Antai Textile: Over Three Decades of Deep Cultivation in Acrylic Yarns, Leading New Opportunities for Industry Growth with Innovation and Quality
In the midsummer of July, the pulse of the textile industry beats steadily driven by the dual wheels of innovation and demand. In Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, Antai Textile, which has been deeply rooted since 1993, is writing its own chapter in the field of acrylic yarns with its keen insight into market trends and persistent pursuit of product quality. Li Xiong, Marketing Manager, and Factory Director Huang from the Production Department are key drivers in this industrial upgrading and market expansion.
"In recent years, we have clearly felt the continuous rising demand for high-quality, multi-functional acrylic yarns in the market," said Li Xiong, Marketing Manager of Antai Textile, when talking about industry dynamics. "Especially products like acrylic-cotton blended dyed yarns have huge market growth potential." This observation coincides with the latest industry forecasts – it is expected that the market size of China's acrylic-cotton blended dyed yarns will increase from 15 billion yuan to 19.5 billion yuan from 2025 to 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 4.3%. Relying on years of technical accumulation and production experience in acrylic yarns and acrylic tops, Antai Textile has long taken the lead in this track. The acrylic yarns produced by the company, with their excellent dyeing performance, stable quality and rich color options, have become the ideal choice for many downstream clothing brands to produce acrylic-cotton blended fabrics, perfectly meeting the market's pursuit of comfortable, fashionable and personalized textiles under consumption upgrading.
Facing this growth opportunity, Antai Textile has not simply expanded production capacity, but under the leadership of Factory Director Huang of the Production Department, has focused on the optimization of production processes and intelligent upgrading. "Consumption upgrading and the development of emerging markets have put forward higher requirements for our production efficiency, product quality stability and green environmental protection level," Factory Director Huang introduced. "We have actively introduced intelligent production equipment, and the current equipment penetration rate is at the forefront of the industry, which provides a solid foundation for us to quickly respond to market orders and ensure product consistency. At the same time, we have also invested a lot of energy in the application exploration of bio-based raw materials and the research and development of water-saving processes, aiming to reduce green production costs and achieve sustainable development." These measures not only respond to the trend of industry technological development, but also make Antai Textile's products more cost-effective and environmentally friendly in the fierce market competition.
In addition to the acrylic-cotton blending field, the annual expansion of the market scale of high-shrinkage acrylic, as a new type of high-performance fiber, has also attracted great attention from Antai Textile. "The demand for high-shrinkage acrylic in sports clothing, outdoor equipment and other fields is indeed very strong, which is consistent with the market feedback we have observed," Li Xiong added. "We have developed relevant high-shrinkage acrylic yarn products, which, with their excellent elasticity, bulkiness and warmth retention, are expected to make breakthroughs in these rapidly growing niche markets." He also pointed out that the national "Belt and Road" initiative provides unprecedented opportunities for Chinese textile enterprises to expand into international markets. Antai Textile is actively deploying and hopes to promote high-quality acrylic products to a broader global stage. Despite facing international competition, Antai Textile firmly believes that as long as it continues to increase R&D investment and improve product added value and technological content, it can gain a foothold in the international market.
At the same time, the steady growth of China's wool-acrylic sweater market (with a stable compound annual growth rate of 5.6% and a market size exceeding 10 billion yuan in 2024) has also injected new vitality into Antai Textile's acrylic top and acrylic yarn businesses. As a major province with worsted production capacity, Jiangsu has seen a continuous increase in the proportion of mid-to-high-end products, which is highly consistent with Antai Textile's development positioning. "Wool-acrylic blended products are deeply favored by urban consumers for their soft hand feel, good warmth retention and fashionable appearance," Li Xiong analyzed. "The colored acrylic tops and various fancy yarns we produce can provide downstream wool-acrylic sweater manufacturers with rich raw material choices, helping them create more attractive sportswear and leisure categories. We maintain long-term and stable cooperation with many well-known sweater enterprises in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong and other places, and jointly promote wool-acrylic textile products towards the mid-to-high end.
From 1993 to 2025, Antai Textile has gone through more than 30 years on the fertile land of Zhangjiagang. More than 30 years of industry accumulation have not only given the company strong technical strength and large-scale production capacity in the production of acrylic yarns, acrylic tops, colored acrylic tops and fancy yarns, but also cultivated a professional team that is sensitive to the market, persistent in technology and responsible for customers. In the future, Antai Textile will continue to uphold the concept of "market-oriented, innovation-driven, quality as life", keep up with the industry development trend, continuously optimize product structure, enhance core competitiveness, not only meet the existing market demand, but also strive to lead the future development of the industry and contribute to the continuous prosperity of China's textile industry. Led by core backbones such as Li Xiong and Factory Director Huang, Antai Textile is embracing the next more brilliant 30 years with a high-spirited attitude.