In 2012, environmental protection forced the green transformation of fastener companies

Today, in large and medium-sized cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and other central cities, fastener companies with electroplating, casting, forging, and heat treatment are included in the industry that controls development and relocates within a limited time. European, American and Japanese multinational corporations have made environmental protection standards for fasteners procurement, and not only the requirements of IS09000 or TS16949 (International Automotive Industry Quality Management System) for supporting suppliers, but also IS014000 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) and IS018000 (Environment). Management system) also made the request. The fastener industry is increasingly exposed to pressure from the environment. Whether it is desired or not, the production of fasteners is bound to fail to protect the environment.

Ministry of Environmental Protection: "Protection in development, development in protection"

In the past few months, China’s environmental protection industry has undergone several major events: the State Council issued the “Opinions on Strengthening Key Environmental Protection Work” and the “Twelve Five-Year Plan for National Environmental Protection,” the Seventh National Environmental Protection Conference and 2012. The National Environmental Protection Working Conference was held.

A series of "emphasis" shows that China's environmental protection work has entered a new period of development.

Recalling the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan”, the country has for the first time taken energy saving and emission reduction as a binding indicator of the national economic and social development plan, upgraded the SEPA to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and issued a series of policy measures to strengthen environmental protection. As Minister of Environmental Protection Zhou Shengxian said in an exclusive interview with the media: “Environmental protection has undergone important changes from recognition to practice.”

Although the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” faced great pressure, Zhou Shengxian was very confident: “This is a promising five-year period for the environmental protection cause. We must adhere to the protection in development, development in protection, and actively explore new paths for environmental protection.”

Promote economic development and green transformation

In 2011, there was a set of data that made sense for more than 200,000 environmental protection workers in the country. The central leadership’s important instructions on environmental protection amounted to 398, an increase of 113 compared to 2010. The State Council puts environmental protection on a more important position. “This bears the whole society's new expectation for improving the quality of the environment and reflects the will of the country and the will of the people.” Zhou Shengxian said.

"Let environmental protection be an important starting point for the transformation of the economic development mode." On many occasions, Zhou Shengxian repeatedly emphasized this point.

In 2011, the Ministry of Environmental Protection in accordance with the central unified deployment of 14 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) to carry out supervision and inspection of accelerating the transformation of economic development methods, supervise the implementation of environmental protection and pollution reduction policies and measures, and effectively promote the local transfer of structure.

"Last year, the Ministry of Environmental Protection returned a report on 39 projects with a total investment of more than RMB 200 billion and refused approval or suspended approval." Zhou Shengxian said that the Ministry of Environmental Protection has issued standards such as the "Emission Standard of Air Pollutants for Thermal Power Plants" to increase strict pollutants. The emission limits have effectively promoted the upgrading of pollution prevention and control and the adjustment of industrial structure in related industries.

In 2011, the role of environmental protection in promoting the transformation of economic development mode was further strengthened. The reduction of major pollutants was solidly promoted. The prominent environmental problems such as heavy metal pollution that seriously damaged the health of the people were curbed. The prevention and control of pollution in key river basin areas continued to deepen, and the rural environment was improved. Ecological protection has been strengthened.

Allow no slackness and paralysis

Zhou Shengxian fully understands that China is already in a period of high environmental risks and high environmental pollution accidents. The environmental problems that have occurred in the course of industrialization in the developed countries in the past one or two centuries have occurred in our country. The environmental issues left over by history have not yet been fundamentally solved, and new environmental issues have come one after another. For this reason, in the key work of the Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2012, we will give top priority to the completion of the annual major pollutant reduction task.

"The pollution reduction is in a critical period. If you go against the water, you will not retreat." Zhou Shengxian said, compared with 2011, sulfur dioxide, chemical oxygen demand emissions were reduced by 2%, ammonia nitrogen emissions by 1.5%, nitrogen oxides Emissions are zero. “It is very difficult to complete this task, and we must use our brains to overcome difficulties. At the same time, we must strictly implement the environmental impact assessment system. Vigorously promote the strategic environmental assessment, and pay special attention to the planning and environmental impact assessment of chemical and Petrochemical industrial parks, river basin cascade development, and improve the planning and environmental assessment projects. EIA's linkage mechanism.

Zhou Shengxian believes that it is necessary to continue adhering to the strategy of "science and technology is promoting environmental protection." "Strively strengthen the construction of environmental protection science and technology innovation capacity, speed up the improvement of environmental science and technology innovation system, environmental protection standard system, environmental technology management system, emerging environmental protection industry cultivation system, and science and technology support security system, to provide strong scientific and technological support for exploring new environmental protection roads." Zhou Shengxian said.

