Afterfullresumptionofwork,whitesmokeemittedfromthechimneyofathermalpowerplantlocatedinKeqiaoBinhaiIndustrialZone,Shaoxing.
Afterabriefsuspensionofproduction,theBinhaiIndustrialZoneinKeqiaoDistrict,Shaoxinghasreturnedtoitsusualbusyschedule.LargetrucksfilledwithwhitegrayfabricsaretransportedalongKehaiAvenuetoBinhaiIndustrialZone,andprintedanddyedfabricsaretransportedtodifferentgarmentprocessingfactoriesdayandnight.
BinhaiIndustrialZoneislocatedinMa’anTown,northeastofKeqiaoDistrict,Shaoxing.Ithasgatheredalargenumberoftextile,printinganddyeingcompaniesandisanimportantinternationaltextileweavingbase.TheprintinganddyeingproductioncapacityaccountsformorethanhalfofZhejiangProvinceandone-thirdofthecountry’stotal.
OnSeptember21,2021,anewsthat161companiesinKeqiaoDistrict,ShaoxinghadsuspendedproductionspreadontheInternet,whichwilllastuntiltheendofthemonth,foratotaloftendays.Thereare161companiesaffectedonthelist,mostofwhicharelocatedinBinhaiIndustrialZone.Aspublicopinioncontinuestoferment,theKeqiaoDistrictGovernmentquicklycameupwithanewplantoorganizetheenterprisesinvolvedtouseelectricityinanorderlymanneraccordingtodifferentper-acrebenefits.
Thebarometerofthecompletionofthe”dualcontrol”(energyconsumptionintensityandtotalenergyconsumption)targetsofeachregion’s energy consumption in the first half of 2021 shows that Zhejiang’s energy consumption intensity and total energy consumption They are all Level 2 warnings and the situation is quite serious.
Not only in Keqiao, Shaoxing, under the national carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals, China’s high-energy-consuming basic industries are facing “dual control” of energy consumption. Cut production of high-voltage lines.
On September 24, the relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Provincial Energy Bureau stated that in order to curb the excessive growth of energy consumption in high-energy-consuming industries, some local governments organized according to the progress of dual energy consumption control. Carry out measures such as energy budget management, orderly electricity consumption and peak-shifting production in high-energy-consuming enterprises. This is a corrective measure for the original neglect of energy conservation and emission reduction. However, we must pay attention to methods and methods to avoid “one size fits all” and “simplification”. practice.
“Why is it so urgent this time?”
It’s coming soon After lunch, Guo Jie kept staring at his phone, replying to messages quickly with his thumb. He is a merchandiser for a foreign trade company. His main job is to contact suitable printing and dyeing factories in Keqiao for Shanghai companies to make plates and produce samples.
Since the printing and dyeing factory in Keqiao was suddenly required to cut off power and limit production, Guo Jie was told that he could not get confirmation samples from the printing and dyeing factory he originally found. A friend next to Guo Jie explained that he was so worried that he even stopped drinking. He had already contacted the new printing and dyeing factory. “Otherwise, how could he be in the mood to sit here and eat today?”
When he received the news of the suspension of production, Guo Jie was already relatively passive and was just one step away from delivering large quantities of goods. If it really has to stop for more than ten days and miss the delivery date, the foreign trade company cannot afford to wait.
After confirming that the news of the production suspension was true, Guo Jie drove door to door in the Binhai Industrial Zone to see which other factories could produce.
In the Binhai Industrial Zone, every home has a towering chimney, whether it is a textile, printing and dyeing or thermal power plant. During the shutdown, the chimneys of some factories were also on holiday along with the workers.
According to Zhejiang Business Magazine, for printing and dyeing enterprises, the main shutdown is to stop the steam supply. The business owners cut off the power to the equipment by themselves, leaving only domestic electricity and sewage. Dispose of electricity.
After searching all over the Binhai Industrial Zone, there was no factory with printing and dyeing processes that met customer needs. After being introduced by a friend, Guo Jie contacted a factory more than 30 kilometers away from the Binhai Industrial Zone. It takes at least half an hour to drive to a printing and dyeing factory in another district. What is even more distressing is that the work that was only just a finishing touch has to be done all over again.
After making contact, Guo Jie sent the design draft to the new cooperative factory and then drove to the factory again.
When we entered the park, the lights were not turned on in the factory. The white cloth was still hanging on the huge printing machine, and the printed cloth was piled next to the equipment. This familiar feeling made him couldn’t help but ask the passing workers. The other party said that the work was suspended at short notice and should be back to work normally tomorrow.
After receiving the samples from this printing and dyeing factory, Guo Jie found that the color and pattern were different from the original products in Guo Jie’s hands, and had to be modified. On the way back to Binhai Industrial Zone, he reported the general situation to his boss in Shanghai. The boss on the other end of the phone expressed his understanding.
