Dealing with carbon tariff printing and dyeing equipment companies should take precautions

At the textile machinery exhibition, many entrepreneurs revealed their concerns about the future "carbon tariffs." They agreed that in the near future, internal and external situations will force companies to adopt low-carbon actions. Instead of "passive attack," it is better to "preemptive strike." Fortunately, some textile machinery companies are actively preparing.

A game of "carbon tariffs" is in progress. It is undeniable that low-carbon economy is the trend of the times. If the "carbon tariffs" are really implemented in the future, the printing and dyeing industries with relatively large energy consumption in the textile industry will bear the brunt of the constraints. In this context, it is particularly important for printing and dyeing equipment manufacturers to be aware of this strongly and plan ahead in response.

The pace of carbon tariffs is getting closer

Although the global economy has still not gone out of the shadow of the financial crisis, the "low-carbon economy" is a universal consensus among all parties in the world. On November 25, 2009, the executive meeting of the State Council proposed to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of China’s unit GDP by 40% to 45% from 2005 by 2020, and incorporate it as a binding indicator into the long-term national economic and social development. planning. The United Nations "Copenhagen World Climate Conference" held in December launched a fierce debate on the "low-carbon" issue. At the end of June 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on the “boundary adjustment tax” on imported products, and it was the first to explicitly set a “carbon tariff” on imported high-carbon products from 2020 onwards.

With the increasing influence of the "low-carbon economy" in the world, "low-carbon" is also becoming one of the mainstream commercial values ​​in the international supply chain. Markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand have begun to use "carbon labels" in clothing. In July 2009, the retail giant Wal-Mart Group announced that it will require all suppliers to provide environmental information on the products they produce, and Wal-Mart's ratings will further indicate the environmental friendliness of the products. In its Sustainability Report released in early 2010, the Wal-Mart Group once again made it clear that by 2012, Wal-Mart will achieve 95% of its suppliers of goods must obtain the highest score of social and environmental regulations.

Regardless of whether carbon emissions are mandatory requirements as a binding indicator, or whether low-carbon is a mainstream business value orientation, companies must account for the carbon emissions of the products and services they provide in order to achieve the goal of reducing “carbon costs”.

Low-carbon economy is the trend of the times. The "carbon tariff" is also an unavoidable issue. If countries and regions such as Europe and the United States put "carbon tariffs" into effect, the possible formation of new trade barriers will directly weaken the global competitiveness of China's textile and garment industry's exports, and may further threaten the employment of 20 million textile and garment industry employees. Employment and development.

Printing and dyeing industry will bear the brunt

A research report shows that the energy consumption of the whole process of China's textile industry is roughly 4.84 tons of standard coal / ton of fiber. Among them, the energy consumption of the apparel industry is 1.05 tons of standard coal/ton of clothing, the energy consumption of the weaving industry is about 0.95 tons of standard coal/ton of fiber, and the energy consumption of the printing and dyeing industry is generally 2.5 to 3.2 tons of standard coal/ton of fiber, with an average of 2.84 tons of standard. Coal / ton fiber, printing and dyeing industry accounted for about 58.7% of the industry's energy consumption, becoming the focus of energy-saving emission reduction in the textile industry.

Environmental pressure has always been the heart of the printing and dyeing industry. At present, many companies in the printing and dyeing industry are still using a lot of traditional energy-intensive technologies. They have a long process flow, high energy consumption, and serious emissions. They are facing serious crisis of survival. The amount of water used for printing and dyeing in our country is 2 to 3 times that of developed countries, and the unit energy consumption is 3 to 5 times that of the developed countries. The wastewater discharge of printing and dyeing industry ranks sixth among all industries in the country. The backward production capacity with serious environmental pollution in the printing and dyeing industry has long been included in the textile industry's key elimination list. In 2011, the State issued a "plan for the adjustment and revitalization of the textile industry," stating clearly that by 2011, we will phase out 7.5 billion meters of high energy consumption, high water consumption, and low technological level of printing and dyeing capacity, accounting for about 15% of printing and dyeing production capacity. .

Emission reduction in the production sector is also something that textile and garment companies have been doing in recent years. In addition, as a traditionally advantageous industry in China, the advantages of the textile industry in the international competition still exist, such as lower labor costs, skilled workers, etc. Once the “carbon tariff” is implemented, the cost of Chinese products will inevitably increase. The "carbon tariff" sounded a warning to Chinese companies.

Printing and dyeing equipment companies should ring the alarm

In May of this year, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce visited China. An important task was to lobby China to purchase its clean energy equipment and technology. In June, the “US Clean Energy Security Act” passed by the US House of Representatives stipulated in the “special customs levy” clause that after 2020, the U.S. government can impose a “carbon tariff of US$10 to US$70 per ton of CO2 on products exported to the United States”. ". By developing carbon intensity standards that can only be achieved by U.S. equipment and technology, businesses in developing countries that want to export to the United States must purchase its equipment and technologies. This means that if China does not reach the "carbon requirements" set by foreign countries in the future, it may be restricted by developed countries.

In this context, printing and dyeing equipment companies must face the seriousness of this problem. China's printing and dyeing equipment enterprises should take precautions and seize the time to develop mature green energy technologies and equipment, supply them to domestic printing and dyeing enterprises, allow them to fully reduce carbon emissions from their production projects, and control energy consumption management in the production process for the country and industry. Provide strong data and technical support.

In short, low carbonization has become the general trend of the world economy. It is not too late for printing and dyeing equipment manufacturing companies to take action now. Only by taking measures to control the initiative can we make a difference on the basis of safeguarding our long-term interests.