From "Needle Kungfu" To "Scientific And Technological Clothing" Zhejiang Made Clothing Shines At The Paris Olympic Games

In recent days, Zhang Haonan, the general manager of Zhejiang Haining Yeshi Knitting Co., Ltd., is still extremely excited when recalling the scene that Chinese shooting team Huang Yuting/Sheng Lihao won the "first gold" of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

For him, this is not only a proud moment as a Chinese, but also the "highlight moment" of his own product - the team uniform worn by the Chinese shooting team is from the company.

"2024 is the first time that the company has independently completed the production of Olympic sportsmen's clothing. From yarn selection to tissue pattern design to the final garment sewing, we have independently completed it." Zhang Haonan shared that although they have undertaken the fabric supply for international events such as the Tokyo Olympic Games and the Hangzhou Asian Games, they have never made ready to wear.

It is reported that the company focuses on the production of all kinds of high-end seamless knitted sportswear. At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, they provided the Chinese shooting team with four styles of men's and women's team uniforms, with a total of more than 600 shirts.

The Olympic team uniform sample clothes produced by Zhejiang Haining Yeshi Knitting Co., Ltd. Photograph provided by respondents

Zhang Haonan said that during the research and development of the team uniform, the company set up a team of 20 people, including the chief technical officer and the teacher in charge of weaving, plate making, sewing, cutting and other processes. After four months of hard work day and night, every detail was perfect.

In order to ensure fast drying, anti-bacterial and wear-resistant team uniforms, the R&D team carefully selected nylon and polyester as yarn fabrics. Different from ordinary sportswear, professional sportswear has also carried out special treatment on functional zoning. "We have adopted a mesh structure with better air permeability for the positions prone to sweating such as arms, and a thread tightening structure with better support for the chest," said Zhang Haonan.

This is a microcosm of Zhejiang textile industry's "seizing the beach" of the Paris Olympic Games. In this province, 3000 sets of lazy sofas produced in Tongxiang have entered the Paris Olympic Village and many enterprises in Keqiao have supplied clothing fabrics for the Chinese sports delegation and the Canadian sports delegation... From "manufacturing" to "intelligent manufacturing", the traditional industry has created a new legend outside the competition field.

At the swimming pool of the Paris Olympic Games, another "battle suit" made by Henin is also eye-catching.

The blue appearance clothes worn by Chinese swimmers are made of fabrics from Haining Dewei Technology Co., Ltd. "In order to realize the functions of rapid moisture absorption and temperature locking, the research and development team spent nearly three months to perfectly combine two different functional fabrics through advanced composite processes," said Xuan Dianwei, associate manager of the enterprise's research and development department.

"This fabric can absorb and transmit water to the outer layer, ensuring the dryness of the inner layer, instead of the towel worn by athletes when they came out of the water." Xuan Dianwei proudly said that the appearance clothes ingeniously combined fashion and moisture absorption functions, demonstrating the power of Chinese science and technology on the international stage of the Olympic Games.

R&D area of Zhejiang Haining Dewei Technology Co., Ltd. Photograph provided by respondents

It is worth mentioning that the design idea of the enterprise has actively responded to the environmental protection theme of the Paris Olympic Games. Xuan Dianwei shared that the Olympic team uniforms produced by the company are made of environment-friendly fabrics, and the materials come from plastic products such as reusable cola bottles.

"In the international market, environmental protection is a very important production concept, which requires the traditional textile industry to promote the iterative upgrading of products around environmental protection." Xuan Dianwei sighed, for domestic manufacturing and processing enterprises, innovation is the only way to seek development.

(Source: China News Network)