption

Although China has been actively rectifying its enterprises, compared with
developed countries, energy consumption is still relatively large. Due to the
problems of long industrial chain, long production cycle, high energy consumption
and untimely sewage treatment in my country's textile industry, it has a great
impact on my country's industrial energy consumption. China's low-carbon
development is facing new challenges, and it is difficult for the textile industry
to develop a low-carbon economy. At present, many countries have implemented
"carbon tariffs". In the future, China will follow the trend of the times and take
relevant measures to curb the utilization of coal resources, which will further
restrict the development of the textile industry.

3.4 Oversupply of textile industry

my country has a large population, but there is always an unbalanced system between
the production system and consumption system of the textile industry, that is,
supply exceeds demand. In order to make the associated profits, large quantities of
textiles had to be exported. However, this part of textiles is produced and
processed by domestic resources, which consumes a lot of limited resources.
Although domestic policies have been issued to accelerate the elimination of some
enterprises and technologies with backward production capacity, the corresponding
problems such as backward equipment, low production efficiency, and insufficient
staffing are still left behind, which have not been completely eliminated in
essence, hindering my country's textile printing and dyeing. industry development
and China's steps towards a "low-carbon economy".

4 Development trend of textile printing and dyeing industry under low-carbon

economy

4.1 Enhance the awareness of low-carbon environmental protection of enterprises

(1) The management of textile printing and dyeing enterprises should fully
understand the significance of developing a low-carbon economy. In order to achieve
the goal of low-carbon economy, enterprises need to integrate the concept of low-
carbon economy from channels such as technology research and development,
production and processing, and marketing, follow the low-carbon economy standards
promulgated by the state and local governments, and make the entire textile
industry develop in a green and healthy direction. This transformation will be a
considerable investment in terms of short-term benefits, and will cause
considerable financial and human pressure on small and medium-sized textile
printing and dyeing enterprises. But from a long-term perspective, under the
concept of low-carbon economy, the energy consumption of enterprises will continue
to decrease, and various costs will also decrease accordingly; coupled with the
research and development and promotion of new low-carbon textile products, it can
meet the market's demand for low-carbon The demand for carbon products will drive
the sales and profit growth of the company, and then increase the market share of
the company's products, laying the foundation for the long-term and stable
development of the company.

(2) In the process of transforming towards a low-carbon and high-efficiency

production mode, textile printing and dyeing enterprises also need to increase the
intensity of low-carbon economy propaganda to grassroots employees, cultivate
employees' scientific low-carbon awareness, and let employees in various positions
of the enterprise understand, While acknowledging low-carbon production, we should
start from ourselves and thoroughly implement the concept of low-carbon into work
and life. At the same time, enterprises can also cooperate with industry
associations to strengthen low-carbon knowledge publicity and training for
enterprise employees, and improve employees' low-carbon environmental protection
literacy.

(3) In order to enhance the awareness of low-carbon environmental protection of

textile enterprises, government departments can give certain financial subsidies in
terms of policies to reward those enterprises that meet the standards in the
development and production of low-carbon technologies, and increase their
enthusiasm for developing low-carbon economic models. .

4.2 Improve industry laws and regulations

At this stage, my country's low-carbon economy laws and regulations on the textile
printing and dyeing industry are not perfect, and many enterprises in the industry
are caught in the dilemma of having no policy standards as a basis. Therefore,
relevant departments should establish a policy system based on the actual situation
and development direction of the industry, implement energy-saving and emission-
reduction policies for the textile printing and dyeing industry, comprehensively
monitor the low-carbon development of textile products, and encourage the
development of textile products in the direction of high efficiency and low
consumption. For example, the governments of some regions in Zhejiang Province,
where the textile printing and dyeing industry is relatively developed, have issued
policies to promote the overall transformation and upgrading of enterprises in the
region, and develop in the direction of green, digital and high-end, and the
government has led the establishment of emerging platforms such as collaborative
innovation centers. Improve the "consultation and pulse" of the transformation of
the printing and dyeing industry, provide solutions, strive to cultivate more well-
known domestic and foreign benchmarking enterprises, and strive to create a "green
high-end, world-leading" modern industrial cluster.

4.3 Changing the development trend

The textile industry plays an important social role in my country's low-carbon

environmental protection field, and also shoulders huge social responsibilities. In
this case, China's large, medium and small textile printing and dyeing enterprises
must rely on relevant national policies and use national investment to meet their
own technology and equipment needs and improve product quality. Some small and
medium-sized textile enterprises can learn relevant textile printing and dyeing
technologies from large textile enterprises, and cooperate with large enterprises
to realize production modernization. According to China's "Belt and Road"
initiative, we can create a brand with Chinese characteristics, form unique brands
such as Chinese cheongsam, Tang costumes, and Hanfu, and make the brand bigger and
stronger. On this basis, actively promote the application of energy saving and
emission reduction models in the textile printing and dyeing industry, build a
circular economic system, strengthen the production technology of enterprises, and
solve many difficulties faced by the textile printing and dyeing industry.

