Characteristics of the Textile Dyeing and Finishing Auxiliaries Industry
March 17, 2025
Textile dyeing and finishing auxiliary products, as one of the important raw materials for textile dyeing and finishing, are used to improve the quality of textile dyeing and finishing and increase the added value of textiles. The textile dyeing and finishing auxiliaries industry is the application technology of fine chemical products in the textile dyeing and finishing industry. It belongs to the frontier science of the chemical and printing and dyeing industries and has the following industry characteristics.
I. Low Fixed Investment, High Added Value, and High Profit
Auxiliaries are a small branch of fine chemicals and possess all the characteristics of fine chemicals. The investment in its fixed assets is closely related to its product characteristics. As is known to all, there are many varieties of textile dyeing and finishing auxiliary products, and the tonnage is small. Their production methods are also different from those of other organic and inorganic chemical industries. They have short processes and few unit reactions. Most of them adopt compounding technology, emulsification technology, etc. Their synthesis is limited to key raw materials, that is, core technologies, and their output is even smaller. Their equipment has strong versatility. Therefore, the investment in theme fixed assets is much less than that of other chemical industries.
In addition, due to the few equipment, short construction period, most of the raw materials are purchased from the market, and the compounding technology is adopted, the production cycle of dyeing and finishing auxiliaries is short. Therefore, it has the characteristics of low investment, quick output, and quick results.
Dyeing and finishing 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 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 100 large chemical companies also show that among the top 10 high-profit enterprises, all are in the field of fine chemicals, reflecting the characteristics of low investment, short investment cycle, and high efficiency in the fine chemical industry.
II. Many Varieties and Small Batches
The special purpose of dyeing and finishing auxiliary products is extremely strong. Their users are in another industry. Different dyeing and finishing auxiliaries are designed for different fabrics, different processes, different production techniques, and different fabric styles. Currently, there are nearly a hundred categories of dyeing and finishing auxiliaries in the world, with as many as 15,000 varieties and an output of nearly 10 million tons. In China, there are also more than 1,000 varieties with an output of more than 3 million tons per year, which is unmatched by other industries.
This characteristic is in line with the characteristics of the fine chemical industry because the product production cycle is short, the investment is small, the profit is high, the competition is fierce, and the product update is fast. In addition, the diversified needs of the textile industry are also one of the reasons for this phenomenon.
III. Mostly Intermittent Production and Strong Equipment Versatility
One of the characteristics of chemical production is strong versatility. Unlike the machinery industry, its unit reactions are nothing more than N unit operations, and the equipment is all standard parts with strong versatility. Especially for dyeing and finishing auxiliaries, most of them adopt compounding technology. The general equipment is only enamel reactors, storage tanks, elevated tanks, etc. In the process design, it is very easy to design a set of equipment for multiple purposes to reduce the investment in fixed assets, avoid large-scale continuous production, adopt intermittent production, be close to the market, and produce according to demand to avoid unnecessary losses.
IV. Extensive Use of Compounding Technology
In order to meet the needs of various special purposes, many products obtained by chemical synthesis often have to be compounded with a variety of other reagents in addition to being processed into a variety of dosage forms. Due to the particularity of the application objects, it is difficult to meet the requirements with a single compound. Therefore, the research on the formula has become a decisive factor. The products introduced by adopting compounding technology have functions such as synergistic effect, modification, and expansion of the application range, and their performance often exceeds that of products with a single structure. Therefore, mastering compounding technology is an extremely important aspect for textile dyeing and finishing auxiliary products to have market competitiveness.
V. High Requirements for Technical Services and Technical Support
The textile dyeing and finishing auxiliaries industry belongs to the development and operation-oriented industry. While vigorously doing a good job in the development of new products and new technologies, it also needs to spend more effort to study the application technology of products and provide comprehensive technical services and technical support. Industrially developed countries in the world attach great importance to this. The ratio of their technical development, operation management, and product sales (including technical services) personnel is roughly 2:1:3. And they assign people with good professional qualities and the most practical experience to engage in sales and technical service work, and promptly feedback the information obtained during the sales process to the planning and production departments, so as to revise the plan, adjust production, ensure the best-selling of products, and improve the competitiveness of enterprises.