Stabilized Supply Chain

Interview with Heytex-Management on current market situtation.

Heytex has stabilized its Supply Chain to continuously provide reliable high quality products.

 

Fabian Kampsen and Robert Lerch represent the Management Board of the Heytex Group. Fabian is a “home grown” Heytex Manager and since 2020 in the position of Commercial Director. Robert came to Heytex some 4 years ago being the Global Procurement Director with a proven record from various international assignments in different industries. Regarding the current market situation for Technical Textiles, both got together reflecting on the actual developments.

 

 

Fabian: Robert, a major key for success in sales is a stable supply chain in combination with competitive raw material prices to provide reliable, high quality and competitive products to our customers.

How do you see recent raw material developments?

Robert: Our textile procurement mainly from Asia is strongly influenced by the instable availability of containers and vessels. However, we were able to sign deals with large European forwarders to provide a secured supply chain for our factories in Germany.
Though we secured the deliveries, we were not able to avoid all cost effects along with the shortage of available containers and vessels. Sea Freight from Asia raised up to 3-4 times the cost of 2020.

Fabian: Currently we see a divided picture in terms of sales: While especially the graphics industry is still on a very low level, we see a strong increase in technical applications, e.g. in truck tarps, dock shelters or farm applications.
How does this overall increase in volume effect our supply chain?

Robert:  Unfortunately, the lately installed overcapacities of Polyester yarns from Asia, are not offsetting the increasing raw material prices. High rising prices can only be compensated partly by additional volume bundling.

Fabian: We are known for providing reliable and competitive products. To ensure this for the future we need to pass on some of the recent cost increases to our customers.
As cost increases are always difficult for our customers, please tell me what preventive actions have been taken from our side to avoid such a situation?

Robert: Well, as part of our group business model we implemented the elimination of sole source supplies already a couple of years ago.
This risk management action, together with the use of alternative formulations, compensates for a shortage of supply, particularly for plasticizers, PVC resins and the textiles we use.

Fabian: Do you consider these recent developments to be solved on short notice?

Robert: Volume shifting of our demands between the approved vendors help us to build and defend a solid supply chain. The supply situation will still be critical until end of this summer but is secured for our customers’ demands. Unfortunately, we cannot predict when prices will return to normal conditions.
A good supply network and proactive market communication is the key to be successful during these challenging times.

Fabian: You know that we aim for an open and transparent communication like it should be in a partnership.
Despite the recent news of supply shortages why did the situation
improve again?

Robert: Well, during these challenging times, transparent communication with our suppliers is one of the reasons. Also, one of the leading suppliers for plasticizers lifted its Force Majeure unexpectedly fast.
These circumstances in combination with multiple, approved sources and our other risk management initiatives, lead to an overall secure supply chain. The limited availability of raw materials has unfortunately a still clear and immediate impact on prices.


Stabilized Supply Chain - Interview March 2021

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Heytex ZJG with new General Manager

Personnel change

人事变动

Heytex China plant under new management

海德思中国工厂更换总经理

 

Zhangjiagang/China March 2021

中国张家港,2021年3月

 

After 8 successful years as General Manager of the subsidiary Heytex Technical Textiles (Zhangjiagang) Co Ltd, China, Eric Wang will leave the Heytex Group at the end of March 2021.

王群江先生任海德思中国工厂总经理已有八年,他将于2021年3月底离开海德思集团。

Eric Wang, who has been instrumental in the expansion of the China site, is mainly responsible for the upcycling of the company’s state-of-the-art machinery in view of the successful implementation of the Glue Lamination plant.

王群江先生在海德思中国工厂的扩展进程中发挥了重要作用,他主导了海德思中国工厂生产设备的升级改造,且圆满完成了浸胶涂层生产线的设计安装及投产。

Under Eric Wang’s leadership, internal workflows have been improved, process reliability has been established and consistent product quality has been ensured. As a result, Heytex has established itself as a proven player in the Chinese market in its current form, in line with local challenges, and has contributed to the success of the Group.

在王群江先生的领导下,海德思中国工厂改善了内部工作流、提高了工艺稳定性、优化了产品质量。至此,海德思在中国市场确立了公认的品牌地位,以应对当地市场的挑战,为海德思集团的成功做出了贡献。

We thank Eric Wang for his work and commitment to the Heytex Group and wish him all the best for the challenges of his professional future.

我们感谢王群江先生对海德思集团的贡献与奉献,祝愿他前程似锦!

 

He will be succeeded in the position of General Manager by Mr. Bill Yu as of March 01.

自2021年3月1日起,於斌先生将接替王群江先生担任海德思中国工厂总经理一职。

Bill Yu graduated from Suzhou University in 1994 with a degree in Computer Science and earned MBA degree from Southeast University in 2005.

於斌先生,于1994年本科毕业于苏州大学计算机专业获学士学位;于2005年获东南大学工商管理硕士学位。

Bill Yu brings 27 years of professional experience to his new position as General Manager of Heytex Zhangjiagang, including textile service and management in manufacturing.

於斌先生已有27年工作经验,擅长工厂管理,曾服务于纺织服务行业。

Bill Yu assumes full responsibility for the Heytex Group’s Chinese subsidiary including sales, procurement, production, quality, engineering, finance, human resources & administration at Heytex Zhangjiagang.

於斌先生将全权负责海德思中国工厂,包括销售、采购、生产、质量、工程、财务、人事行政等。

We wish him every success in his new position in the Heytex Group.

我们祝愿他与海德思集团共创美好未来!

 

 

Bill Yu

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