Cao Qingxin: 90% reclaimed rubber makers should be bailed out

Waste-rubber comprehensive utilization industry will face deeply reshuffling in the next few years, about 80-90% of companies will die out, said Cao Qingxin, secretary of Waste-rubber Comprehensive Utilization Commission of China Rubber Industry Association, on China International Rubber Industry Expo.

During 2008 to 2013, China produced waste tires surging from 7.4 million tons/year to 10.8 million tons/year, and waste-rubber reutilization production increasing from 2.7 million tons/year to 4.3 million tons/year in the same period.

However, environmental protection has been a thorn in throat of waste-rubber comprehensive utilization industry, in Cao’s opinion.

In a test of toxic ration in reclaimed rubber, PAH in China-made productions are over 8,000 mg/kg, far surpassing standards of no more than 200 mg/kg in EU and America. If these toxic materials disperse into air, they will be breathed by people with frog or haze, which could result in cancers.

Although China has issued Standards of Entering into Waste-tire Reutilization Industry since May 1, 2013, only 20 enterprises reached the standards until now, Cao said.

“Beijing government should beef up industrial standards’ enforcement. If done, about 60% of small factories without operating licenses would be closed.” said Cao.

“We are proposing a graft to the government to implement preferential tax policy on the enterprises that could reach production-scale and environment-protection standards, which could help bail out 20-30% of unqualified enterprises.” Cao told the Tireworld.