4.4 Emphasis on talent construction

In order to implement the concept of low-carbon economy in the production and sales
links of textile printing and dyeing enterprises, there must be the support of
high-quality talents. High-quality talents are the basic force for the reform and
development of the enterprise internally, and also represent the image of the
enterprise externally. While investing heavily in new environmental protection
equipment and innovative production technology, textile printing and dyeing
enterprises must control and supervise the quality of internal employees, organize
regular employee training, improve the core cohesion within the enterprise, and
allow employees to give full play to their own value under the concept of low-
carbon economy. In addition, enterprises should also provide employees with a
unique innovation environment, so that employees can express their ideas and
opinions independently and freely, and demonstrate their abilities based on their
understanding of the low-carbon economy. On this basis, incentive measures can be
adopted to encourage employees to actively participate in enterprise construction,
enrich the internal culture of the enterprise, and retain talents with generous
salaries. In addition, enterprises should fully tap the potential of employees, and
regularly provide employees with low-carbon environmental protection skills
training to enable them to master the latest low-carbon economic production
concepts in order to better adapt to their positions.

4.5 Increase support for low-carbon emission reduction

(1) For textile printing and dyeing enterprises, the development of a low-carbon
economic model is not only the road to reform and innovation, but also an
inevitable requirement for the development of the industry. Therefore, government
departments should increase support for low-carbon, energy-saving, and emission
reduction. First of all, the government should focus on guiding textile printing
and dyeing enterprises to encourage them to develop low-carbon technologies and
low-carbon products, and encourage enterprises to actively invest in new
technologies and product research and development by introducing a series of
incentive measures. Secondly, government departments should give full play to their
leading advantages, introduce advanced low-carbon technology through cooperation
with developed countries in low-carbon technology, promote the development of low-
carbon economic model in China, and lead my country's textile printing and dyeing
enterprises towards low-carbon economy Model reform.

(2) Research and development of low-carbon technologies and products requires a lot
of funds

support. my country's textile printing and dyeing industry is dominated by small

and medium-sized enterprises, with low average profits. Therefore, government
departments need to take corresponding measures to help enterprises complete the
process of raising funds and reduce financing costs for enterprises. For example,
for textile enterprises that perform well in energy conservation and emission
reduction, the government can provide higher credit lines and give appropriate
reductions in interest rates to help enterprises implement low-carbon reforms. In
recent years, green carbon funds have been established in many regions of my
country, the main purpose of which is to promote the flow of market funds to
projects such as forestry carbon sinks, afforestation, and forest resource
protection. At the same time, it can also promote the establishment of low-carbon
textile industry public funds, control the flow of funds, improve public awareness
of carbon sinks, and provide financial support for the low-carbon development of
the textile printing and dyeing industry.

(3) Government departments can carry out pilot projects with representative
enterprises with strong comprehensive strength in the textile printing and dyeing
industry to formulate a complete set of low-carbon product certification standards,
covering all aspects of textile printing and dyeing products from raw material
production to market consumption, and will The specific quantification of carbon
emission standards in the entire process facilitates enterprises in the industry to
optimize corporate management in the production and sales links, meet established
emission reduction standards, and reduce carbon emissions. After the development
and maturity of relevant industry low-carbon product certification standards, it
can be in line with international high-standard low-carbon products, improve
domestic textile printing and dyeing industry standards, and promote low-carbon
economic development.

4.6 Optimize energy structure and improve energy utilization

Due to the abundance of coal resources in my country, it is difficult to change the

status quo of energy consumption in most industries in my country and optimize the
energy consumption structure of my country's textile industry in a short period of
time.

First of all, it is necessary to control the total consumption of high-carbon-

emission fossil energy mainly based on coal, and develop clean coal technology.
Therefore, attention should be paid to technology research and development to
improve the efficiency of the use of coal-based fossil fuels, to make the use of
fossil fuels cleaner and more efficient, and to achieve the goal of energy
conservation and emission reduction.

Secondly, since fossil energy is a non-renewable energy, in the face of the

reduction of non-renewable energy, strengthening the development of renewable
energy is also a topic of great concern to all mankind, and it is also related to
the survival and development of mankind in the future. Renewable energy such as
wind energy, solar energy and hydropower are mostly clean energy sources, and
China's untapped renewable energy potential is huge. Therefore, strengthening the
intelligent development and utilization of clean energy, optimizing the supporting
machinery and equipment related to the textile industry, realizing the large-scale
utilization of clean energy as soon as possible, and gradually replacing fossil
energy are conducive to promoting the low-carbon economic development of the
textile industry.

Finally, in order to promote the development and utilization of clean energy, it is

also necessary to speed up the operation of China's carbon emissions trading
market. After the trading market is put into operation, the carbon emission quotas
of textile enterprises will be linked to the energy consumption structure and
energy technology of enterprises, which will accelerate the energy saving and
emission reduction of textile enterprises. On the one hand, while optimizing the
energy consumption structure, promote textile enterprises to introduce clean fossil
energy technologies, reduce carbon emissions, promote transformation, and reduce
production costs; The saved quota can be traded, thereby improving the economic
efficiency of the enterprise. This will greatly increase the enthusiasm of textile
enterprises to develop low-carbon economy.

5 Conclusion

The rapid development of low-carbon economy has made my country's textile printing
and dyeing enterprises face enormous pressure for survival, and it is also an
important opportunity for development and reform. If textile printing and dyeing
enterprises want to achieve long-term development in the market economy, only by
assessing the situation, conforming to the development trend of national green
economy construction, thoroughly implementing the concept of low-carbon economy in
all links and management models within the enterprise, and relying on technology
research and development to create independent brands, can they Have a place in the
market.