What is the textile industry? Explanation of textile industry.

1. Textile industry is an industry with high labor intensity and high dependence on foreign countries.

2. China is the largest producer and exporter of textiles and clothing in the world. The sustained and steady growth of textile and clothing exports is very important to ensure China's foreign exchange reserves, international balance of payments, the stability of RMB exchange rate, social employment and the sustainable development of textile industry. The main raw materials of textiles are cotton, cashmere, wool, cocoon silk, chemical fiber, feathers and down. The downstream industries of textile industry mainly include garment industry, household textiles and industrial textiles.

3. Textile industry is subdivided into cotton textile industry, chemical fiber industry, linen textile industry, wool textile industry, silk industry, textile and knitting industry, printing and dyeing industry, etc.

The textile industry is also a highly polluting industry. In May 2007, the State Council released the first national pollution source survey scheme, and the textile industry was listed as a key pollution industry.