After China bans, Southeast Asia has become the best 'trash can' in the eyes of European and American countries. Until the accumulation of foreign garbage in the mountains has seriously threatened the environment of Southeast Asian countries, forcing countries to issue waste import declarations one after another. The threatening Malaysia has announced the import and export of waste plastics on September 25th. The tax of RM15 is equivalent to 10% of the cost increase, which is undoubtedly worse for the waste plastics industry.
At the same time, the scene of China’s dark investigation of illegal plastics processing plants began to be staged in Malaysia...
The Malaysian Ministry of Energy, Environment and Environment, the local county council (MDKL) and other government agencies, 95 law enforcement officers went to Guara Lengyue County to raided illegal foreign garbage processing sites. Five Chinese workers were arrested.
(Photo: Financial Times / Wang Dingzhou)
Event review
The Financial Times reporter and law enforcement officers came to the first illegal waste plastics processing factory built in a hidden warehouse at 9:00 in the morning.
Law enforcement officers and reporters then came to the second illegal waste plastics processing plant, all of which were waste plastic waste from overseas, processed semi-finished products, and awaiting processing into recycled plastic recycled pellets.
(Photo: Financial Times / Wang Dingzhou)
After that, 95 law enforcement officers successively attacked another 10 waste plastics processing plants. Nine of them were illegally operated and blocked. A total of 32 plastic processing machines, 2 generator sets and 1 'water pump' were seized.
(Photo: Financial Times / Wang Dingzhou)
Of particular concern is the fact that the Financial Times has accompanied three law enforcement officers to inspect three waste plastics processing plants, two of which are related to Chinese workers. A total of five Chinese nationals were detained. Their age ranged from 25 to 35 years old. between.
These employees are all from Guangzhou, China. They are responsible for maintaining the operation of five machines in the factory. The machinery mainly pulls waste plastic into granules, with a monthly salary of about 7,000 RMB. There is also a female secretary named 25 years old, who is mainly responsible for simple account classification. , data entry and calculation of salary and other work.
(Photo: Financial Times / Wang Dingzhou)
For the incident, Yang Meiying, Minister of Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment of Malaysia, said:
We welcome those factories that are legally operated. For illegal, regardless of nationality, they will be punished according to the existing laws of Malaysia. All overseas waste plastics we receive will be digested in our country and will not be transferred to other Southeast Asian countries. Hope that (waste Plastics export) The country can better cooperate with us and prohibit the export of these waste plastics.
China has a cold, Europe and America have a fever.
In 2013, China strengthened its supervision of the import of waste plastics;
In July 2017, China clearly indicated to the WTO that it is forbidden to import all kinds of high-polluting solid waste;
In August 2017, the General Administration of Customs listed waste plastics from living sources on the list of prohibited imports;
In April 2018, it was upgraded again, and it is forbidden to import waste plastics from industrial sources.
The history of China's import of waste plastics is about to end. A piece of paper 'forbidden waste' brings about a major change in the global recycling market, and it is a kind of fire that ignites the global economic and trade war.
As an economic information publisher, the Tom Reuters Foundation said China imported 7.3 million tons of waste plastics in 2016, accounting for 56% of the world's waste plastic imports. In response to the sudden increase in the amount of waste plastics, many British and American companies can only burn or landfill, even if it is a good material. But both methods will undoubtedly have a 'catastrophic impact' on the environment.
Sulendra Pollard, chairman of the International Recycling Bureau's Plastic Products Committee, which operates garbage recycling companies in Belgium and the United States, said: 'China's ban on waste has caught the whole industry off guard. I used to say that China has a cold, Europe and the United States. I have a fever. If China has a fever, we will get pneumonia.
A fever in Europe and America
According to the statistics of the UK Customs and Excise Department (HMRC):
In the past, the United Kingdom exported about 494,000 tons of waste plastics to mainland China every year. Since China began to implement environmental protection policies and import bans, the United Kingdom decided to transport garbage that cannot be digested by itself to Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Malaysia’s waste plastics have tripled and become the largest country in receiving British waste plastics. Thailand has increased by 50 times and Taiwan has increased by 10 times.
According to the International Recycling Bureau: Malaysia's imports of waste plastics will reach 450,000 tons in 2017, an increase of more than 50% from 288,000 tons in 2016; Vietnam's imports rose 62% year-on-year to 500,000 tons; Thailand's growth rate reached 117%; Indonesia's growth rate was 65%.
Be cautious in Malaysia, remember to survive in troubled times
Malaysia currently has 234 entry permits and only 114 have transactions. Of the 114 permits, only 51 were certified by the Industrial Development Board.
Malaysian media reported on September 25 that the Housing and Local Government Minister Zulida went to a number of sealed foreign garbage factories in Guazhou County, Selangor, and said that An import tax of RM15/tonne (RMB, about RMB 25/ton) will be imposed on foreign garbage from October 23.
Recently, Malaysian waste plastics industry insiders said that the country's recent import policy needs to attract the attention of enterprises, and gives the following three points to explain the trend of the national waste plastics market and the taxation plan:
1, At present, Malaysia's import tax has two parts: import tax (LMW) and sales service tax (SST). The import tax of 3915 is exempt, and enterprises do not need to pay this part of the tax.
2, There is no specific approval for the industry and commerce bureau's permit. It is still under discussion with the Solid Waste Bureau.
3, After October 23, the unapproved approval will be re-applied, but the number of approvals, the number of approvals, and the number of approvals are still not clear. The relevant persons in the industry intend to apply to the Solid Bureau, which can be appropriately reduced, but not all Prohibited.
But perhaps in the next 5 to 10 years, Malaysia will join the ban on the ban, but what do you think?
Finally, Xiao Bian wants to say to friends who are or want to go to the Malaysian waste plastics market: 咱 Chinese people must abide by the laws and regulations of the country wherever they go to do business, and the heroes who earn money in the world It's true!