China is a big consumer of rubber, but its resources are scarce. 80% of natural rubber depends on imports. 50% of the waste tires were in the dark, and the contrast was huge.
The regenerative rubber industry is big but not strong.
In 2010, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology promulgated the "Tire Industry Policy". Recycled rubber, natural rubber and synthetic rubber were juxtaposed as the main raw materials of the rubber industry, thus establishing the status of "resources". Since then, the production of recycled rubber in China has been rising steadily, reaching 4.6 million tons in 2016, accounting for 81% of the global total production of recycled rubber. Among them, reclaimed rubber as the main raw material accounted for 85%.
According to reports, rubber recycling as the main way to deal with waste tyres is a successful way with Chinese characteristics, which has been proved by decades of practice. The state's policy support is constantly increasing. For example, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation promulgated the Preferential Catalogue of Value Added Tax for Products and Services of Comprehensive Utilization of Resources. Regenerated rubber enterprises implement the policy of "value-added tax" namely "levy 50% immediately". At present, there are more than 620 regenerated rubber factories in China, with a total design capacity exceeding 6 million tons. Among them, there are more than 100 with a scale of 10,000-90,000 tons and more than 500 with a scale of less than 10,000 tons, but the overall economic benefit of rubber recycling industry has been hovering at a low level for a long time.
According to our knowledge, from the perspective of strategic resources, since 2015, the recycled rubber industry has entered a period of policy concern: the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's "Guidelines for the Implementation of Green Manufacturing Engineering (2016-2020)" encourages the recycled rubber industry to establish a green manufacturing standard system; the "Producer Responsibility Extension System Implementation Plan" issued by the General Office of the State Council. Extend environmental responsibility from production to product design, circulation and consumption, recycling, waste disposal and other life cycle... However, in order to adapt to the new situation, a number of enterprises continue to develop related equipment, which has not been widely used in the low-profit recycled rubber industry due to the troubles of investment in technological innovation funds and late-use costs.
Social capital begins to enter (Wanli rubber and plastics)
The recycling of waste tyres is a worldwide problem, for which Chinese colleagues have made arduous efforts. "Manufacturing tyres consumes 70% of the country's total rubber resources, and 3 tons of recycled rubber can replace 1 ton of natural rubber. Therefore, recycling of used tyres can be regarded as a semi-public welfare undertaking related to economic and social development, and the whole society should care about and participate in this undertaking." Insiders say.
In recent years, related enterprises have been accelerating environmental protection and upgrading of equipment. According to the Guidelines for the Development Plan of the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan of Rubber Industry, projects such as "Demonstration Line for Production of Rubber Powder by 10,000-ton Waste Tyre Biaxle Crusher" and "Demonstration Line for Production of Recycled Rubber by 10,000-ton Continuous Desulfurization under Atmospheric Pressure" will be completed in 2017; Rubber Chang of Nantong Huili Rubber Co., Ltd., the world' The idea of continuous pressure regeneration was realized in 2014.
It is understood that a large number of large-scale enterprises such as Laiwu Fuquan, Shuyang Lefu, Xiantao Juxing, Longchang Haiyan, Hunan Tianli, Jiangxi Lixin, Xinxiang Rubber and Plastic, Guangxi Vision, Kunming Phoenix are also striving to become demonstration units for the clean utilization of waste rubber.
However, enterprises similar to Nantong Return are still rare in the industry, with an average annual investment of more than 5 million yuan in technological transformation more difficult for most enterprises to bear. What is worth looking forward to is that more and more social capital begins to join in the waste tire recycling industry. With the continuous entry of social capital and the active transformation of the industry, the scale and standardization will be gradually realized, which will help to change the small and scattered industry.
Recycling of waste tyres is a long way to go
With the continuous double-digit annual growth of motor vehicle ownership, a large number of scrap tires will be produced accordingly. Some experts predict that this number will reach 20 million tons by 2020. The market channels of recycled products need to be expanded urgently, and the technological revolution devoted to solving the three major problems of environmental protection, safety and employment is still in the laboratory stage. It seems that the situation of waste tires piled up in the mountains is still far away.
Industry associations have made suggestions to the relevant departments of the state, hoping to further promote the recycling of waste tyres from the aspects of legal construction and policy guidance. According to some data, developed countries and regions generally give financial support to waste tire recycling enterprises. For example, Canada's subsidy for disposing of one ton of waste tires is about 200 Canadian dollars, while Europe's subsidy is up to 140 euros per ton; Taiwan's subsidy and Hong Kong's subsidy are NT$3200 and HK$1700 per ton, respectively. Similar economic incentives are rarely seen in the mainland. Because most of the scrap tyres are purchased by the people or even individuals, it is impossible to obtain VAT invoices to offset the input tax, which makes it difficult for some enterprises which are originally small profits to continue.
It is also known that different government departments have different interpretations and regulations on the recycling of waste tyres. For example, on December 31, 2010, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued Guidelines for the Comprehensive Utilization of Waste Tires, which clearly pointed out that the level of domestic old tire renovation should be improved to a greater extent and the "zero breakthrough" of car tire renovation should be achieved. The Ministry of Public Security's Technical Conditions for Safety of Motor Vehicle Operation (GB7258-2012) from the perspective of "life is greater than everything". Some restrictions have been made on the refurbishment of motor vehicle tires so that the industry is at a loss. The director of the national development and Reform Commission of the NDRC can only express the hope that the business community will "understand". The industry believes that the regeneration of waste tires still needs further improvement of "top-level design". (Wanli rubber and plastic)