Academician Zhu Meifang gave a speech on “Innovative Development and Industrial Opportunities of New Fiber Materials” at the International Forum on New Functional Materials. She interpreted the functional and intelligent progress of fiber materials from the three aspects of energy management of new fiber materials, green environmental protection and health and fashion, and focused on the evolution of fiber physical and chemical structure from simple heat preservation to smart energy conversion and storage, and put forward the development direction of fiber material functionalization, intelligence and flexibility.
Zhu Meifang, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, dean of School of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, director of State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials
On the topic of science and technology, Professor Gao Chao of the Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering of Zhejiang University and chairman of Hangzhou Gaoxi Tech Co., Ltd. introduced the use of the world’s unique single-layer graphene oxide core technology to develop single-layer graphene composite fiber with six major functions such as anti-bacterial, anti-virus, ultraviolet, anti-mite, far-infrared emission, and negative ion generation, namely graphene multifunctional health care fiber 4.0. Professor Wang Rui, dean of the School of Material Design and Engineering of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, analyzed the key technologies and development trends of fiber flame retardant modification.

Professor Gao Chao of the Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering of Zhejiang University and chairman of Hangzhou Gaoxi Tech Co., Ltd.
Professor Wang Rui, dean of the School of Material Design and Engineering of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
On the topic of green, Dr Mark Taylor, Professor of the School of Design University of Leeds and an expert in functional clothing, explained the application and development of biodegradable materials in functional textiles. Through the four stages of biodegradation and the cases of textile degradation in different environments, the influence of the important conditions of biodegradation, such as temperature, moisture and microorganism, on the degradation rate was analyzed. Mei Zhen, general manager of the chemical fiber section of Highsun Holding Group, shared the innovative development path of green and environmentally friendly fiber materials and the measures to promote the rise of new brands. He said in the “technology , fashion and green” under the growing consumer demand, to improve the quality of species richness and satisfaction, brand awareness is the industry’s direction.
Dr Mark Taylor, Professor of the School of Design University of Leeds
Mei Zhen, general manager of the chemical fiber section of Highsun Holding Group
On the topic of fashion, Coloro® Chief Strategy Officer Detlev Pross interpreted the new requirements of color development, color application and color workflow in the changing environment of the global textile and apparel industry. Coloro® China Applied Color System provides innovative color solutions for trend/demand analysis, product development and sustainability through standardized workflows and applications. Chen Wen, president of Fujian Xinhuayuan Textile Group, shared the successful cases of upstream and downstream joint development in terms of functional product fiber category, spinning process, weaving application, fashion application, etc. He said that they will accelerate the development and application of functional environmentally friendly new materials. To guide the new concept of green fashion consumption is the inevitable choice to realize the sustainable development of the industry. Yang Zengxing, general manager of Karl Mayer (China) Co., Ltd., deeply analyzed the advantages of digital textile production process from the six links of management, innovation, production, maintenance, quality, and service, a comprehensive digital solution that perfectly addresses the imbalance between the rapid response requirements of the modern business environment and the limited human resources will lead the textile business into a new era of intelligent production.
Detlev Pross, Coloro® Chief Strategy Officer
Chen Wen, president of Fujian Xinhuayuan Textile Group
Yang Zengxing, general manager of Karl Mayer (China) Co., Ltd.
The launching ceremony of the Nylon Fujian Index Project was held at the conference. Advised by the China National Textile and Apparel Council, Highsun Holding Group and Eversun Jinjiang led the initiative to form an alliance of companies to regularly release the Nylon Fujian Index to maintain the steady development of the industry.
Meanwhile, Changle District Government New Material Industry Development Project Signing Ceremony and Changle District New Functional Material Project Signing Ceremony were also held at the conference. More than 20 units, domestic and foreign enterprises have signed 14 major cooperation projects, with a total investment of more than 20 billion yuan, such as “Strategic Cooperation in the Development of New Functional Materials Industry and the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan Project of Changle Textile New Materials”, “Rare Earth Modified Functional Textile Materials Research Center Project”, and “Highsun Holding Group Global R&D Central Project” and “Eversun Jinjiang Million Tons Intelligent and Functional Green Microfiber Project”.
Xu Jun, deputy head of the People’s Government of Changle District, Fuzhou City
Xu Jun, deputy head of the People’s Government of Changle District, Fuzhou City, introduced in an interview that in terms of industrial digitization, nearly 200 industrial enterprises in Changle District have connected to and used the industrial Internet, and cumulatively promoted intelligent transformation of projects with a total investment of 18.5 billion yuan. With the digital economy, the industrial output value of the textile and chemical fiber industry above designated size in Changle District is expected to exceed 220 billion yuan this year. In terms of digital industrialization, Changle Southeast Big Data Industrial Park shows a trend of agglomeration and development of a national-level big data industry. It has planned 265 key projects with a total investment of about 310 billion yuan.
The “2021 China Textile Innovation Annual Conference and International Forum on New Functional Materials” was held in Changle, Fuzhou, for Changle to focus on strategic emerging industries such as new textile materials, expand the development and application of functional textiles, cultivate new momentum for industrial development, and realize the development goals of science and technology innovation, green development, and quality leadership provide new opportunities.
