Under the background of increasingly stringent environmental protection policies, vigorously developing ¡°green fiber¡± is related to the sustainable development of the entire textile and chemical fiber industry. Recycled chemical fiber is one of the important varieties of "green fiber", and its typical characteristics are consistent with the concept of circular economy development. At present, the recycled chemical fibers produced by Chinese companies are basically recycled polyester fibers.

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

In order to guide our country's renewable chemical fiber companies to promote sustainable development and increase efforts to eliminate obsolete and mergers and reorganizations, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the ¡°Notice on Organizing Regulatory Announcements for Regenerated Chemical Fibre (Polyester) Industry in 2018¡± to organize the launch of the second batch of regenerative chemistry. Fiber (polyester) industry specification announcement work. Entrusted by the Consumer Products Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on May 11th, the China Chemical Fiber Industry Association organized dozens of domestic reclaimed chemical fiber enterprises to hold a ¡°Regulation of Regenerative Chemical Fibre (Polyester) Industry Specification¡± at Shaoxing Zhejiang Jiaren New Material Co., Ltd.

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

The conference explained in detail the "Regulations for Regenerative Chemical Fibre (Polyester) Industry", and discussed some specific practices in the green development of regenerated chemical fiber companies, some developments in the industry, "pain points", and how the recycling enterprises can be made in a new policy environment. Good development and other issues were discussed.

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

He Yanli, vice president of the China Chemical Fiber Industry Association, pointed out: "The sustainable development of chemical fiber is directly related to the sustainable development of the textile industry and the national economy. The application of chemical fiber is not just for home textiles but also for industrial use. Chemical fiber Sustainable development should reduce the consumption of petroleum resources, and recycled chemical fiber has the outstanding characteristics of green, low-carbon and sustainable development. In the next step, the proportion of recycled fiber in the total amount of chemical fiber will be higher."

"Standard conditions" set clear goals
In order to promote structural adjustment and industrial upgrading of recycled chemical fiber (polyester) industry, prevent low-level redundant construction, reduce waste of resources, encourage the comprehensive utilization of recycled chemical fiber (polyester) with high quality, high efficiency and high value, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of the industry. In accordance with the principles of rational layout, structural adjustment, encouragement of innovation, resource conservation, consumption reduction, environmental protection, and safe production, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology formally announced in June 2015 the Regulatory Conditions for Regenerative Chemical Fibre (Polyester) Industry (hereinafter referred to as the ¡°Specification Requirements¡±). )).

The "Regulations" stipulates the layout, production capacity, process and equipment requirements for production enterprises (including production scale, process, new and reconstructed and expanded chemical fiber (polyester) project to meet the process and equipment requirements), and resource consumption indicators of the recycling enterprises. (Water consumption, material consumption, energy consumption), quality and management, environmental protection, and other aspects of some of the more detailed specifications.

Taking the material consumption in the resource consumption index as an example, the ¡°Regulations¡± stipulates that the unit consumption of recycled raw materials is less than 1.25 tons/ton, the unit consumption of recycled polyester staple fiber raw materials is less than 1.03 tons/ton, and the pre-oriented yarns in recycled polyester filaments The unit consumption of raw materials is less than 1.03 ton/ton, and the raw material consumption of the full drawdown filaments in recycled polyester filaments is less than 1.05 tons/ton.

In 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the first batch of 28 companies that met the "Regulations". Cixi 7 recycling companies include one of them. As is known to all, the Cixi area is an important reclaimed chemical fiber cluster in China. There are more than 20 local companies that produce recycled chemical fiber, and there are a large number of trade-oriented enterprises that have developed around the recycling industry chain.

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

¡°The Cixi area is an important regenerative fiber cluster in China. At that time, 10 recycling companies actively filed applications. Each company¡¯s materials had a thick number of books. The association¡¯s qualifications for the enterprises were initially checked, and the association organized the enterprises in a unified manner. The information was submitted to the upper layers. At that time, the information of more than a dozen companies was very heavy. When I went to declare, I put a big box in it.¡± recalls Lu Kejun, Secretary General of the Cixi City Regeneration Chemical Fiber Industry Association.

