2012 Ceramic Bathroom Industry Faces Great Environmental Pressure

A number of new standards for the "Ceramic Industry Pollutants Emission Standard" will be implemented this year. As the project's potential for emission reduction during the 12th Five-Year Plan period narrows, the rigid growth in economic development and resource and energy consumption will continue, and the actual reduction of major pollutants will be completed. To be 30% -40%. ”

“Accelerating the pace of denitrification in other industries. Push forward the control of total emissions of the dioxide* emissions from the steel industry, fully implement sinter flue gas removal*, and build new sinter machines to support the construction of de- and denitrification facilities. Strengthen cement, petrochemical, coal chemical and other industries. Dioxide* and nitrogen oxides treatment."

This is the interpretation of the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan for National Environmental Protection” by the person in charge of the Planning and Finance Division of the Ministry of Environmental Protection on February 1st. Many of the contents are closely related to the ceramic industry.

In fact, as early as September 27, two years ago, the "Ceramic Industry Pollutant Discharge Standard" (hereinafter referred to as the "Standard") formulated by the Department of Science and Technology Standards of the Ministry of Environmental Protection was issued and implemented on October 1, the same year. The regulations stipulate a number of indicators such as water and air pollution emission limits, monitoring and monitoring of ceramics industry enterprises. The introduction of this standard has for the first time provided regulations for air pollution, water pollution, and pollutant emissions in the ceramic industry. This has also become the first national standard for the emission of pollutants generated by ceramic enterprises in the production process.

In the past two years of the implementation of this standard, the ceramic industry has less publicity about the "Standard", and the actual implementation is rarely known. However, when the reporter recently queried the "Standard", he found that the new discharge limits in the "Standard" were implemented from January 1, 2012, and the new limit was lower than the original standard. Saying that the new standard will be more stringent. According to the production cycle of the ceramic companies, after the Spring Festival, it is the beginning of the next year. Therefore, the beginning of 2012 is kicked off by the newly implemented environmental protection policy.

A number of new "standard" limits were implemented on January 1, 2012, and the standards are more stringent. "From January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, the reference drainage limit for building ceramics polishing units is 1.0. , Non-polishing category is 0.3, Hygienic ceramics 6.0, and Special ceramics 2.0.” This is the standard for the construction of ceramics in the existing enterprise water pollutant emission concentration limits and the reference drainage of the unit product, but January 1, 2012 From today, existing companies implement new standards. “The reference ceramic floor polish product has a reference drainage value of 0.3, a non-polishing class of 0.1, a sanitary ceramic 4.0, and a special ceramic 1.0.” The result of the comparison is that the new standard implemented this year is obviously stricter than before.

Exemption of water pollutant emission limits From January 1 this year, the implementation of new emission limits, the emission limits of air pollutants also implement new standards. "From January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, the existing company's emission limits for atmospheric pollutants are 500 for coal-water slurry dioxide and 100 for particulate matter; effective from January 1, 2012, The concentration limit of emission pollutants for air pollutants implemented by the company is 300 for coal-water slurry dioxide and 50 for particulate matter."

"The biggest pressure and risk for domestic companies in 2012 may not come from the market, but come from this standard. If strictly implemented in accordance with this standard, a large part of SMEs will have a hard time surviving." Chen Xianhui, vice president of New Pearl Ceramics Group, will The implementation of the new standard is of great concern. At the same time, she also stated that the starting point for the introduction of such standards by the State is very good, but the implementation of standards is excessive. “This standard is a world-class standard. Most companies lack technical support and government support. To achieve this standard? So this will undoubtedly bring great risks to the survival of the company."

"In order to prevent the dilution of ceramics process wastewater from the domestic sewage of ceramic enterprises, this standard imposes relatively strict limits on COD??cr, BOD?, ammonia nitrogen, and total nitrogen. If ceramic companies do not take effective measures, they will discharge wastewater from the plant's domestic wastewater. Separated from the process wastewater, it will be difficult to meet the limit requirements of this standard.” This is an industry person's interpretation of the “standard” at the forum, he also believes that many of these indicators have to reach the limit is also difficult. “Environmental governance is a process that depends on science and technology in a gradual and orderly manner. It cannot be implemented across the board, nor can it be completed without a basic rush. Otherwise, companies are faced with great risks.” Chen Xianhui stressed again.

