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Transactions Hit 217 Billion Yuan in the First Half of the Year! Behind Light Textile City's Report Card Lies an Era of Polarization
Release time：2025-07-23
On July 10, reporters learned from the Light Textile City Construction Management Committee that from January to June this year, the total transaction volume of China Light Textile City reached 216.985 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.04%, achieving a "red half-year." This impressive performance has laid a solid foundation for the city to strive for a total transaction volume of 440 billion yuan for the whole year. However, behind this impressive figure lies an era of increasing polarization, where the strong get stronger.
A Polarized Market
The record-breaking transaction volume at Keqiao Light Textile City in the first half of this year reminded the author of that sky-high auction not long ago.
On June 20, a priority leasing rights auction for commercial spaces in China Light Textile City was held in Zone A of the United Market. The auction items included the priority leasing rights for six commercial spaces, including Units 304, 331, and 332 on the first floor of the East Market. Among them, the priority leasing right for Unit 331 on the first floor of the East Market started at 13.5 million yuan and ultimately sold for a staggering 18.5 million yuan.
Industry insiders revealed** that Unit 331 in East Market measures less than 20 square meters, yet was acquired by a veteran textile merchant with decades of experience in the marketplace. Notably, the adjacent Unit 332 also commanded the same premium price of 18.5 million yuan.
This has led many in the industry to quip that they're "not in the same textile business anymore" - a telling sign of how extreme the industry polarization has become.
While established players are turning away orders and making bold upstream investments, including million-dollar bids for prime retail spaces, the majority of textile businesses are barely surviving the current market squeeze.
Struggling Textile Manufacturers
Recently, many textile companies reported receiving high-quality orders from Japanese and South Korean clients. However, when they searched the market for corresponding premium products, they discovered such goods had become extremely scarce.
The textile industry's competition has intensified to unprecedented levels this year. Amid rapidly expanding production capacity, prices for grey fabrics and textiles have plummeted to unimaginably low levels - unthinkable just a few years ago. While transaction volumes may remain stable, many enterprises are seeing their profits halved, then halved again. In the past, textile manufacturers could rely on a single hit fabric design to "sustain three lean years with one boom year." But today, any popular product is immediately copied by competitors, making it increasingly difficult to "get rich quick" by riding trends.
As cutthroat price competition becomes unsustainable, manufacturers are now competing through extended payment terms - significantly increasing industry risks. A recent CCTV report exposed a Keqiao fraud case involving grey fabric purchases on credit that were resold at lower prices, with total amount involved reaching 300 million yuan. Some textile companies are owed over 2 million yuan in unpaid bills, with the hardest-hit manufacturer facing 50 million yuan in outstanding payments. 
The problem is that many orders cannot be fulfilled without extending credit. Customers are not given credit because they want to owe money, but because it is necessary to secure orders and stay in business.
Precisely because of this, many companies with limited capabilities cannot survive without engaging in price wars, and the number of manufacturers capable of providing high-quality products in the market is dwindling.
The Era of Growing Polarization: Where the Strong Get Stronger
While affordable products enjoy broad demand, the market for high-quality fabrics has also been growing steadily year after year. These premium fabrics command strong demand and healthy profit margins—yet remain out of reach for most textile manufacturers.
High-quality products aren't static; they evolve constantly, with updates occurring annually or even monthly. This pace of innovation is particularly rapid in China. Beyond a certain threshold, success in the fabric industry no longer comes from mere imitation, but requires robust development and R&D capabilities. Achieving 60/100 product quality may require just 50 units of investment, but reaching 90/100 standards could demand 200 units - and this isn't a one-time cost, but rather an ongoing, long-term commitment. Companies that fail to maintain this investment quickly fall behind. When premium orders disappear while high operating costs remain, decline can happen overnight. This severely tests a firm's cash flow and profitability - challenges beyond what most textile companies can bear, accelerating the divide between high-end and low-end manufacturers.
As seen in Light Textile City's transaction data and most textile professionals' difficult experiences, the industry has entered an era of intensifying polarization where the strong grow stronger. For most in the field, survival remains the top priority.
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