“Actually, the boss is under greater pressure.” After the report, Guo Jie felt relieved, and the pressure had been transferred to the boss. For foreign traders, the shutdown of the factory will directly affect the customer’s delivery date. Faced with this special situation, they must either negotiate with the customer and obtain permission to postpone delivery, or directly lose money.
As Guo Jie drove his car, several voice messages popped up on his cell phone from time to time. He clicked on a few and listened, and the factory salesperson told him that the factory was said to be able to resume work around the 25th or 26th, and would not stop until the end of the month.
Work suddenly stopped and suddenly had to resume work early. These repeated changes made Guo Jie even more confused. “Work has not resumed. You will find out if you go shopping on the 25th.”
A person close to the Keqiao District Government revealed that the suspension of production is a request issued by superiors. The district can All it does is execute. They were also confused when they received the news.
September 24, ShaoxingThe “Implementation Opinions on the Dyeing Industry Agglomeration and Upgrading Project” will be released in due course. The opinion mentioned that in the next five years, the county’s 197 printing and dyeing companies will be reduced to about 100, and 80% of the printing and dyeing companies will be concentrated in Binhai Industrial Zone. It also requires enterprises to increase the added value of printing and dyeing fabrics per meter by more than 10% on average annually, and to reduce energy consumption per unit of added value by 5% on average annually.
Since then, Shaoxing printing and dyeing enterprises have entered an industry governance period of rapid elimination and comprehensive integration.
In 2013, Shaoxing County was reorganized into a district and changed into Keqiao District. “Shaoxing Evening News” reported that in 2015, Shaoxing City put forward higher requirements for itself. By the end of the “13th Five-Year Plan”, in principle, except for the Binhai Industrial Zone, Keqiao District will no longer retain printing and dyeing enterprises.
In 2016, the Keqiao District Government issued the “Work Plan on Carrying out the “Dyeing Sword” Action to Rectify and Improve the Printing and Dyeing Industry” and shut down 64 printing and dyeing companies. More than 40 of them have been completed through integration, agglomeration or mergers and reorganizations. Subsequently, Shaoxing City also introduced the most stringent reform and improvement standards for the printing and dyeing industry in history at that time, involving 90% of the city’s printing and dyeing enterprises.
In the work of rectifying and improving the printing and dyeing industry, limiting power and production is also one of the administrative measures that the government can take. Restrictions on power and production according to different types of enterprises have already appeared as early as 2011. “Shaoxing Evening News” reported that the then-relevant person in charge of the Shaoxing County Economic and Information Bureau said that giving priority to enterprises with high per-acre efficiency, low energy consumption, and large contributions to the local economy would force enterprises to transform and upgrade.
However, it is still unclear how different enterprises should allocate energy consumption indicators and how to measure them reasonably.
China Textile City, located in Keqiao, Shaoxing, is a world-famous textile distribution center, where 1/4 of the world’s fabric transactions occur. (Southern Weekend reporter Zhou Xiaoling/Photo)
“Take one step and see one step at a time”
“A number of companies have been shut down in the early years. Now the only ones left are big companies.” Guo Jie’s car drove along Xingbin Road until it ended at the Qiantang River. Standing on the riverside, you can see Jiaxing Haining on the other side, which is also the textile industry base of China.
Zhang Yi, chief analyst of iiMedia Consulting, told reporters that in China’s textile industry chain, there are many companies relocating overseas, and cotton spinning companies and knitting companies are the most invested in building processing bases abroad. In the fields of weaving, printing and dyeing, woven garments and chemical fiber, resources are allocated across borders to varying degrees.
He added that although there is an obvious trend of out-migration, not all of them will move out. Only certain links in the industrial chain will move out, mainly attracted by the labor force and investment policies in other places.
Du Yu is the owner of a gray cloth production factory. His factory was originally located in Jiaxing across the Qiantang River. As local environmental protection pressure escalated, in 2017, he moved the factory to the Jiangnan Industrial Zone in Chizhou, Anhui.
“When we first moved there, it can be said that nine out of ten factories were empty.” Du Yu was glad that he moved there early. Now more factories have moved there, and he has already begun to carry out inspections on the moved companies. Control and screening also require enterprises to meet the access conditions for development zones.
The factory is in Anhui, but the market is still in Shaoxing. For this reason, Du Yu set up the company’s sales department in Shaoxing. He waved his hand to signal that traders of all sizes were in the Textile City. Shaoxing is still a must-win highland for military strategists in the hearts of textile industry practitioners. Even those who invest and set up factories abroad will not withdraw easily. But at present, surrounding cities are also increasing their enthusiasm for investment in textile companies, especially some cities with weak industrial foundations.
However, the “dual control” of energy consumption across the country is a game of chess, and the pressure is not just on Shaoxing. What’s more, energy conservation, environmental protection and carbon emission reduction are the general trend. After doing business for so many years, Du Yu was somewhat indifferent. He told himself that the ship would naturally go straight when it reached the bridge, and he could only take one step at a time. </p
