Interpretation Of Export EU Needs Environmental Printing And Dyeing Route

< p > > a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > nonylphenol < /a > in Shaoxing textile products, it is widely used in printing and dyeing, washing and other processes as a surfactant. Once restricted, Shaoxing County textile enterprises export 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, improve the production process in a timely manner, improve the printing and dyeing process and wash process, and control the residue of nonylphenol in the standard range.

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< p > EU is the main international market area for textile export in Shaoxing county. Any laws and regulations that involve import will cause Shaoxing county to export "nerves".

Recently, according to the latest news issued by the European chemical administration, Sweden has submitted a new proposal on nonylphenol and nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_q.asp" > REACH code annex XVII proposal < /a >, which will put forward more environmental requirements for export EU textiles.

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< p > it is understood that REACH is the EU's regulation on the preventive management of all chemicals entering the market and is the most authoritative chemical law 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.

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< p > according to the introduction, Sweden proposed that nonylphenol should be included in the list of restricted substances, which limits the possibility of washing products containing nonylphenol into the water, such as garments, textile accessories and indoor textiles, which are put into the market, and stipulates that it should not contain more than or equal to 0.1% nonylphenol and nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether or its mixture.

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< p > it is understood that nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE) are used as surfactants in the textile industry and are 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.

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< p > "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 interviewed in the Binhai Industrial Area involving printing and dyeing enterprises exporting to the European Union market found that most enterprises were unaware of the EU or the restriction of nonylphenol in textiles. But when it comes to the REACH regulations, they have indicated that they should open up < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/ index_s.asp" > the EU market < /a >, so that enterprises go green printing and dyeing is the way out.

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< p > 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.

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