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Comment | Are glass fiber products classified as the "two highs" injustice?

Hebei xiong\'an Hengyun Technology Co., Ltd 2021-12-07 11:24:12 Industry Trends 537
         Like the manufacture of cement, glass, ceramics and other products, the manufacture of glass fiber is produced by firing ore in a kiln process, which consumes a certain amount of energy such as electricity and natural gas. Recently, due to the pressure of dual control targets, various places have basically suspended the approval of glass fiber tank kiln projects, and even Guangdong and Jiangsu have included the glass fiber industry in the "two highs" catalog for management and control.

   Objectively speaking, compared with the high energy consumption of cement, the energy consumed in the manufacturing process of glass fiber is insignificant. Whether it is roving or spun yarn, the direct comprehensive energy consumption per ton of yarn in the tank kiln process exceeds 0.5 tons of standard coal. The biggest problem is the resurgence of outdated technologies that have been eliminated due to market demand. According to the information of the association, the clay glass fiber, which has been eliminated in many parts of the country in the past, is driven by huge profits, and now it has become a prairie fire, and even mobile production lines and underground production lines have appeared.

   The outdated technology with high energy consumption and high emission is spreading again. There may be reasons for the incomplete elimination in the past, and more of them may belong to the "new" production line. Why can we "new life" need to find the reasons more from the aspects of energy conservation supervision, environmental protection supervision and energy management, and to find the reasons from the supervision of relevant local governments. Those large-scale enterprises are basically within the regulatory vision of relevant local parties. It is the backward production lines that may emerge anytime and anywhere that the local management departments really need to keep an eye on energy consumption and emissions. They need relevant regulatory departments, electricity, and Finance, justice, etc. work together to respond. The proliferation of outdated production capacity in some places is particularly prominent. These places with agglomeration characteristics need to strengthen the pertinence of power supervision.

   What is affecting Chiyu is that the fiberglass product project has also been included in the "two highs" range. Although glass fiber products are manufactured using high-efficiency textile equipment such as air jet looms, stitch knitting machines, and high-speed rapier looms, the production process has low energy consumption and low pollution, but there are a large number of low-end and inferior glass fiber mesh fabrics that have flooded the market for a long time. And other issues. The association believes that it should not simply include glass fiber product manufacturing projects in the "two highs" category because of local problems.

   Objectively speaking, glass fiber products have very good market applications in wind power, photovoltaics, automotive lightweighting, building energy saving and other fields, and there is a long-term growth in demand. From this point of view, whether it is for the manufacture of glass fiber raw materials or for glass fiber products, it needs to be treated differently based on energy consumption standards and product quality, to protect the advanced and eliminate the backward, which cannot be simplified. From this perspective, it seems a bit wrong to simply include glass fiber and its products with low energy consumption, advanced technology and guaranteed product quality in the scope of the "two highs". Distinguishing between different situations and treating them differently is the correct and responsible approach.

——Excerpt from "China Building Materials News"
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