Printing And Dyeing Industry To Promote "Green Printing And Dyeing" Is Imminent

Nonylphenol in Shaoxing County Spin The product is widely used in printing and dyeing as well as water washing as a surfactant. Once it is restricted, the export of Shaoxing textile enterprises to the European Union will be greatly affected. The industry has reminded that Shaoxing County printing and dyeing enterprises should pay close attention to the approval results and progress of the proposal of the European Chemicals authority, and improve the production processes and products in a timely manner. printing and dyeing And the washing process controls the residue of nonylphenol in the standard range.

The European Union is the main international market area for textile export in Shaoxing county. Any laws and regulations that involve imports will affect the export of Shaoxing's nerves. Recently, according to the latest news released by the European chemical administration, Sweden submitted a new proposal on NP and NP polyethoxylates, that is, the annex XVII proposal of the REACH code, which will put forward more environmental protection requirements for the export of EU textiles.

It is understood that the REACH regulations are the EU's regulations on preventive management of all chemicals entering the market and the most authoritative chemical regulations in the European Union. In July 2012, Germany proposed the inclusion of nonylphenol in the REACH regulations, and in December 2012, in the eighth batch of highly concerned substances list, nonylphenol was found, and was defined as potentially harmful to the environment.

According to reports, Sweden proposed that nonylphenol should be included in the list of restricted substances, limiting the market launch. clothing Products such as textile accessories and indoor textiles that are likely to be washed into nonaqueous phenol by washing, stipulate that they should not contain more than or equal to 0.1% nonylphenol and nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether or their mixtures.

It is known that nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE) are in existence. textile industry It is widely used in printing and dyeing and washing processes. There is evidence that nonylphenol is endocrine disrupting chemicals. It is recognized as an environmental hormone in the world. It can cause persistent toxicity to aquatic environment. Even though the concentration of this substance is very low, it is also very harmful. Nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether can be rapidly decomposed into nonylphenol once released into the environment. Inspection and quarantine experts said that once the Swedish proposal was approved, the EU's market range of nonylphenol in textiles will be increased from the existing principle of notification filing to the regulation.

"This undoubtedly poses a more environmental protection requirement for our printing and dyeing enterprises." Insiders pointed out that the EU market has always been an important export market for Shaoxing County, especially in the face of increasingly severe international market. According to the County Business Bureau data, 1-7 months, Shaoxing county's exports to the EU market reached 716 million dollars, up 6.68% over the same period, of which 90% of the export products were textiles. Reporters in the Binhai Industrial Area involving export to the EU market. Printing and dyeing enterprise The interview found that most enterprises were not aware of the EU or the restriction of nonylphenol in textiles. But when it comes to the REACH regulations, they have indicated that to develop the EU market, it is the way for enterprises to go green printing and dyeing.

For the EU import regulations frequently set up "green barriers", the industry has warned that Shaoxing county enterprises, especially printing and dyeing enterprises, should pay close attention to the approval results and progress of the European Chemicals authority's proposals, improve product production processes in a timely manner, increase the intensity of product sampling inspection, improve the printing and dyeing processes and wash processes, control nonylphenol residues in the standard range, actively explore and develop more environmentally friendly and healthy production processes, and try to choose nonpolluting or less polluting nonylphenol alternatives in the production process so as to avoid using environmental pollution elements which have been banned or restricted in developed countries.