At this factory, we mainly produce polyester staple fibre.
The idea of dope dyeing came from one fabric named Svanby.
It uses four different raw materials.
It's very complicated and very expensive.
Then I found this technology.
Traditionally when we dye, we do it by applying colour to the fabric.
When we use dope dyeing, we skip the process of applying colour to the fabric.
We take our white PET-chips, then add our colour masterbatch,
and let is pass through our technology.
And then we handle these two materials at the same time.
This type of polyester can imitate the feeling of cotton.
It's cheaper and environmentally friendly,
so we started from this idea.
The cost of polyester is cheaper.
And because it's dope dyed we don't need to dye our fabric,
so we save a lot of money, because we use very little water.
So by doing this, we save almost 30% of the cost.
This is our core process of fibre spinning.
It means that two fibres, white and black or other colours,
are coloured when they come through here. This is a key part of the process.
This time we cooperated with Hilong
to develop dope dyed polyester fibre for IKEA.
Of further practical value is to take dope dyed polyester fibre we produce today,
merge it with other techniques and then go on to recycle it.
If you like something and would really like to have something new,
then you can develop something.
This is from the bottom of my heart, so I feel very proud.
I think the factory is very unique in the new productive element.
They are passionate and have known the industry for many years.
So they know the textile industry, and how to develop new fabric for IKEA.
The colour looks natural, like linen.
But it's actually a dope dyed polyester mix with cotton.
And the price is very attractive for our customers.
So when we launched this new quality,
the order was double what we expected.
So far we haven't found the best way to recycle this material.
But we're trying to reduce the amount of wastage.
For example, we increased the fabric quality, which means lower wastage.
I have worked for Hilong for more than two years.
I feel that the conditions are quite good. The salary is quite high.
Is there anything you're not satisfied with?
For the time being, no.
We need to treat our people as family members,
and as relatives.
They're not just here to earn you money.
To be a good supplier, one person is not enough.
I need my management team and all the people in my factory.
The more you give people, the more will come back to you.
In the future, we will continue marching on developing new functions.
Recycling, dope dyeing and this new technology
is now in our process.
If there is any new technology on the market
we will immediately study it to find out whether we can use it.