China is the world's largest cotton producer and consumer, and the development of China's cotton industry chain has also emerged a number of specialized and special new enterprises, which together constitute a new force in China's industrial upgrading.
Wenwen Medical is such a company: focusing on cotton, focusing on pieces of medical gauze, and making itself the largest Chinese enterprise in the export volume of medical dressingsBy innovating the cotton upstream of gauze, the cotton spunlace non-woven technology has been developed, which has promoted the innovation of the cotton textile industry and launched a new domestic product of environmental protection and healthIn recent years, it has also cultivated a platform for new consumer products based on the Xi habits of Chinese people's lives.
Zhang Yan, the rotating CEO of Steady Medical, who helps the development of the two major brands of Robust Medical and Cotton Times, told the reporter of "China ** Daily" that at the Chain Expo, the world's first national-level exhibition with the theme of ** chain, I felt the rapid development of China's high-quality industrial chain in recent years, "I am very proud to see the strength of Chinese brand globalization and be able to walk in the forefront of the world and become a leader." ”
According to statistics, in recent years, China's cotton consumption has stabilized at 7.5 million tons to 8.5 million tons per year, accounting for 1 3 of the total global cotton consumption. China's cotton industry chain involves a number of industries, from the upstream cotton variety cultivation, planting and procurement, to the midstream cotton storage, cotton raw material processing, cotton production, to the downstream product processing, manufacturing and consumption, the industrial chain is extremely huge.
As a unique part of the global cotton industry chain with Chinese characteristics, Wenwen Group is one of the few big health enterprises that has achieved "end-to-end integration of the whole chain from cotton".
Building a strong industrial chain depends on the upgrading of every link. In the upstream of the industrial chain, robust medical industry-university-research cooperation cotton breeding research, smart factory construction, green manufacturing and green process innovation have driven the sustainable development of the cotton industry. For example, we will work with scientific research institutions to carry out cotton seed cultivation, optimize cotton from cotton seeds, and realize more possibilities for cotton useThrough reclaimed water reuse, photovoltaic power generation, balanced power grid, waste heat and other measures to control water pollution, energy conservation and emission reduction;Promote the use of recycled materials, and reuse and recycle up to 2,500 tons per year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In the downstream of the industrial chain, we will continue to "make a cotton to the extreme" to drive green consumption, and pass the concept of green and low-carbon from the product production end to the consumer end through the promotion of cotton products, the distribution of cotton environmental protection bags, and the plasticization of product packaging, so as to drive more consumers to practice the concept of low-carbon and environmentally friendly green life.
As an enterprise itself, it actively creates a sample of green and low-carbon development in the industry, and at the same time actively promotes the upstream and downstream of the industry to build "green factories" and adopt green processes to reduce energy consumption and pollution, so as to promote the sustainable development of the whole industry chain.
Zhang Yan believes that in the entire industrial chain, we must adhere to the unremitting pursuit of high quality and sustainability, and maximize the advantages and value of cotton, a natural material, "on the one hand, it has brought greater challenges to the company's own research and development capabilities, operational capabilities, and chain management, and on the other hand, it has also attracted many like-minded partners with us, and driven the common development and improvement of upstream and downstream partners." ”
In recent years, driven by the high-quality Belt and Road Initiative, Robin Medical's business growth in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Russia has accelerated significantly. "It is particularly worth mentioning that in some Southeast Asian countries, the capabilities we have accumulated in manufacturing, product research and development, branding, etc., have converged into a good 'business card', which is being displayed in the image of a Chinese brand. From the initial OEM (referring to the original equipment manufacturer) model, Robust Medical has ushered in the development opportunities of its own brand. This is the epitome of the process of transformation, upgrading and internationalization of Chinese enterprises. Zhang Yan said.
Zhang Yan further said: "In order for Chinese enterprises to stand out in the world competition, they cannot do without the leading role of chain owners in each core industrial chain. The innovative and enterprising spirit of these leading enterprises has brought immeasurable leadership to the industry. In the field of health and medical consumables, we also hope to play such a role, to become a leading chain master on the world stage, and to show the strength of our country. Only by better driving the development of an industry can we contribute to the country's economic development and jointly promote the stable and integrated development of the global production and supply chain. ”
*: China ** Daily.