Recently, the China Textile Industry Association Automotive Textile Testing Center was officially listed in Zhejiang Hongda Warp Knitting Co., Ltd.

In recent years, with the rapid development of China's automobile industry, the potential consumption demand for automotive interior materials and various automotive textiles is huge. According to the Ministry of Communications, the production of automobiles in 2010 will reach 10 million, and the number of vehicles will reach 55 million. By 2010, China will need 267,300 tons of automotive textiles. In recent years, the sales volume of automotive textiles in China will increase by 15% to 20% every year. The domestic demand gap is increasing day by day, and the annual import of automotive textiles is about 4 billion US dollars.

However, at present, the domestic automotive textile testing system is still not perfect. Because there is no unified national standard, the OEM has to send the products to foreign countries for testing. The expensive testing costs will undoubtedly increase the burden on textile manufacturers and make the inspection longer. cycle. Zhejiang Hongda Warp Knitting Co., Ltd. has entered the automotive interior fabric industry as early as 1993. Through more than ten years of hard work, it has become the country's largest manufacturer of automotive interior fabrics. It is Shanghai Volkswagen, FAW Volkswagen, Shanghai GM, Nissan Motor, Hainan Mazda and other major suppliers of more than 10 large domestic automobile manufacturers. The research and development and production of the company's high-end automotive interior fabrics have replaced similar imported products, saving a lot of foreign exchange for the country. The products are also exported to American General Motors. In 2006, the sales of automotive interior fabrics reached 2 million meters. After more than ten years of experience in the development of automotive textiles, the company has mastered the technical requirements and specific test methods for automotive textiles related to major automobile companies. It is understood that the testing center has a total investment of 22 million yuan. The main business will be automotive textile testing and identification; home textile testing; textile standard training; industrial textile innovation services.

Sun Ruizhe, vice president of China Textile Industry Association, told reporters that China needs to establish a standard and testing system for automotive textiles as soon as possible. The establishment of automotive textile testing center will definitely play an active role in improving the quality of China's automotive textiles. The center will rely on the existing inspection force of Zhejiang Hongda Warp Knitting Co., Ltd. to introduce high-end talents, purchase world-class inspection equipment, and improve the standards and testing systems for automotive textiles as soon as possible.