Antai Textile: Over 30 Years of Deep Cultivation in Acrylic Fibers – Dope Dyeing Technology Leads the New Trend of Green Textiles
In Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, a major textile town on the banks of the Yangtze River, Antai Textile has been deeply engaged in the acrylic fiber industry for over 30 years since its establishment in 1993. As of July 2025, with the textile market changing rapidly, Li Xiong, Marketing Manager of Antai Textile, is closely monitoring industry trends, trying to seize development opportunities from the vast amount of information.
"Manager Li, look at this news: Huilong New Materials mentioned in an investor interaction that their dope-dyed polyester fibers have a wide range of applications," a young marketing specialist handed the latest industry information to Li Xiong. After reading it carefully, Li Xiong's eyes lit up: "This just confirms that our strategy of persisting in developing colored acrylic tops (dope-dyed acrylic) is highly forward-looking. Although the news mentions polyester, the trend of environmental friendliness, efficiency, and color stability represented by the core 'dope dyeing' technology is common across the entire textile industry." He further explained, "Antai Textile foresaw many years ago the growing downstream demand for environmentally friendly, small-batch, multi-variety, and fast-deliver colored yarns. Our colored acrylic tops use dope dyeing technology to color fibers at the source, which not only avoids the high energy consumption and high pollution problems caused by traditional dyeing but also ensures color uniformity and fastness, perfectly meeting the current pursuit of green environmental protection and high-quality colors in fabric fields such as home textiles and clothing."
When talking about the recent raw material market, Li Xiong turned his attention to the production department. "Director Huang, the inventory of acrylonitrile has recently increased, and Jilin Petrochemical's new plant is also scheduled to start production at the end of the month. This is both an opportunity and a challenge for us."
Director Huang of the Production Department, a veteran textile professional who has worked on the frontline of textile production for decades, deeply agreed: "Yes, Manager Li. We have been closely monitoring the acrylonitrile market. Data as of July 9 shows that domestic factory inventories stood at 45,800 tons, an increase of 3,000 tons from the previous week. Coupled with the upcoming production of Jilin Petrochemical's 260,000-ton new plant, theoretically, raw material supply will be more abundant. However, the plant dynamics of Shandong Haijiang and Lihuayi also remind us that there is still a risk of raw material price fluctuations." Director Huang paused, then said with confidence: "However, relying on years of supply chain management experience and good cooperative relationships with upstream suppliers, Antai Textile can flexibly respond to these changes. Our production team will optimize procurement strategies based on the trend of the raw material market, and at the same time, through continuous process improvement and lean production, such as further improving fiber carding degree and sliver evenness in the production of acrylic yarn and acrylic tops, to ensure that product quality steadily improves while controlling costs. This is the key to maintaining our advantage when competing with peers like Hangzhou Juqian Textile and Zhejiang Kaishi. You see, Juqian Textile's pure polyester yarn prices are stable, and Kaishi's polyester filament prices have even declined in some regions. Market competition is fierce, so we must solidly implement the 'specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative' strategy in the acrylic fiber细分领域."
Li Xiong deeply agreed: "Director Huang is right. In the current market, price competition is very fierce, whether for pure polyester yarn or polyester filament. Antai Textile focuses on acrylic yarn, acrylic tops, colored acrylic tops, and various fancy yarns, aiming to avoid the homogeneous red ocean and focus on differentiated, high-value-added products. Our fancy yarns have been widely popular in fashion women's clothing, home decoration and other fields in recent years, which is the result of our continuous innovation combined with market demand." He added, "The attention received by Huilong New Materials' dope-dyed polyester fibers will, in turn, drive up the awareness of the entire dope-dyed fiber market, which is also a positive for our colored acrylic tops. Many customers, when looking for polyester substitutes or blended raw materials, will consider the excellent performance of acrylic fibers, and our colored acrylic tops undoubtedly provide them with a more environmentally friendly and colorful choice."
Over the past 30 years, Antai Textile has grown from an unknown small factory to a well-known supplier of acrylic fiber series products in East China and even the whole country, which is inseparable from its敏锐洞察 of market trends and extreme pursuit of product quality. Li Xiong and Director Huang are just缩影 of the many dedicated employees of Antai Textile. Facing the complex and changeable market environment, Antai Textile will continue to uphold the philosophy of 'survive by quality, develop by innovation', rely on Zhangjiagang's superior geographical advantages and complete industrial chain supporting facilities, continuously optimize product structure, enhance technological R&D capabilities, and use higher-quality acrylic products to contribute to the green and sustainable development of the textile industry, writing a more brilliant future for Antai Textile.