Textile industry: the pursuit of green is not the best only better (below)

It is understood that the Youngor Group has long raised the requirements for the ban on toxic and hazardous substances in the upstream dyeing and dyeing material suppliers. “We have referenced the European Oeko-Tex100 standard, and also adopted the US AAFARSL restricted substances list and the relevant standards and requirements for the SVHC high concern substances category proposed in the European REACH regulation.” The dyestuffs auxiliaries currently used by Youngor are Japan's SUMITOM company, Germany's Dystar, BASF and the United States' HUNTSMAN world-renowned companies. Therefore, Youngor stated that we respect Greenpeace’s appeal for “zero emissions” of toxic and hazardous substances. Its report fully stated that the wastewater discharge indicators of Youngor Textile City are in full compliance with national environmental protection regulations and standards, and are even far superior to the most stringent international environmental protection currently in place. Standard (only a few hundredths to a few thousandths of the current European standards).

Efforts That Cannot Be Ignored According to the author's understanding, during the “11th Five-Year Plan” period, the Youngor Group’s achievements in energy conservation and emission reduction were outstanding. The average annual energy consumption reduction of Youngor Rifang Textile Company reached more than 10%. 2009, 2010 Years reached 18.87% and 34.38% respectively. The company introduced the key equipment ** mercerizing machine from Japan to achieve the recovery and recycling of **, ** recovery rate of more than 99%; the use of anhydrous technology to eliminate waste alkali emissions, reduce pollution; use of clean new energy is low * Coal-water slurry boilers replace heavy-oil boilers to reduce emissions of more than 40% of CO2 emissions; optimize waste heat recovery of dyed waste hot water, optimise the recovery of dyeing, dyeing and finishing cooling water, and transform the cooling water of air compressors.

In dye printing and dyeing wastewater treatment, Youngor Textile Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd. is in the process of researching, developing and applying new technologies for the treatment of water reuse printing and dyeing wastewater in high-efficiency membrane separation technology. The tests show that the reused water quality fully meets the requirements for dyeing and finishing water, and the recycling rate of printing and dyeing water reaches 60% to 65%. At present, the company is working hard to promote the actual production and application of this technology.

After conducting an in-depth investigation of the “water pollution” incident, we made it clear that Youngor’s efforts in energy conservation, emission reduction, and pollution control and environmental protection have made clear achievements. This result was not only unexpected but also thought-provoking.

As a developing country, although China's industrial development is still in an extensive stage, neither the country nor the industry has ever used this as a reason for polluting the environment. According to data from authoritative organizations, during the "11th Five-Year Plan" period, a group of outstanding Chinese textile companies such as Youngor insisted on investing. Through the introduction of internationally advanced equipment and continuous technological progress, many of its environmental protection indicators are superior to domestic and international standards. China's government departments have actively improved the laws and regulations and related standards for energy-saving and emission-reduction, issued a number of industrial policies that support energy-saving emission reduction, eliminated backward industries, and enthusiastically implemented the “green commitment” to the international community. From the beginning of the new century, China's textile industry has clearly defined the goals of industrial restructuring and transformation and upgrading, actively promoted the development of green energy, and achieved great results.

It should be said that there is no best and only better way to pursue green environmental protection. In the process of moving towards zero emissions and infinity, the idea of ​​“achieving an ideal state in one move” is neither objective nor realistic. Let us exert our utmost efforts and sincerity to seek a clear blue sky for ourselves, for Others, for the world, and for future generations.