The Restriction Of Six Valence Chrome Content Of Leather Products Will Affect The Export Of Leather Products In Guangdong.

< p > recently, the REACH law, which is revised by the European Commission, will take effect in May 1, 2015. The regulation will limit the six valence chromium (VI) content of imported leather products to 3ppm.

After the revision of this law, the enterprises exporting leather products in Guangdong will face the cost of changing production mode, increasing testing items and re processing relevant customs formalities, otherwise there will be a series of risks such as recall and so on, resulting in economic losses estimated at about US $3 billion annually.

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< p > it is understood that < a href= "http:// www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > six valence chromium < /a > swallowed and inhaled extremely toxic substances, can be invaded into the body through digestion, respiratory tract, skin and mucosa.

Skin contact can lead to allergy. Once sensitized 3mg/kg is enough to trigger allergic reactions, it may also cause genetic genetic defects. Inhalation may cause cancer and endanger the environment.

Prior to that, only Germany had imposed a ban on clothing, < a href= "http:// www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > watch band "/a", bags, chairs, sofas, neck bags and leather toys, and the six valent chromium content did not exceed 3ppm, while the other EU Member States currently control the six valent chromium requirement in 1000ppm, and the difference between the two was more than 333 times.

From the first quarter of 2013 to the first quarter of 2014, the EU's non food rapid alert system (RAPEX) announced 35 Chinese leather products, all of which were reported to be exceeding six price chromium.

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< p > according to the data released jointly by China Light Industry Information Center and < a href= "http:// www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > China Leather Association < /a >, the United States, the European Union and ASEAN are the main markets for the export of leather goods in China, and the total of the three accounts for about 52.6%.

In 2013, the share of exports to the United States and the European Union decreased by a total of 1.8 percentage points.

The decline in the EU's market share is largely related to the provisions of the above-mentioned REACH regulations, thereby increasing the restrictions on the export of leather goods in China.

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< p > at present, leather manufacturers in some European countries do better in chromium treatment, that is, chrome tanning agents can also control almost six chromium in the process.

In the control process of traditional leather tanning process, we neglect the details of the implementation of process parameters, such as too large volume of liquid, low pH value of alkali extraction terminal, insufficient production time, no rinsing of blue drum, no static aging, subsequent use of dechroming agents, and high thermal energy generated by mechanical action.

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< p > the revision of the regulation will increase the detection items and lead to an increase in costs.

For example, the export of leather goods to the European Union, for example, is forced to be tested, and the third party inspection costs vary from thousands to thousands of dollars.

Large enterprises purchase large quantities of raw materials, and can reduce the inspection cost by signing the annual and semi annual agreements with the third party inspection organizations.

And small and medium-sized enterprises need to detect a batch of fees, and the cost is greatly increased.

Because it is necessary to increase the detection of six valent chromium related items in leather products, the cost of raw material procurement will increase by about 15%.

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< p > for this reason, the head of the Guangdong provincial WTO/TBT advisory and consulting center thinks that the EU REACH regulation has set up high cost and high threshold for leather manufacturing in China, but it is conducive to promoting the pformation and upgrading of the small and medium-sized enterprises.

At present, the comprehensive upgrading of six valent chromium control is an opportunity for China's already mature and mature leather enterprises to take the lead in seizing the EU market more effectively. For small and medium-sized enterprises with backward leather making technology, we must increase capital investment in improving production technology, so as to ensure tanning process parameters meet EU REACH regulations, otherwise they will be eliminated or forced to pform.

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