Organizational Economics Linkage and Coupling Coordination Study of China's Chemical and Textile Industries

Abstract

The chemical industry and the textile industry, as fundamental sectors of China's manufacturing industry, exhibit deep industrial chain linkages. Based on the 2020 China Input-Output Table, this paper systematically investigates the linkage characteristics of these two major industries using influence coefficients and response sensitivity coefficients. The research finds that the chemical industry demonstrates a significant supply support function, with the response sensitivity coefficient for specialized chemical products reaching as high as 1.908 and that for chemical fiber products reaching 1.102, far exceeding the social average level. Its supply stability directly determines the operational efficiency of the textile industry chain. The textile industry, on the other hand, exhibits a strong demand-pull effect, with the influence coefficients of knitted products (1.278), textile finished products (1.251), and apparel and clothing (1.231) ranking among the highest, creating a sustained demand-driving force for upstream chemical raw materials. Chemical fiber products stand out in both influence coefficient (1.216) and response sensitivity coefficient (1.102), serving as the core link connecting the two industries. The research conclusions indicate that the chemical industry occupies a fundamental and dominant position in the industrial linkage. However, it currently faces the dual challenges of pressure for green transformation in specialized chemical products and structural oversupply in chemical fibers, necessitating accelerated technological innovation and product differentiation transformation to enhance the synergistic efficiency of the industrial chain.