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

Li Jun, general manager of Hangzhou Haike Fiber Co., Ltd. stated: ¡°Protecting the environment is an incumbent duty of the company. From the general direction, the ¡°normative conditions¡± play an important leading role in the healthy development of the recycling industry, giving the recycling companies in all aspects. The development has put forward relatively clear requirements, and the enterprises need to conduct self-examinations one by one according to the requirements of the ¡°Code of Conduct¡± when filing a report, which has virtually promoted the standardization of the enterprise.It can be said that the ¡°normative conditions¡± provide escort for the development of regenerative enterprises. According to reports, Haike Fibre mainly produces recycled polyester staple fiber, and in 2017 its production of recycled products was approximately 70,000 tons.

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

"As the economy enters the 'new normal,' the recycling industry must actively respond to the call of the country and the industry to standardize its own development with higher requirements and standards. Enterprises should carry out their work in accordance with the relevant requirements of the "Code of Practice." Zhao Li, executive vice president of Hangzhou Best Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. said.

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

President of Anhui Dongjin Resources Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. Zhu Jianxun said: ¡°We are determined to be a pioneer in environmental protection, develop a recycling economy, promote green development, and enterprises must first exercise discipline in regulating operations. From the perspective of the entire industry, the recycling industry is a strategic emerging industry. The industry needs to further standardize development and accelerate the elimination of inefficient production."

He Yanli pointed out: "The "normative conditions" lead the industry towards a healthy development. After hard work, the quality of development in the recycling industry will be further enhanced. In this process, enterprises that fail to meet environmental protection requirements will be eliminated and the industry will enter a New stage of development."

"According to the "Regulatory Conditions" will become the basis for the relevant departments of the state to work on project construction, investment filing, land supply, EIA approval, credit injection, etc. In the future, regenerative enterprises that do not meet the "Regulations" will face comparisons. Difficult living environment. Of course, the "normative conditions" will also advance with the times. Some companies may have doubts, companies feel little change before and after passing the declaration, why do they have to declare? It should be noted that in strict environmental protection Under the policy, it is the trend of the industry to adopt stricter standards for subdivided industries. Therefore, the regenerative enterprises must adapt to the general trend when they want to develop better. At the meeting, representatives from the Consumer Products and Industry Division of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said.

Standardization is the industry¡¯s own development appeal
Under the new policy environment and competitive environment, more standardized development is first and foremost the demand for the development of renewable companies and the industry itself.

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

Li Deli, deputy director of the development division of China Chemical Fibre Industry Association, introduced at the meeting that in 2017, China¡¯s regenerative industry output will be approximately 6 million tons, and the overall operation of the industry is subject to the ¡°Implementation Plan for the Prohibition of Entry of Foreign Garbage and Advancing Solid Waste Import Management System Reform¡±. The impact of policy and commodity prices is greater.

"In addition to regrowing silk, recycled chemical fiber enterprises generally have shortages of raw materials in 2017, low product inventories, good season sales, poor off-season sales, filling, filling, color and functionality, differentiation, profitability of proprietary products, and other conventional varieties. The current situation of poor profitability It is worth noting that in 2017, the prices of raw and recycled raw materials, and raw and recycled chemical fiber products were the closest ones for many years. Due to the drastic reduction in raw material imports, some recycled companies have come close to the prices of raw materials and recycled raw materials. And even in the case of an upside down, it was chosen to use raw polyester chips and original bottle tablets to produce the product,¡± said Li Deli.

Even in the face of pressures such as policy adjustments and the escalation of prices of native products, the pace of upgrading of renewable companies still adhering to the development of the market has not stopped. At the meeting, several companies introduced some actual practices that have been implemented in the past few years.

Li Jun introduced that in the past few years, the company has adopted a large number of automated energy-efficient equipment, automatic packaging systems and other equipment, improve efficiency, reduce energy consumption, lay the foundation for the company's large-capacity production. The company has been implementing green cleaner production, such as VOC gas removal rate has reached 90%.

Zhao Li introduced that in the past few years, Best Company has actively carried out cleaner production through energy-saving technological transformation, which has led to a significant reduction in energy consumption of the company. Since 2017, the company has started to phase out coal-fired boilers and use natural gas boilers, which has greatly reduced the emissions of sulfur dioxide and dust. Sewage is returned to production after materialization and secondary biochemical treatment, which realizes the recycling of sewage and effectively reduces the amount of fresh water. The company also reduced the consumption of raw materials by controlling the breakage rate and spinning process.

