China's Jilin upgrades traditional chemical fiber industry through technological innovation-Xinhua

A robotic arm stacks spools of fiber at a workshop in Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.

The company has been pushing forward the transformation and upgrading of the traditional chemical fiber industry through technological innovation. It introduced smart equipment to facilitate automated production. The company's products have expanded from traditional textile materials to carbon fiber. (Xinhua/Guo Jieyu)

This photo shows bicycle frames made from carbon fiber at Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.

A staff member checks the spinning materials at a workshop in Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.

A staff member works at a spinning workshop in Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.

This photo shows bicycle wheels made from carbon fiber at Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.

Staff members work at a spinning workshop in Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.

This photo shows synthetic fiber household products at Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.

A staff member assembles carbon fiber bicycle frames at a workshop in Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.

Staff members patrol at a carbon fiber producing workshop in Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.

A staff member packs carbon fiber rolls at a workshop in Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.

This photo shows skis made from carbon fiber at Jilin Chemical Fiber Group in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 16, 2025. Jilin Chemical Fiber Group was among the key state-owned enterprises deployed in the Northeast -- a region comprising Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia -- shortly after the founding of New China in 1949.