From March 28 to 30, 2023 China International Textile & Yarn Exhibition (Spring/Summer) was held in the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai). As a "global sustainable fashion solution provider", Grace made an amazing appearance, showing the brilliance of high-quality development.
In the stand of Grace located in H56 of Hall 8.2, the fresh green and gentle white are cleverly integrated, and the numerous exhibits are neatly displayed. Simplicity and fashion complement each other. According to the relevant person in charge, in order to present a wonderful exhibition, the stand of Grace takes "global sustainable fashion solution provider" as the theme. Presenting in the immersive and scene-oriented presentation way, three series of smart city, flexible sensory and picturesque journey are constructed from the perspectives of yarn, color, fabric and finished clothing. And the stand focuses on the display of outcomes of recycled cellulose filament products, strongly highlighting the enterprise from the inside out of the sustainable development gene.
Grace has been highly recognized by the industry for its leading ideas, innovative technologies and excellent products. On March 28, the first day of the yarn exhibition, Yibin Grace Group Co., Ltd. and China Textile Information Center held a signing ceremony for strategic cooperation at the yarn exhibition venue, and confirmed the specific cooperation contents of Gracell® fiber product development and terminal application. Sun Ruizhe, Chairman of International Textile Manufactures Federation and President of China National Textile Industry Council and other industry celebrities, experts, scholars and important businessmen also attended the site to witness that high-quality cooperation enables high-quality development of enterprises.
The comprehensive display of deep cooperation, innovative products and sustainable development concept enables Grace stand to attract a large number of visitors and merchants to come to discuss, exchange and cooperate. There was a constant stream of people in Grace’s stand to view the exhibited products. In this exhibition, Grace brings to its global customers the famous brands of Gracell® fibers, Gracell Cotton™fibers and downstream textile applications. It is worth mentioning that the product showing in this exhibition was the recycled cellulose filament yarn made of Circulose® recycled pulp of Grace which is the firstly used in the world, demonstrating the outstanding achievements of Grace's green development.
Gracell® fiber is a new kind of strong bio-based fiber, made of 100% pure wood pulp, with ultra-high fiber tenacity, as well as perfect softness like silk and velvet. Since its entry into the market in the second half of 2014, Gracell® fiber, with its unique characteristics of high tenacity and low elongation, has been widely used in such fields as denim, knitting, home textiles, woven clothing, with broad market application prospects.
Gracell Cotton™ is a novel high-tenacity bio-based fiber brand. Made from 100% environmental-friendly wood pulp and drove by functional patent technology, the fiber has the same texture and luster with cotton,as well as ultraviolet-proof function. Gracell Cotton™ is mainly used in the field of knitting. With the change of market demand, it has gradually extended to the field of home textiles, denim and linen. 
The recycled cellulose filament yarn made of Circulose® recycled pulp of Grace which is the firstly used in the world. It is jointly developed by Yibin Hiest, a subsidiary of Yibin Grace, and Renewcell of Sweden and Ekman. It uses waste textiles as raw materials and produces the same quality as original wood pulp. The quality index has reached the national standard of superiority. Since trial production began in early 2022, the product has reached the technical level of mass production with an annual output of over 10,000 tons after continuous optimization.
The theme of sustainable development will focus on a series of initiatives taken by Grace to pursue green development. In order to promote the green development of the whole industrial chain and the whole life cycle of products, Grace has been actively exploring the application of new green technologies and new models in the industry, and carrying out carbon reduction and carbon neutrality work around the themes of climate and ecosystem protection, closed-loop cleaner production, innovation and recycling, and inclusive growth. The enterprise actively participated in the "Climate stewardship 30·60 Net Zero Accerlerating Plan" organized by China National Textile and Apparel Council, took the lead in completing the carbon footprint assessment of Gracell 30S vortex spun viscose yarn products, and officially released Grace's 2022 Sustainable Development Report and the aim to achieve 30% carbon emission reduction per unit product by 2030 and carbon neutral by 2055; Successively carried out the Higg environmental module system certification (SAC Higg V-FEM 3.0 Index), ZDHC MMCF Wastewater Guideline, STeP OEKO-TEX Green and Clean Production Certification, ranked green shirt in Canopystyle audit with 29 buttons; The company protects primitive forests and carries out responsible raw material procurement, obtaining FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certificate, providing the "Grace’s solution" for the green development of the textile industry.
In the next step, Grace will continue to deeply practice the "peak carbon dioxide and carbon neutrality" strategy, highlight the advantages of differentiated products with sustainable innovation, integrate the green ecological concept into the whole industrial chain, create more innovative and competitive products, and show the greater achievements of Grace on the new journey of "textile power" construction.
