| | | | | decomposition of an ordinary TV, recycling, re-use |
| The EU issued "Waste Electrical and Electronic | | | | costs may be as high as 20 euros. |
| Equipment Directive" (the WEEE) and "electrical | | | | Comparison, the domestic manufacturers to meet |
| and electronic equipment on the Restriction of the | | | | the standards set ROHS more difficult. Shanghai |
| Use of Certain Hazardous Substances Directive" | | | | Securities researcher Deng |
| (referred to as ROHS) will be held in August this | | | | Yongkang |
| year and implemented next year in July. According | | | | That meet the standards of environmental |
| to estimates of China Electrical and Exporters, the | | | | protection to find material may not be difficult, |
| European Union after the implementation of two | | | | but the key is whether to find relevant |
| directives, the Chinese electrical appliances directly | | | | Parts |
| affected exports will reach 31.7 billion U.S. dollars, | | | | Suppliers as an alternative to the original supplier, |
| accounting for China's exports to the EU 71% of | | | | in addition, the adjustment of the production line |
| the total value of machinery and electronic | | | | are necessary. It is a home appliance listed |
| products. | | | | company executives told journalists in order to |
| In Shanghai and Shenzhen listed companies, there | | | | achieve the requirements of ROHS, the company |
| are many similar enterprises exports to EU | | | | invested a lot of money for research and |
| markets, such as typical Midea, Qingdao | | | | development, thus the product of more than |
| Haier | | | | 30% of the parts have been replaced. Obviously, |
| So, the directive enters into force, its future | | | | for the production of smaller businesses simply |
| export prospects for the European market, these | | | | can not do. |
| enterprises will be what kind of response | | | | What way |
| measures become the focus of the parties. | | | | With two directives implementation date draws |
| EU set "green barriers" | | | | near, some domestic electrical appliance |
| It is understood that the requirements under the | | | | manufacturers, especially manufacturers have |
| WEEE directive since 13 August, 2005, the | | | | taken the appropriate measures. Midea secretaries |
| electrical and electronics manufacturers (including | | | | to directorate told reporters that the company |
| importers and | | | | has always been the implementation of higher |
| Dealers | | | | environmental standards, the EU directive is |
| ) Must be responsible for collection, processing the | | | | increased after the announcement of this |
| waste into the EU market of electrical and | | | | investment, now the company's products comply |
| electronic products; on August 13, 2005 to | | | | with EU standards has been the cost of the |
| market electrical and electronic waste generated | | | | upgrade is not much Therefore, the entry into |
| by management fees, will be the producer | | | | force of these two directives will not have much |
| according to the proportion of products take | | | | impact on the company. |
| market share. | | | | Kelon Electric, said a staff member, currently |
| While the latter provides, July 1, 2006 after the | | | | exports to the EU the company's refrigerators, |
| launch of the EU market of electrical and | | | | air-conditioning products are generally limited in the |
| electronic products shall not contain lead, mercury, | | | | scope of instruction, the standard does not affect |
| cadmium and other hazardous substances six. | | | | the company. The Qingdao Haier's secretaries to |
| It is reported that the two directives related to | | | | directorate also said that they have under the EU |
| the product categories, including large and small | | | | standard product line has been adjusted, and thus |
| household appliances, IT and communications | | | | enter the European market will not be affected. |
| equipment, | | | | Gu Qing is also recognized that some domestic |
| Illumination | | | | manufacturers to launch plasma TV, |
| Equipment, Electrical and Electronic Tools, Medical | | | | LCD TV |
| Equipment in 10 categories, nearly 200 thousand | | | | Upgrade products such as the way to bypass the |
| kinds of products. | | | | European Union's ban, but the situation for those |
| Influenced Chinese enterprises | | | | upstream companies may be more severe. |
| It is reported that the EU directive covering both | | | | Last year, the Ministry of Commerce to consult |
| the Chinese more than 200 products under | | | | actively with the European Union, as much as |
| Haiguanshuihao, many of which are China's strong | | | | possible for Chinese enterprises to seek |
| exports of electrical products, such as | | | | exemption from the list of products. Ministry of |
| TV | | | | Information Industry is also actively organize |
| , | | | | relevant enterprises of hazardous substances in |
| DVD | | | | electronic information products, alternative, and |
| And so on. China Consumer Electronics | | | | implementation of newly enacted earlier this year, |
| Association said in public that the EU accounts for | | | | "Electronic Information Products Pollution Control |
| about one quarter of China's home appliance | | | | Regulations" to the EU standards of domestic |
| export market. There is no doubt that the | | | | enterprises. China Machinery and Electronic |
| provisions will have a significant impact on exports | | | | Products Import and Export Chamber of |
| of the electronics industry. | | | | Commerce, said the Organization of Chinese color |
| Even meet the standards required by both | | | | TV, DVD and other consumer electronics |
| directives, the cost of Chinese enterprises | | | | manufacturer, this year April 17 to 19 in Kunming, |
| exporting products is bound to raise many, the | | | | Yunnan Province of response. |
| original price advantage will disappear. Hai Tong | | | | Electrical secretaries to directorate, said the United |
| Securities analyst Gu Qing said that as the | | | | States, both the EU Directive, or the Ministry of |
| competitiveness of China's electrical appliances | | | | Information Industry of the management |
| more than reflected in the low price, if in | | | | approach, an objective is to improve the access |
| accordance with the instruction execution, the | | | | threshold for the industry, so in the long run is a |
| cost of raising will be inevitable. | | | | good thing for large companies; Division Long staff |
| The State Council Development Research Center | | | | also believes that the new EU environmental |
| of Market Economy Institute deputy director Lu | | | | standards may increase the production costs of |
| Renbo said in an interview, WEEE implementation, | | | | Chinese enterprises, but industry leaders such as |
| due to the projected costs in accordance with | | | | Kelon Electrical businesses, not necessarily a |
| European human cost, so e-waste recycling costs | | | | negative impact, because it is more beneficial to |
| may be close to or higher than the China's | | | | highlight the technical advantages Kelon . |
| manufacturing costs. It is understood that the | | | | |