Textile industrial transformation progress in Taiwan of China
¡ª¡ªHuang Weiji from Taiwan Textile Federation

Mr. Huang introduces textile industry transformation in Taiwan from 6 parts. 

1. 1990s: internal and external competition　pressure. 

2. Rapidly chasing-up development strategy. a. Follow the flying-geese model, to chase up rapidly and develop functional fibers. b. Promotion plan of rebuilding industrial competitiveness. 

3. Development of innovative functional textiles. a. Obstacles of functional textiles R&D, including long R&D time that damps investment interest and market identification of functional fiber hard to achieve. b. Taiwan functional textiles authentication projects. c. Develop sportswear and outdoor clothing. 

4. R&D of environmentally friendly textiles. Recycle PET bottles to produce recycled textiles for environmental protection 

5. Performance fashion and smart textiles, including performance fashion, smart textiles 

6. Conclusion: 
a.Internal and external challenges to the industry. Diversity leads to prosperity. 
b.Interaction in the industry: to advocate coordination and cooperation instead of zero-sum competition to pull through. 
c.To develop innovative performance textiles to get along with the trend of sports, outdoor, leisure and urban life. 
d.Being innovative is the advancing impetus and cultural characteristic of the company. 
e.To develop featured products and enhance competitiveness.