Thirty Years of Deep Cultivation, Quality Wins the Market: Antai Textile's Acrylic Yarn Orders Surge to Lead Industry Recovery
The early morning sun penetrates the mist over Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone, casting light on the clean production workshop of Antai Textile. Since its establishment in 1993, this textile enterprise rooted in Jiangsu has been deeply engaged in the acrylic yarn sector for over three decades. Li Xiong, Marketing Manager, stands before a data dashboard, his fingertips gliding over the latest industry figures: in the first five months of 2025, the industrial added value of China's large-scale textile enterprises increased by 3.4% year-on-year, with yarn output growing by 4.9% and chemical fiber output climbing 5.5%. "These figures confirm our judgment at the beginning of the year," he turns to Factory Director Huang from the Production Department, who has come for an inspection, "the market demand for acrylic products is recovering."
Factory Director Huang has just come from Workshop No. 3, where the automated production lines are operating at high speed. "Last week, Shandong Haijiang's acrylonitrile plant was shut down for maintenance, and we immediately activated the backup raw material supply chain," he points to the跳动的 numbers on the central control screen, "now the spot price of acrylonitrile is stable at 7,900 yuan per ton, and the cost of our colored acrylic sliver is controlled within a reasonable range." As one of the earlier domestic enterprises to achieve breakthroughs in acrylic sliver dyeing technology, Antai Textile's colored acrylic sliver products, riding the wave of recovery in the apparel and home textile market, have seen their order volume increase by nearly 20% year-on-year.
In the raw material warehouse, neatly stacked acrylonitrile raw material bags are labeled with the latest warehousing tags. "We have established a raw material procurement network covering East China and North China," Factory Director Huang introduces, "by predicting market fluctuations, we locked in 3,000 tons of raw materials last month, which just avoided the recent price volatility." This precise control over the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain enables Antai Textile to maintain the cost advantage of its acrylic products even in the current market environment where the cotton sales rate reaches 94.4%.
Entering the product exhibition hall, colorful acrylic yarn samples stand out under the lights. Li Xiong picks up a spool of mixed-color fancy yarn and says, "This is a new product we developed for e-commerce brands, using a three-stage composite spinning process, which gives a stronger color layering." As the textile manufacturing index rose 2.96% in a single week, the market demand for differentiated products has become increasingly prominent. The 12 types of fancy yarn launched by Antai Textile this year have entered the supply chains of well-known clothing brands such as Jiangnan Buyi and Yinman.
In the quality inspection center, technicians are conducting tensile strength tests on a batch of acrylic yarn exported to Europe. "The breaking strength of our acrylic yarn is 15% higher than the industry standard," the quality supervisor introduces, "this is thanks to the German Zinser spinning machines introduced last year and the independently developed anti-pilling treatment process." It is this dedication to quality that has allowed Antai Textile to maintain a dominant position in the market competition amid growing chemical fiber production.
As the sun sets, Li Xiong receives the latest sales report in his email: order volume in the first half of July increased by 18% year-on-year, with colored acrylic sliver products growing by 25%. "The restocking demand of downstream garment enterprises is strong," he analyzes, "especially in the children's clothing and homewear sectors, the demand for acrylic products has increased significantly." Behind this report card lies Antai Textile's keen insight into market trends over the past 30 years and its relentless pursuit of excellence in production technology.
From a small spinning mill in 1993 to an industry-leading enterprise with five modern production lines today, Antai Textile has always adhered to the concept of "winning through quality". As the textile industry enters a new growth cycle, this enterprise located in Zhangjiagang is writing a new chapter in the transformation and upgrading of traditional manufacturing with its technological accumulation and market layout in the acrylic sector. As Factory Director Huang often says: "The market is always changing, but the pursuit of quality cannot change." This persistence is perhaps the secret to Antai Textile's ability to stand firm in the industry tide.