The environment is forced to form a mechanism, and the environmental pressures faced by enterprises are increasing. It is an indisputable fact that environmental protection has become an industry. Ceramics production is also inevitably constrained by environmental protection policies. At the same time, the ceramic industry has created in the production process. Wastewater, waste, etc., have become the focus of environmental protection supervision. After the “Standard” was promulgated, the State Council issued the “12th Five-Year Plan for Comprehensive Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Work Programs” in September 2011, followed by the “National Environmental Protection Twelfth Five-Year Plan” and “Twelve V. "Detailed Rules for the Reduction of the Total Amount of Major Pollutants," etc. The introduction of these laws and regulations has formed a huge and powerful environmental governance binding for the ceramic industry. If we add the new "Standards" implemented from January 1 this year, The environmental protection pressures faced by the ceramics industry are undeniable. It is no wonder that Chen Xianhui, a leader of a large-scale enterprise, has listed environmental protection as a major factor affecting the development of enterprises in 2012.

At the beginning of this year, the State Council announced the “12th Five-Year Plan for National Environmental Protection”, which gives macro guidance to China’s environmental development in the next five years, including the total discharge of four major pollutants such as dioxide* and nitrogen oxides. The index, two items of environmental quality indicators for surface water, and one item of atmospheric environmental quality are used as the main assessment items. "At the end of 2013 and the end of 2015, we will carry out mid-term evaluations and final assessments of the implementation of the plans respectively. The results of the assessments and assessments will be reported to the State Council and released to the public as an important part of the evaluation of the performance of local governments." Ministry of Environmental Protection Planning The person in charge of the Finance Department introduced the mechanism for implementation when he interpreted the 12th Five-Year Plan for National Environmental Protection. If the planning indicators are linked to the results of the performance, the company's execution will ultimately be more intense and stricter.

Han Fuxing, deputy secretary-general of Foshan Ceramics Institute, thinks that the current environmental protection situation faced by the industry is "environmental policy forced," and that this atmosphere has been formed. From the implementation mechanism of the accountability system for local governments in the 12th Five-Year Plan of the National Environmental Protection, this viewpoint is quite correct.

“The development of building ceramics in 2012 needs wisdom, and it needs wisdom to resolve the energy pressure, environmental pressure and export pressure in the development of building ceramics industry. The “12th Five-Year Plan for Building Sanitary Ceramics” lists three major priorities of the building sanitary ceramics industry. Engineering, namely the new product development project, the standardized raw material base construction project and the green manufacturing demonstration project. The core of the three major projects is still wisdom. How to create innovation under the green background, we need to create an innovative environment, cultivate innovative talents, and establish innovative mechanisms The need to change the predicament and break down the mechanism of the human resources mechanism requires a people-centered approach to encourage innovation. "The Korean Revival has solved the pressure of the industry's breakthrough in environmental protection." Second, the ceramics industry needs to save energy and reduce emissions. Clean production, recycling economy and other modes to wipe off the dust on the face and take off the sword on the head.As technical staff, I suggest on resources, energy, equipment, technology, product structure, marketing model and management Implement innovation."

“Environmental protection policies are in full swing and ceramics companies are shuffling at an accelerating pace”. This is the judgment of the media that the ceramic industry will face environmental protection. In the past two years when the “Standard” was implemented, there was no enterprise that was closed due to environmental pressure, but if this year Executing strict "standards" will inevitably lead to the closure of many companies. "If the implementation of the "standard" is strictly followed, it is expected that there will be more than 10% of small and medium-sized ceramics companies being eliminated in China." An industry official gave specific data on the impact of the "standard" on the company.