2013 continuous lighting industry, lighting enterprises faced Hydrargyri big reshuffle

Recently, for the implementation of the State Council "energy-saving emission reduction" 12th Five-Year "plan" and "integrated control of heavy metal pollution in 12th Five-Year" plan ", the Ministry issued a" Chinese gradually reduce the mercury content of fluorescent roadmap ", according to the roadmap, to 2015, China's single fluorescent products average mercury content of about 80% less than in 2010.

The purpose of this country is to gradually reduce the amount of mercury in fluorescent lamps, reduce the use of harmful energy sources in the industry, can effectively promote the transformation and upgrading of green industry. Lin Boqiang, director of the China Center for energy economics research, Xiamen University.

Target content less than 1 mg

According to the reporter, the principle of fluorescent light determines the lamp must contain a small amount of mercury vapor, while Mercury is toxic and harmful heavy metal elements. It is difficult to recycle the fluorescent lamp, which can pollute the environment and threaten the human health.

Countries in the "energy saving and emission reduction in 12th Five-Year," the plan will be put forward the implementation of green lighting project, "heavy metal pollution comprehensive prevention and control" in 12th Five-Year "plan is to mercury and other heavy metal pollution prevention and control as an important goal.

According to the roadmap, to the end of 2013, for the elimination of liquid mercury production process of compact type fluorescent lamp (in the production process of liquid mercury or mercury in liquid inclusions form of raw materials for the production of fluorescent lamp); by the end of 2014, and strive to the production process of phasing out liquid mercury. On the domestic production of power is not more than 60 watts of general lighting fluorescent lamp, in three stages to gradually reduce the amount of mercury, and strive to achieve more than 50% of the mercury content of the product does not exceed the same period target value. According to the plan, by the end of 2014, through the elimination of liquid mercury process, mercury emissions in the production process decreased by about 50% compared to 2010. By 2015, the average mercury content of single fluorescent lamp is about 80% lower than in 2010, more than half of the fluorescent lamp mercury content of less than 1 mg.

The industry is approaching the final exam

It is reported that Europe and the United States and other developed economies have been proposed to reduce the amount of mercury in the fluorescent lamp requirements, with the International Convention on the issue of mercury in the negotiations after the Convention came into force, countries will gradually ban the use of mercury. China is a big country in the production and export of fluorescent lamp, and the development of fluorescent lamp industry is facing double pressure from domestic and international.

At the same time, eliminate backward production capacity in the lighting industry has reached a consensus. Before the release of "self-discipline" use liquid mercury Chinese lighting industry to stop production of fluorescent lamps, OPPLE, sun, OSRAM, PHILPS and other companies are agreed in the Executive Council China Association of lighting, and submitted to Congress for deliberation.

Insiders predict that in 2013 the energy-saving lighting industry will reshuffle. However, fluorescent lamps as the main products of the enterprise, the next few years will face a big test of mercury, the future of the fluorescent industry has become a focus of attention.

The future path of the fluorescent industry, either to reduce pollution energy, the transformation of more clean. Either gradually withdraw from the market of energy-saving lamps, replaced by other energy-saving products. Lin Boqiang told reporters that a conservation oriented economy is gradually developed step by step. So now for the pollution control of energy and more stringent, and now reduce the mercury content is the development trend of the green economy, of course, the fluorescent lamp will not immediately disappear, and improved it's been replaced also need some time.

Lin Boqiang said that from the point of view of energy saving, LED after large-scale popularization, will undoubtedly bring considerable energy efficiency. Therefore, the industry is considered to be a sunrise industry in the field of new energy, the market has great potential, or will become a new consumer advocate lighting.

"However, LED lighting in China is in the early stages of development, expanding market share will take time. Lin Boqiang said that the development of energy saving industry in China is still a lot of obstacles, whether it is to reduce the mercury content of fluorescent lamps, or the implementation of new energy-saving products, cost, profit problems have been plagued by many enterprises. This is also the reason why many energy consuming products are still in production.