Rubber industry: How to sustainable development

Not long ago, by the National Development and Reform Commission, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province to convene a national economic cycle of the chemical industry at the scene at the exchange, the China Rubber Industry Association Secretary-General Fan Rende entitled "vigorously promote circular economy Sustainable development of rubber industry, "the statement stressed that the next step, China's rubber industry will change their old concepts, adjust the structure of the rubber materials, high-tech applications, such as the use of rubber waste a good job 4, to promote industry-wide sustainable development And bigger and stronger industry.

Fan Rende said, the development of China's rubber industry has 3 major characteristics: First, China has become the world's rubber consumption power, tires and other major products highest in the world; Second, China's rubber supply and demand of resources has become increasing acute, at present, the annual gap Rubber more than 50%. In recent years, China's annual imports of rubber for more than 1,800,000 tons. It is predicted that by 2020, China's rubber consumption from the current world rubber consumption accounted for 22% of the total, up 29%, reaching more than 800 million tons; Third, China has become the world's largest volume of waste rubber occurred in the country One of scrap rubber has been the issue of pollution of the environment can not be ignored. It is estimated that by 2020, China's rubber waste generation will reach 600 million tons. How to make use of scrap rubber, and the situation is grim. Rubber industry that the development of the status quo so that the development of recycling economy should be.

It is reported that China's rubber industry after decades of production and management practice and, at present, has gradually resulted in a more complete industrial system and the formation of a resource development by the rubber, rubber (including tires, the same below) manufacturing, rubber products distribution, The use of rubber products, rubber waste recovery and recycling (renovation, reclaimed rubber, rubber, etc.), and other aspects of the composition of the cycle of Economy, Trade and Industry chain. In recent years, the Chinese rubber industry in order to promote the development of circular economy, China Rubber Industry Association, also from the following 3 aspects, to speed up the process of sustainable development in the industry. First of all, do a good job of renewable plastic and rubber production, development and utilization; Second, the development of energy-saving, environmental protection and safety of tires; Third, summing up the Guangzhou South China Rubber Tire Co., Ltd., the Triangle group, such as Guizhou Tire Co., Ltd. 3 Tire manufacturers engaged in the work of the child over on the basis of experience, turned into the child, used tires do a good job of repairing the renovation.

In 2005, China's renewable plastic and rubber for the production of 1,670,000 tons, of which 1,450,000 tons reclaimed rubber, rubber powder 220,000 tons. National resources utilization of waste rubber in 60% (not including the conversion of the renovation of old tires). However, these figures with the United States, Japan and other developed countries more than 80% of waste rubber resource utilization, there is a certain gap. At present, foreign countries on the use of scrap rubber, in addition to the renovation of the tire, the tire manufacturer for major road construction, building materials and combustion heat, and other fields. However, in a certain period of time in China, the production of renewable sources of plastic waste is still the main way to use rubber. To renewable sources of rubber-based, powder to speed up the development of appropriate, do a solid job in post-processing, is the focus of future work.

Fan Rende pointed out that China's rubber industry to implement the urgent need to address the economic cycle 5: rubber product mix remains to be adjusted; structure is not rational use of scrap rubber; renovation of radial tire technology and equipment have not fully made, the industry can not meet the child up fast Development; rubber industry cycle is not complete chain of Economy, Trade and Industry, does not run smooth. Tire industry chain is the renovation of an integral important part of long-term from the rubber industry, rubber industry is not conducive to healthy economic cycle, the development of science; the lack of national policies related to the strong support.

For this reason, China's rubber industry must change our concepts, materials and the adjustment of product structure and increase the comprehensive utilization of discarded tires, etc., to promote the development of circular economy. At the same time, wants the state to introduce relevant policies, laws and regulations, such as the development of waste tire recycling preferential policies for any reason to prohibit the import of used tires out "waste tire recycling regulations" in order to promote the rubber industry to achieve sustainable development.