Waste plastic resources are what modern economists call `the second deposit of humanity` and `the treasures of the city`. The use of recycled plastic granulation can ease the contradiction between the supply and demand of plastic raw materials, and can also greatly save the foreign exchange of imported crude oil. In addition, due to the fact that most plastics are not degradable, they accumulate over time, causing severe white pollution and destroying the ecological environment of the earth. Therefore, as a developing country, China's active use of recycled plastics resources is indeed a major event that benefits the country, the people, the people, and the future.
It is precisely because of this that since the reform and opening up, China imported a large amount of waste plastics from abroad.
However, during the importation process, some unscrupulous enterprises in the country and some domestic unscrupulous enterprises imported foreign wastes to China in the name of imported waste plastics, which not only seriously polluted the domestic environment, but also impacted the processing and application industries of waste plastics. This development, which was originally intended to benefit the country and the people, cast a dark shadow on the development.
The increase in market demand has made the import of waste plastics difficult to reduce
Waste plastics mainly refer to the broken materials after the plastic wastes and waste plastic products are recycled. Many used plastic products, such as mechanical and electrical enclosures, plastic bottles, optical discs, plastic buckets, plastic boxes, etc., can be reused as plastic processing raw materials after being disinfected, cleaned, broken, and re-granulated. Some waste plastics The performance index is not even worse than ordinary synthetic resin new material.
China is the world’s second largest producer of plastic products. Last year, the apparent consumption of synthetic resin has exceeded 30 million tons and is expected to reach 35 million tons this year. However, for a long time China's synthetic resin production capacity is insufficient and supply is limited, and a considerable part depends on imports to make up for the demand gap. According to customs statistics, China imported a total of 19.07 million tons of synthetic resins (including waste plastics) last year, which accounted for more than half of domestic consumption. In the first half of this year, it imported 10.44 million tons, an increase of 8.92 million tons over the same period of last year. %. Among them, waste plastics, with their features of low price and high performance-to-price ratio, have grown more rapidly. Last year, China imported a total of 3.024 million tons of scraps and scraps, a total of 77.432 million U.S. dollars; in the first half of this year, a total of 1.883 million tons were imported, totaling USD 569.86 million, and 1.429 million tons and 35.51 million over the same period of last year. Compared with the U.S. dollar, it increased by 31% and 62% respectively.
Since the beginning of this year, the prices of major plastic raw materials—various synthetic resins have soared. In the domestic market this week, the price of polypropylene has risen to 11,000 yuan/ton, and ABS has exceeded the 15,000 yuan/ton mark. Compared with the second half of last year, the increase rate has exceeded 50%. At the same time, the price of imported waste plastics is relatively stable. The current price of polypropylene scraps and waste materials is around 4,000 yuan/ton, and waste ABS plastics are also around 6,000 yuan/ton. The prices are only 1/1 of the new material. 4 to 1/3. As many waste plastics have been processed, they can still maintain fairly good processing performance and physical and chemical indicators. In addition, due to lower import tariffs and transportation costs, the profits from processing and sales in China are considerable. At the same time, there is a strong market demand for recycled plastics in the country. Therefore, as the price of synthetic resins soars, more and more companies import waste plastics to reduce costs.
However, as the trade of imported waste plastics became more active, some problems in the import process have also become increasingly prominent. According to the relevant regulations of the State, the waste scraps and scraps of a single type of thermoplastic material made into primary shapes shall be classified in the tariff numbers 39.01 to 39.14. Some of the tariff lines need to provide automatic import licenses, and some of the tariff lines shall have the MFN rates. Higher than the tax rate of waste plastics, if there are better times, there is a phenomenon of tax evasion and evasion; imported and used commodities are high-risk trades, and the prices of waste scraps generated by various plastics are quite different, so they are prone to happen. In addition, some imported waste plastics are prone to cause environmental pollution during the production process. These issues should be brought to the attention of our relevant government departments.
AQSIQ decisively shot - refuse Japan's waste plastic outside the door
The more serious problem in the import trade of waste plastics is that in recent years, some foreign companies have borrowed the opportunity of China's strong demand for waste plastics and transported some of the waste plastic waste that they could not handle to be shipped to China. The most typical case that is closest to the present time is on May 8th this year, the AQSIQ issued a bulletin No. 47, requesting the suspension of the inspection and quarantine procedures for the importation of waste plastics imported from Japan. The incident was triggered in late March this year when a company in Kyushu, Japan, violated the Basel Convention when it exported 6,000 tons of waste plastic to Qingdao City, Shandong Province. It deliberately put a small amount of qualified goods on the top floor by taking deceptive measures. A large number of toxic wastes that do not conform to the regulations and have no use value are hidden under the illegal importation into China, thus causing serious pollution to the local environment. This is another serious foreign garbage incident in April 1996 after the United States used the export mixed waste paper to dump hazardous waste into China.
This is a serious incident in which the Japanese consignor has used export methods for fraudulent means and man-made entrainment for China's port inspection and quarantine and customs inspections. This is the most serious incident in which toxic and hazardous wastes were illegally transferred to China from abroad in recent years. Since similar incidents have occurred many times before, our country has taken stricter punitive measures against Japan. In a telephone interview with reporters on August 12, AQSIQ officials said that the lifting of the ban will take time, mainly depending on the attitude of the Japanese side to resolve the matter and whether the two sides can form a proper and feasible solution. It is reported that the AQSIQ has proposed to the Japanese two basic conditions for resolving the problem. First, all foreign garbage will be shipped back to Japan. Second, due to the proliferation of foreign garbage, the Japanese side should provide financial compensation to the victims. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) stated that although Japan has agreed to all the conditions, the specific amount of compensation needs further investigation before it can be determined, before a proper solution can be formulated. Until the matter is resolved, China’s full suspension of imports of used plastics from Japan will continue.
For a long time, Japan’s attitude toward China’s laws and regulations has been relatively negative. However, according to rough statistics from the relevant Japan Plastics Recycling Industry Association, there are more than 300 Japanese companies exporting used plastics to China, and the annual sales amount is about 30 billion yen. Last year, Japan exported 680,000 tons of waste plastics, which has doubled from three years ago, and about 90% (62.6 million tons) of them have been exported to China. Therefore, the AQSIQ announcement has caused some related waste plastics exporting small and medium-sized enterprises to face bankruptcy in Japan, which has had a great impact on Japanese waste plastics companies. The relevant parties in Japan have to take a more active approach. The attitude seeks a solution to the problem. However, why did you know why it was so?
Ningbo Yinzhou Hengxi Winbate Household Product Manufacturer , https://www.nbwinbate.com