Characteristics of the textile printing and dyeing auxiliaries industry

1、 Low fixed investment, high added value, and high profits

Additives are a small branch of fine chemicals that possess all the characteristics of fine chemicals. The investment in fixed assets is closely related to the characteristics of its products. As we all know, textile printing and dyeing auxiliaries have many varieties and small tonnage. Their production mode is also different from other organic and inorganic chemicals. They have short process, few unit reactions, and most of them use compound technology and emulsification technology. Their synthesis is limited to key raw materials, namely core technology. Their output is smaller, and their equipment is highly versatile. Therefore, the theme fixed assets investment is far less than that of other chemical industries.

In addition, due to the limited equipment and short construction period, most of the raw materials for printing and dyeing auxiliaries are purchased from the market using compounding technology, resulting in a short production cycle. Therefore, they have the characteristics of low input, fast output, and quick effectiveness.

Printing and dyeing auxiliaries are products designed for a special user group and are at the end of the chemical product chain. Although their production process is simple, they can have extremely high added value and high technical content. From an international perspective, the statistical results of the sales profit margins of the world's top 100 large chemical companies also indicate that the top 10 high profit enterprises are all in the fine chemical industry, reflecting the characteristics of low investment, short investment cycle, and high efficiency in the fine chemical industry.

2、 Multiple varieties, small batches

The specificity of printing and dyeing auxiliaries is extremely strong, and their users are from another industry. Different printing and dyeing auxiliaries are designed for different fabrics, production processes, and fabric styles. Currently, there are nearly a hundred categories of printing and dyeing auxiliaries in the world, with up to 15000 varieties and a production capacity of nearly 10 million tons. In China, there are also more than 1000 types with a production capacity of over 3 million tons per year, which is unmatched by other industries.

This characteristic is consistent with the characteristics of fine chemicals, as the product production cycle is short, investment is low, profits are high, competition is fierce, and product updates are fast. In addition, the diversified demand of the textile industry is also one of the reasons for this phenomenon.

3、 Mostly for intermittent production, with strong equipment versatility

One of the characteristics of chemical production is its strong universality. Unlike the mechanical industry, its unit reactions are no more than N unit operations, and the equipment is standard parts with strong universality. Especially for printing and dyeing auxiliaries, most of them use compounding technology. The general equipment is only enamel reaction vessels, storage tanks, high-level tanks, etc. In process design, it is easy to design a set of equipment with multiple uses to reduce fixed asset investment, avoid continuous large-scale production, adopt intermittent production, be close to the market, produce according to demand, and avoid unnecessary losses.

4、 Extensive use of compound technology

In order to meet the needs of various specialized purposes, many products obtained through chemical synthesis often require the addition of various other reagents for compounding, in addition to being processed into multiple dosage forms. Due to the specificity of the application object, it is difficult to use a single compound to meet the requirements, so the study of the formula becomes a decisive factor. The products launched using compound technology have functions such as increasing efficiency, modifying, and expanding application scope, and their performance often exceeds that of products with a single structure. Therefore, mastering the compounding technology is an extremely important aspect of making textile printing and dyeing auxiliaries products competitive in the market.

5、 High requirements for technical services and support

Textile printing and dyeing auxiliaries belong to the development and operation industry. While vigorously developing new products and technologies, greater efforts are needed to research the application technology of products and provide comprehensive technical services and support. Developed industrial countries in the world attach great importance to this. Their personnel ratio for technology development, business management, and product sales (including technical services) is generally 2:1:3, and they select people with good business quality and practical experience to serve as sales and technical service personnel. The information obtained during the sales process is promptly fed back to the planning and production departments in order to revise plans, adjust production, ensure product sales, and enhance the competitiveness of the enterprise.