Opportunities and Challenges in Hazard Control

The global environment is facing an increasingly serious threat of pollution caused by industrialization. Many countries and companies have realized the seriousness of this problem and have begun to strictly formulate and implement standards and procedures for the control of hazardous substances. To stand out in the international competition, China's export and foreign trade enterprises need to keep up with this trend. Dr. Jiang Hong, Technical Director of the Global Textile Development Headquarters of SGS Group, shared a speech on "Enjoying a Green Future - Control of Hazardous Substances in the Supply Chain" at the Nanjing Station of "Wise Future Export Series Forum" to clarify the hazards for export enterprises Realities and trends in substance control.

Hazardous substances management and control countries have issued standards

Jiang Hong: We are now looking at the requirements for chemicals. In fact, they have gradually evolved from some relatively developed countries in Europe to some developing countries. You can see that in 2007, In the publication of Swiss regulations in 2009, the US CPSIA and South Korea KCMark in 2009, if you go to some Asia-Pacific regions, Indonesia, Egypt, Mexico, and Russia, there will be some relevant laws and regulations. So we can see that laws and regulations are constantly updated.

Faced with the impact of the newly derived social e-commerce and the pressure from its own commercialization, the cooperation between Alibaba and Sina Weibo can be said to be unexpected and reasonable. Such a powerful alliance is actually an inevitable trend of business competition, and it is also another manifestation of the optimal allocation of resources. The two companies can find in each other what they need or rely on and make use of them, which will undoubtedly be of great help to the development of the two companies.

Of course, if I am a manufacturer, I need to meet the requirements of Europe, the United States, and the local requirements. If I can tell my buyers, I can meet the global requirements. requirements, then it is more convenient to make it easy for them to choose us as his supplier.

There is also KCMARK in South Korea. South Korea has a safety requirement, and there are some related requirements for textiles. If you export to South Korea, you should pay attention to what kind of technical requirements your products meet. His classification is very similar to ours in China. As you can see, he has related requirements such as formaldehyde. If it is not met, it may be a big obstacle to the export of your products to South Korea.

In addition, we would like to introduce to you a Taiwanese company. For example, they classify textiles into these categories, such as those with babies, those with direct skin contact and non-direct skin contact, and decorative items in the room. , there will also be some related requirements.

In addition, there are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Brazil, and Russia, and they all have their own product requirements. In addition to these laws and regulations, we also need to really pay attention to the frequent activities of NGOs in the market, such as NGOs.

Strict control to make buyers trust you

It is a lot of pressure for brands. If my business is really OK, I don't care, I am willing to announce the process of my product processing to all people, because I think that I can reach a relatively high level. In fact, I fully believe that our suppliers near Nanjing, your quality is really good.

We can see that many brands have been introduced into this. If I am an enterprise manufacturer, if I can meet the requirements of these big brands, I will also be selected first by them as the core supply business.

My SGS is a third-party fair company. We are often asked by other people around the world, or by the Chinese government, how many chemicals are in your place. All of them are senior executives, and they are CEO-level talents. At the level of product control, your attention, or your concern rate, will you care that your product makes my buyers reject my product because these chemicals do not meet the requirements?

Many suppliers have said that I can sign a COC declaration of conformity for you. My product does not contain any substances. I would like to ask, do you believe it? How do you guarantee that there is no problem with mine, and if something really happens to me, there is no problem.

So let's reflect, we sign all these documents, you can really guarantee that this product has no problem in chemical control, if it can be guaranteed, I believe the brand will definitely find you, because this is One of their pains, they have no way to say how to control it, they can only trust the COC you signed, and they think that what you signed is OK.

If there is really a problem, if there is a fine, the amount is a small part for them, but his brand is gone, so they need to find something that will really sign with you and have a guarantee supplier.

So how do you guarantee it? SGS has made a 4C control method for chemical control. The first C is a comprehensive system. I have seen many suppliers, and their product supply chain is relatively large. Compared with India, if this brand purchases in India, it will It is found that although the manufacturing industry in India is OK, it does not have such a large amount of investment, capital investment, or what kind of investment, their operation or their equipment, because they are a private economy, they are an enterprise and an enterprise buys it by itself Products, buy equipment to produce, so they are incomparable with China. We have some good foundations, are we willing to make commitments? This is the first level. If you are willing to commit, you need to see if your ability can be achieved. In addition, you need to control some key points. After these three are achieved, we also need a comprehensive management system. For example, will there be ISO9000, and will these control systems operate in your company? If these are true, your four C's are all OK and achieved, which may give our brand stronger confidence.