Industry Chain and Market Trends

1. Industrial chain structure

* Upstream: Chemical fiber factories (producing nylon, polyester, spandex chips), cotton farmers/ranches, yarn mills (spinning fibers into yarn).

* Midstream: Hosiery factories (purchase yarn, design and weave hosiery).

* Downstream: Brand owners, distributors, retailers (online and offline sales to end consumers).

2. Current market trends

* Sustainable development: The demand for the use of recycled fibers (such as recycled cotton, recycled nylon), organic cotton, and biodegradable materials is growing rapidly.

* Functionality and intelligence: In addition to traditional moisture absorption and perspiration removal and antibacterial functions, socks with functions such as pressure gradient (compression socks), intelligent temperature regulation, and motion monitoring have become new growth points.

* Personalization and customization: Small batch, multi-color, and brand logo customization services are becoming increasingly popular.

* Material innovation: More new functional fibers are used in socks, such as coffee yarn, seaweed fiber, graphene-modified fiber (claimed to have antibacterial and far-infrared functions), etc.