Recently, various regions in our country have successively launched investigations into environmental governance issues. Environmental protection law enforcement departments in textile clusters such as Xiqiao in Guangdong, Keqiao in Zhejiang, Changshu and Shengze in Jiangsu have “shown their swords”. On the one hand, at the source Controlling pollution and carrying out effective rectifications have also accelerated the pace of transformation and upgrading of printing and dyeing enterprises.
Recently, textile clusters such as Xiqiao in Guangdong and Keqiao in Zhejiang have successively carried out environmental management investigations.
Xiqiao, Keqiao, Changshu, Shengze…
Environmental management in multiple textile clusters is once again “dazzling”
“Moving forward side by side, To overcome difficulties, all functional departments and enterprises must take on their responsibilities and intensify efforts to promote the rectification and improvement of the textile printing and dyeing industry.” On August 14, Xiqiao Town, Foshan City, Guangdong Province held a meeting on the rectification and improvement of the textile printing and dyeing industry. Zhang Guoxin, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Xiqiao Town, emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen the rectification and law enforcement of the textile printing and dyeing industry to further protect the safety of the ecological environment and the health of the people.
It is understood that Xiqiao Town has recently issued the “Xiqiao Town Ecological Environment” The Supervision Office’s Action Plan for Carrying out Special Law Enforcement in Industrial Parks Surrounding Key Rivers and the “100-Day Action Plan for Rectification and Improvement of Village-Level Industrial Parks in Xiqiao Town” continue to standardize the supervision of enterprises in village-level industrial parks in the town, including the textile printing and dyeing industry. Comprehensively investigate and deal with problems such as unlicensed operations, environmental pollution, safety hazards, and fire hazards of enterprises in village-level industrial parks.
It is worth mentioning that Xiqiao Town also encourages all citizens to participate in environmental protection supervision management, and formulated the “Measures for Rewards for Reporting Environmental Violations in Xiqiao Town (Trial)”. According to the “Measures”, citizens can report nine major categories of environmental violations, and if the environmental violations or illegal clues reported within the scope of their duties are verified to be true by the ecological environment department of Xiqiao Town, they can be reported according to the reporter’s information. Apply to be rewarded for reporting, of which the maximum reward is 200,000 yuan.
On August 21, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province launched a “low-disorder campaign” Joint law enforcement actions against “polluting” enterprises have severely cracked down on environmental violations. This joint law enforcement operation focused on shutting down a total of 22 “low-level, disorderly and polluting” enterprises. In this joint law enforcement operation, Keqiao District Ecological Environment Bureau and other relevant departments dispatched nearly 200 people to participate. Relevant departments stated that in the next step, Keqiao District will resolutely carry out the rectification actions to the end, eliminate problems such as illegal production and environmental pollution by “low scattered and unregulated pollution” enterprises from the source, and strictly prevent the resurgence of “low scattered and uncontrolled pollution” enterprises.
In Jiangsu, environmental law enforcement actions have blossomed more. A few days ago, the relevant person-in-charge of the Party Committee of Xinzhuang Town in Changshu led the environmental protection, safety supervision and other lines to conduct surprise inspections of the printing and dyeing enterprises in the area and inspected the operation of environmental protection facilities on the spot. It is understood that since this year, the town has carried out 201 law enforcement inspections and issued 205 law enforcement documents; 73 cases have been filed and closed, with a penalty amount of 2.59 million yuan. In Luzhi Town, Suzhou City, the environmental protection staff of Luzhi Town carried out a comprehensive rectification of the waste gas from the setting machine of the printing and dyeing enterprise, and at the same time introduced a special rectification plan for the waste gas of the setting machine. In order to strengthen the implementation of the work, Shengze Town set up a leading group to improve the water environment governance this year, which consists of four working groups: a task force team, a law enforcement team, an inspection team, and an undercover investigation team to coordinate the battle to improve the water environment governance. As of July 31, Shengze had dispatched a total of 4,994 law enforcement officers and inspected 2,497 companies. Since June, a total of 22 water-related companies had been punished, with a penalty amount of more than 8.19 million yuan.