The products of Anhui Dongjin Resources Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. include recycled polyester filaments and recycled polyester staple fibers, as well as recycled polyester knitted fabrics and woven fabrics. The company has more than 600 looms and the annual production capacity of recycled knitted fabrics is approximately 5,000 tons.

Zhu Jianxun introduced that Jieshou City, where Anhui Dongjin is located, is an important recycled plastics recycling base in China, 40% of which is PET. 70% of the raw materials used by the company are sourced locally, and all the recycled polyester staple fibers produced are sold in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and 40% of the recycled polyester filaments are used in the company's own production of woven and knitted recycled white grey fabrics. The raw materials used by Dongjin are purely recycled, and 40% of the fiber products are dyed fibers. This fiber can eliminate printing and dyeing in the downstream, and neutral oils are also used in production. The remaining corners produced during production are all converted into foam, and are reproduced, and the power equipment is frequency-controlled. At present, the company has three boilers, of which one boiler burns biomass resources and the other two burn natural gas. At the same time, the company's waste gas and wastewater discharge standards. Taking sewage treatment as an example, the company adopted microbiological technology to add new membrane treatment technologies and built two sewage treatment stations. The daily sewage treatment capacity is about 2,600 tons. Moreover, after treatment by the enterprise, the sewage will be further treated in the park and discharged after two levels of treatment.

¡°When we first entered the industrial park, we were only an enterprise that produced 15,000 tons of recycled polyester staple fiber per year, but at present, the company¡¯s production capacity has increased 70-fold, and the efficiency has increased by 440-fold, which has achieved rapid development. At present, the company is undertaking new projects. The plan includes an annual output of 100,000 tons of recycled raw liquid colored filament color fiber and a new water spray cloth of 200 million meters, said Jianxing Zhuo.

Better development still hopes for "peripheral" force
Although the recycling industry is a strategic emerging industry, for our country, the development of the industry still has a long way to go, whether it is from the improvement of the whole society's circular economy system or from the general public's acceptance of recycled products. This means that if the industry wants to develop better, it is still not enough to break through from within.

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

The policy is critical to the support of the recycling industry and enterprises. This is a profound feeling for Lou Baoliang, President of Zhejiang Jiaren New Materials Co., Ltd.

"As a subsidiary of Seiko Holding Group, the company has developed rapidly since its establishment. The newly-constructed 60,000-ton-a-year slice spinning differential recycled chemical fiber project will soon be put into production. In June, it will also start three phases with an annual output of 66,000 tons. Reconstruction project. The company's development has been supported by governments in Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing City, etc. Everyone should work together for the recycling business.¡± Lou Baoliang said.

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

Standardization accelerates the survival of the fittest and the regenerative industry strives for "high quality" goals

Renewable fiber products exhibited at the Beauty Materials New Material Company showroom.

According to reports, Jiaren¡¯s new material has now become a leader in the recycling of polyester fiber using chemical methods in China. The company uses waste textiles as raw materials, and through chemical decomposition, it reduces the raw materials into brand new polyester fibers and removes pigments. Colors and impurities.

Zhu Jianxun said that the Guangwu Industrial Park in Jieshou has excellent conditions for investment and factories, preferential policies for investment promotion, government services in place, complete functions and infrastructure of the park, and sufficient manpower and raw materials resources, which have created a good external environment for the development of the company. condition.

However, in the eyes of the industry, policy support for the recycling industry can be more diverse.

In response to this, Zhu Jianxun said: ¡°The government¡¯s support policies for the recycling industry should not be limited to tax policies, but should give greater support to the recycling industry in terms of government procurement, etc. The whole society should also increase its guidance on consumer and recycled products. Many people have formed a glorious sense of consumption and recycling products."

In recent years, He Yanli has put forward proposals on various occasions. The state should provide a certain tilt to the recycling industry from the aspect of government procurement, support the development of the recycling industry, and at the same time, it should increase the significance of promoting consumer products in the whole society and allow more People know the value of recycled products for environmental protection.

¡°China Chemical Fiber Association is actively coordinating and communicating, and hopes that recycled fiber products can be listed on the government procurement list. At the same time, in the market of expanding recycled fiber, it is critical to guide the perception of Chinese consumers. In fact, many international brands have recognized recycled fiber. In the past, there were some misunderstandings about renewable fibers in our country, but in fact, recycled fiber products are very safe. In the future, the whole society should strengthen popular education for the public in this regard,¡± said He Yanli.