The textile industry encounters green barriers and creates ecological products to break through barriers
With the surging wave of environmental protection, the international clothing market, especially developed countries such as Europe, the United States, and Japan, have established various environmental standards, environmental laws, and regulations to restrict and prevent foreign goods from entering the domestic market and protect competition in the domestic clothing market. forceful “green trade barriers”.
The textile industry encounters “green barriers”
However, the “green barrier” with environmental protection as its main content has become an important obstacle restricting my country’s textile exports. According to statistics from the Zhejiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in recent years, an average of more than 7 billion US dollars of textile exports in my country have been blocked every year because they do not meet ecological health and safety requirements.
“In the face of the ‘green barrier’, China’s textile industry has difficulty in meeting the standards set by foreign countries due to limitations in technical equipment. As a result, the original advantages of textiles such as low prices have also been impacted, and the entire industry is facing tremendous pressure.” Youngor Group Chairman Li Rucheng said in an interview with reporters, “In the development of the textile industry, careless handling of many links will cause harm to the environment. This harm is often reflected in products and affects exports.”
In recent years, various countries, especially developed countries such as Europe and the United States, have successively formulated a series of environmental protection regulations and standards to implement safety inspections on imported textiles, restricting the market circulation and consumption of non-ecological textiles. The emergence of ecological textile standards has set off a “green wave” in international trade.
Experts pointed out that after my country joined the WTO, with the gradual elimination of textile quotas, green textile barriers have become a big mountain in front of my country’s textile and garment enterprises, seriously restricting my country’s textile exports, which has a negative impact on the share of textile exports. Our country has posed severe challenges, which will surely have a profound impact on the development of our country’s textile industry.
Information shows that a group in Jiangsu was fined US$160,000 for a batch of knitwear exported to Germany, while another company exported 300,000 jackets to the EU and was forced to sell them back because these garments did not meet the standards of ecological textiles. standard.
In fact, for a long time, in order to seek development, enterprises have often adopted backward economic growth methods and over-expansion of production capacity by rapidly expanding their scale to drive efficiency growth, using substantial growth in exports to drive industry development, and developing local economies at the expense of the environment. This kind of growth has already laid hidden dangers for pollution. This hidden danger directly leads to restrictions or forced suspension of product exports.
Create “ecological products” to break through obstacles
“Product exports are restricted or forced to suspend, causing huge losses to enterprises. To prevent this situation, in addition to subjecting all aspects of product production, it is important to start with raw material control. “Li Rucheng emphasized, “We must produce ecological products that meet international standards.”
It is understood that in the textile industry, the main pollution comes from the cultivation of raw materials and the production of products. In the process of growing clothing raw materials, in order to control the erosion of pests, plant viruses and weeds and ensure their yield and quality, large amounts of pesticides, chemical fertilizers and herbicides are used, resulting in pesticide residues in cotton and hemp fibers. During product production and clothing printing and dyeing, chemical substances such as oxidants and catalysts used remain on the clothing again, and the discharged sewage causes serious pollution to the environment.
Therefore, cotton, as a widely accepted fiber, has been paid more attention to due to the repeated use of pesticides and insecticides and the indirect environmental pollution produced during the cultivation of raw materials. Wool and silk products are no longer able to meet the growing quantity requirements. Chemical fiber products will also be replaced by new fiber products due to the rising prices of raw materials such as petroleum and the continuous reduction of reserves.
“Among all fabric fibers, hemp has always been known as the ‘King of Natural Fibers’, and is called ‘the perfect fiber discovered by humans so far’ by European and American experts.” Li Rucheng said, “Its typical functionality and environmental protection have been highly praised by the market.”
Studies have found that hemp itself contains a variety of unique chemical components, has strong weed and insect suppression functions, is simple to plant, resists natural disasters and weeds, has high yield, and is especially suitable for crop rotation and intercropping. Therefore, there is no need to use any pesticides and herbicides during the entire growth process, and no pollution is caused to the environment.
With the completion of the first hemp fiber production line, the production of hemp fiber has formed an assembly line from hemp bark grading and root cutting to degumming, carding and striping. Moreover, due to the adoption of the general logistics hemp research The center’s new scientific research results, production equipment such as biological degumming, fiber splitting and rinsing, pulling and cutting and carding, are significantly better than traditional hemp fiber processing equipment, with energy saving and emission reduction reaching 40% respectively, and the advantages of environmental protection and energy saving are obvious.
Zhang Shiping, president of the China Hemp Textile Industry Association, said that the entire process of hemp from planting, textile processing and waste treatment has the characteristics of an ecological industry and meets the requirements of circular economy development; it has far-reaching implications in preventing soil erosion and environmental protection. meaningrighteous. Therefore, using hemp fiber as a new raw material for textile clothing is the main method to ensure the ecological performance of the product.
Seize the “pass” to enter foreign markets
“As a new material, hemp has been applied to the textile and garment industry, and its environmental performance has become increasingly apparent with the development of research and development. It not only ensures the health and safety of textile and garment products, but its fiber can replace petroleum and coal. and other mineral raw materials, reduce dependence on fossil energy, and reduce environmental pollution caused by energy consumption. This lays the foundation for our products to enter the international market.” Li Rucheng introduced.
Industry insiders believe that the “green barrier” is a mountain that prevents our country’s products from entering the international market. If the relevant green standards are not met, not only will exports be blocked, but also orders may not be obtained.
In this regard, Li Rucheng said, “If products want to enter the international market, companies must first be familiar with the rules and ensure the quality of the products. In terms of the production environment, they must produce cleanly and pay attention to waste discharge and recycling to achieve ‘green’ as soon as possible. Pass’.
In fact, hemp fiber is a typical functional and environmentally friendly rare textile fiber. It has hygroscopic, antibacterial, anti-radiation and other properties. Its moisture removal is three times that of pure cotton. Hemp fabric can be used in 1 Destroy attached bacteria within hours. Hemp fabric can shield more than 95% of ultraviolet rays, does not change color at high temperatures of 370°C, does not burn at 1000°C, and has excellent heat resistance and light resistance. With the changes in people’s consumption concepts and the advantages of hemp itself such as breathability and comfort, clothing and home textiles will inevitably consume a large amount of hemp products.
Data shows that the demand for natural fibers is growing at an annual rate of 8%, and the demand for hemp fiber fabrics is growing at an annual rate of 15%-20%.
“International demand for hemp products is a trend, but in the Chinese market, only the military has the most demand. And this only accounts for a small part of the entire consumer market. Therefore, Youngor will do a good job in developing the hemp market , allowing hemp products to move from military use to civilian use.” Li Rucheng said.
It is reported that in terms of product launch plan, the socks, underwear, combat uniforms and other products produced by Youngor will first meet the needs of the military, and the high-end products developed will be supplied to the European and American markets. At the same time, Youngor will sell its products in Beijing, Shanghai, etc. Lifestyle centers were opened in five cities to develop the domestic high-end market.
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