Shuffling brings new opportunities
Textile enterprises are “squeezed from both ends”, so how can the word “difficult” be mentioned?
The determination to protect the environment will not weaken, and the intensity of environmental protection inspections will not weaken. ——This is the current and future environmental protection situation. However, some people in the industry believe that this year’s skyrocketing raw material prices have already stretched the textile industry. If environmental protection costs continue to rise, textile companies will be squeezed from both ends. How can it be said that it is “difficult”?
Since the beginning of this year, corporate profits have been affected by fluctuations in the RMB exchange rate, skyrocketing sea freight, raw materials and Semi-finished products have been severely squeezed by the rapid surge in import prices. Ocean freight has doubled compared with last year, and it is difficult to find a container, which has led to a significant increase in transportation costs for enterprises and an increase in the probability of default. So far, rising freight rates and port congestion have not been fully alleviated, becoming the biggest uncertainties affecting exports in the second half of the year. The price increase of upstream raw materials caused by global inflation has not been transmitted to the sales price of downstream finished products. In the first half of the year, the total export price of knitted garments dropped slightly by 0.8% year-on-year. In the domestic market, in the first half of the year, the national industrial producer price increased by 5.1% year-on-year, with clothing falling by 0.9%. Instead of rising, it fell. The overall level of consumer prices across the country increased by 0.5% compared with the same period last year, and clothing prices remained unchanged. Under the impact of the two sides, downstream garment enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, are in a position of being unprofitable or even losing money.� land.
From recent reports on the textile market and some foreign trade in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places According to the company’s survey, since July, orders for weaving, fabrics, clothing and other terminal links have been relatively smooth. Basically, more than 80% or even full capacity can be started, showing a “low but moderately strong” pattern. However, concerns among some textile and garment enterprises have also increased, and their expectations for the “Golden Nine and Silver Ten” have continued to decline.
Many companies have reported that orders received since July-August are from Europe and the United States. Christmas and Easter are mainly in developed countries such as Canada and Canada (especially the return orders from Southeast Asia are obvious). Orders are placed 2-3 months earlier than in previous years. They are characterized by large quantities, low grades, and poor profits. However, order placement and delivery time are It is relatively long, and foreign trade and textile and clothing companies have relatively sufficient time to purchase raw materials, proofing, and put on machines for production and shipment.
Due to the “Double Festival” orders being overdrawn in advance, textile and clothing sales from October to November The company’s incoming orders and export situation may be significantly lower than expected. According to feedback from exporters in Shaoxing, Yiwu and other places in Zhejiang, after February and March this year, domestic and foreign buyers began to stock up. The peak sales season for cotton yarn, gray cloth, fabrics, etc. arrived early. The production load of the entire textile and garment industry continued to be high, but overdrafts were ahead of schedule. The impact of consumption has also begun to be reflected. Since August, the stocking trend of terminal buyers has gradually subsided, and companies in the light textile market are scattered and collecting goods.
In addition, some industry insiders who went to the central and western regions to set up factories said “in The environmental protection policies for setting up factories in other places are relatively advantageous. Production will not be suspended or restricted, and it is easier to approve quotas, which will not affect production and annual output value.” Now it seems that this is not the case, and the intensity of rectification is no lighter than that of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As more and more manufacturers move overseas, local policies and environmental protection requirements will definitely become higher and higher. Textile enterprises “can’t hide from monks but not from temples.” Raising awareness of environmental protection and strengthening environmental protection construction are the long-term solutions.
In this regard, some industry experts pointed out that in a sense, severe The environmental protection inspection is also a directional guidance for the textile industry, allowing textile printing and dyeing enterprises to be baptized in this green “storm”. Therefore, companies should view the industry reshuffle caused by environmental protection inspections with a positive attitude. In the process of shuffling the cards, new opportunities may also be brought about, the survival of the fittest, and the survival of the fittest.
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