Carbon Label "Hit" Countdown

The French government recently issued the "new environmental protection act" requirement, France. market Products sold on sale will be subject to mandatory disclosure. product Environmental information, which includes marking its entire life cycle (that is, the whole process of raw materials, manufacturing, storage and transportation, abandonment and recovery) and the carbon content of its packaging, that is, the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the production of goods in the production process is marked on the product label. Consumer Carbon information of products. The bill was passed in July 12, 2010 and will begin trial operation in July 1, 2011 for at least 1 years.

As the supply side of the global industrial chain, most of China's textile and foreign trade enterprises also need to take corresponding measures. How to prepare for them is worth exploring.

With the popularity of energy saving and emission reduction worldwide, the trend of low carbon economy has been irresistible. At present, the environmental protection products are labeled with carbon labelling, which has been highly praised by countries such as Europe, America, Japan, Canada, Korea and so on.

In fact, in the current development plan of domestic fabric enterprises, low carbon has occupied a very important position. After rapid development in recent years, the economic benefits brought by low carbon have been placed in front of enterprises. However, facing the arrival of carbon labelling, it is necessary for domestic fabric enterprises to conduct a thorough investigation.

　　 The fabric industry is making a low carbon effort.

In a number of interviews, the reporter learned that our traditional textile industry has improved the ability of independent research and development of environmental products. The progress of domestic fabric enterprises can be seen in the application of various environmental protection materials, energy control in production, emission reduction of sewage and exhaust gas, etc.

More importantly, we see that in the process of catering to the low carbon trend, the enterprises' countermeasures are becoming more and more mature, and we can see the real economic benefits. In the spring and summer products list of fabric enterprises in 2011, more and more environmental protection new fibers emerged: Wujiang Deyi increased the blending ratio of raw materials such as copper ammonia fiber and viscose, Tencel and so on, and Guangzhou Yang Yang made the green material as the key object, such as bamboo fiber, seaweed fiber, etc. So far, they are not "the main force" for the real gold silver for the fabric enterprises, but they are the "raw force" which can not be ignored.

In the specific production process, due to the optimization of technological process or upgrading of production equipment, the reduction of water and electricity costs is immediate. In addition, there are also some fabric products, which can reduce the carbon emissions of the actual wear process of consumers. For example, the FLYCOOL fabric of Xu Rong Group will touch the skin instantly, which will make the wearer's air conditioning temperature increase by 1 degrees C, which can save the electricity charge of 3%~5% and reduce the carbon emission of 0.66kg.

Last year's surface Accessories Expo, Du Yuzhou, President of the China Textile Industry Association, presented a proposal to the head of the enterprise at the booth of the Tianjin textile group. The theme of fabric environmental protection products should be able to reduce the amount of carbon emissions per product, instead of just playing the environmental signs, without data support.

The reporter then learned from the responsible person that the enterprises also wanted to show the low carbon results. However, the industry does not have any specific statistical means at present, nor does the authority that verify the authenticity of the data make the enterprises feel helpless. So, what factors have opened up the distance between domestic fabric enterprises and carbon labels? {page_break}

　　 Where is it hard to attach carbon labels?

If we carefully analyze the difficulties and difficulties faced by domestic textile enterprises at present, it is not difficult to find a carbon label.

The first is the high cost limit. Due to the use of new raw materials or large amounts of capital, the high cost of environmental protection products has led to the high price of products, breaking the price advantage of the past domestic products, and it is difficult for foreign customers to accept it at the moment.

Next is the high requirement of production management. This threshold directly blocks many small and medium-sized fabrics businesses. Environmental protection products need some technical support, but also need to invest a lot of money to buy equipment and technology research and development. Therefore, they are limited to some larger scale enterprises, and most SMEs are unable to do so.

Finally, the current domestic environmental protection product inspection standards are missing, or inconsistent with the environmental standards of the importing countries. When talking about the ultimate goal of China's textile power, the vice president of the China Textile Industry Association emphasizes the standard discourse power and the fashion discourse power. The low carbon economy, which represents the main trend of the future, is a key point for the upgrading of the domestic fabric industry. On the issue of low carbon standards, journalists have repeatedly talked with fabric companies. They all said that at present, the industry did not introduce relevant standards for low-carbon fabrics, so it is difficult to give a clear definition of low-carbon fabrics. From the perspective of enterprises, it is hoped that an operational standard can emerge as soon as possible.

However, it is clear that the status quo of the industry is to clear the obstacles more accurately and find a breakthrough to solve the problem. Of course, the breakthrough is not difficult to find, but the difficulty is how to break through.

　　 The breakthrough is also in the government.

In order to deal with the "attack" of carbon labels, the only way for China's export fabric products is to produce low carbon products that are truly in line with international standards. If we speak with products, we can grasp the initiative in foreign trade, and the breakthrough of the current situation lies in the government itself.

From the functions of relevant government departments, we should analyze what they should do. First of all, we should optimize the industrial layout, place the low-carbon industry in a prominent position in the industry; secondly, provide scientific and technological support for enterprises; in addition, we should intensify policy support and speed up the formulation of preferential tax and subsidy policies for low carbon enterprises; finally, some relevant competent departments and trade associations should strengthen the research and formulation of low carbon product inspection standards, so as to ensure that inspection capabilities meet the requirements of export enterprises.

From the perspective of enterprises, apart from the use of new raw materials, new technologies, new processes and other means to produce low carbon products that conform to the market, rational layout of domestic and foreign markets, effectively avoiding the risks that carbon labels may bring, is also the way that enterprises must choose according to their own circumstances. At present, many fabric enterprises are increasing the proportion of the domestic market. Relatively speaking, the domestic market is better controlled than the changing export market, though they also need to readjust themselves to adapt to the domestic market mechanism. At the same time, fabric enterprises can vigorously develop new emerging markets and diversify the risks of "carbon labelling" in developed countries.