"Textile industry development plan (2016 - 2020)" proposed, "thirteen five" period, the scale of textile enterprises above the average annual growth rate of industrial growth is expected to remain in the range of 6% to 7%, textile and apparel exports accounted for the global market share of the basic stable. The growth pattern of the textile industry changes from the scale speed to the quality and efficiency.

In addition to stable operation of the industry, has left a "high pollution, high energy consumption," the impression of the textile industry, but also quietly toward the green, energy-saving change.

Ministry of Industry and Technology, "thirteen five" period, will promote the formation of the textile industry green manufacturing system, so that cleaner production technology in the industry has been widely used. By 2020, the energy consumption of textile units increased by 18%, and the total discharge of major pollutants decreased by 10%. In addition, it will break through a number of waste textile recycling key common technology to achieve low-carbon environmental protection.

In the manufacturing sector, the textile industry has become more intelligent. At present, intelligent factories in the industry and application of the production process is also more automated, digital, network. Ministry of Industry in particular, will be in the clothing, textile industry, with industrial means to produce personalized products, direct docking consumer demand.