Local Environmental Protection Bureau: “Treatment of pollution without discrimination”

Can environmental protection homework in the fastener industry chain be closed with one eye? In Haiyan County, Zhejiang, where the industry is relatively concentrated, the reporter interviewed Qiu Xiangsheng, the former deputy director of the Haiyan County Environmental Protection Bureau in Zhejiang Province and the Deputy Secretary General of the Fastener Industry Association of Zhejiang Province. Qiu Xiangsheng said, “I will be persistent in any job. To promote environmental protection!” Through the conversation with this old director, we should be able to understand the dialectical relationship between environmental protection and development.

Will you talk about the status quo of fastener environmental protection?

Qiu Xiangsheng: It is not very ideal. Although we have made great efforts in this regard, we have constantly increased efforts to control pollution, and the environment has also greatly improved, but there are still some outstanding issues. Fastener production workshop cold heading machine , Stamping machines form associated noise, oil and smoke; some drawing and pickling companies secretly discharge sewage into the river, the surface water will be yellow, this is not only ugly problem, more importantly, the formation of water pollution, resulting in aquatic fish Deaths also affect the health of the surrounding residents.

Has the fastener company attached great importance to environmental protection? What is their understanding of the concept?

Qiu Xiangsheng: Under pressure, they also want to achieve environmental protection. In fact, in their hearts, they have not paid enough attention to environmental protection. The main focus is still on the pursuit of profits. However, as the environmental protection department, the discovery of environmental pollution will certainly require them to rectify Never tolerate pampering. In order to avoid shutting down, most of the responsible enterprises have to passively do environmental protection.

Some people say that environmental protection is a stumbling block to development. What do you think of this?

Qiu Xiangsheng: I do not agree with this statement. The national leaders with General Secretary Hu Jintao as the core propose the concept of scientific development. What is the concept of scientific development? That is the balance of coordination and sustainable development. To achieve environmental protection is the root of all this. If we do not control pollution, it will not only affect the lives of ordinary people but also affect business owners themselves. The three major factors that affect human development - population, resources, and the environment - are indispensable, or what will future generations develop? At present, we are already deprived of our children and grandchildren. Everyone with a bit of enlightenment should be ashamed and embarrassed! In addition, if your business environment is seriously polluted and the production environment is poor, employees are afraid to come to work. What kind of development does the tight enterprise take? In fact, judging from the development of enterprises in these years, a company can't survive in the end. Except for capital and management methods, enterprises with closed administrative means are all unable to keep up with environmental protection.

What is the attitude of the national environmental protection department on the environmental protection issues of the fastener industry?

Qiu Xiangsheng: Pollution must be treated. Fasteners are "three high" industries with high energy consumption, high consumption, and high pollution. Especially for those fastener companies that produce low-end and ordinary products, the state does not encourage vigorous development; it encourages the production of high-end fasteners because of its high added value and low environmental pollution, such as stainless steel fasteners. For an existing company, if it finds out which part of the link has a problem, it must be immediately addressed. Unambiguously speaking, it is only when the national environmental requirements are met that production can be continued, and if it cannot be achieved, it must be treated or shut down.

What are the consequences of pollution by fastener companies? What methods should be taken to deal with these?

Qiu Xiangsheng: The pollution of fastener companies mainly includes the following: First, the noise generated by the production equipment during the operation process, such as cold heading machines, punch presses and other noise. The second is wastewater, electroplating and drawing. There are pickling wastewater in the production process. Third, solid wastes, such as wire shavings and iron filings in the pickling process, are oxidized in the environment, resulting in the yellowing of water bodies and heavy metals in electroplating wastewater, such as chromium, nickel, zinc, and copper. Fourth, harmful gases, such as pickling, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid gas, into the air, people breathing, it is easy to cause respiratory diseases and so on.

To manage these pollutions, I think we should start with the following four aspects: First, we should focus on the park and away from residents' villages. Second, to build a sewage collection system, increase the construction of the pipeline network, sewage into the network, not discharged into the environment, fastener companies should be close to the sewage pipe network, scattered small plants do not approve. Third, the introduction of advanced sewage treatment equipment. For example, there are many companies in Haiyan, such as New Oriental Fasteners Co., Ltd., Jiaxing Brothers Standard Parts Co., Ltd., and Haiyan Guangming Hardware Products Co., Ltd., which have made great efforts in environmental protection, introduced advanced environmental protection equipment, and many companies are Introduced. Fourth, build a harmful gas collection system, promote clean production, improve the production environment, and protect the health of employees.

During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, what aspects of the fastener companies have yet to be improved?

Qiu Xiangsheng: The Development Plan issued by the State Council during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period has made it very clear that China's existing five major fastener industry areas should cultivate six high-end fasteners, namely automotive fasteners and wind power. Power generation supporting fasteners, nuclear power special fasteners, aerospace fasteners, high temperature resistant fasteners, high strength anti-loose fasteners. Existing enterprises must actively carry out transformation and upgrading, increase added value, and reduce environmental pollution. This is a bright road.