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China becomes stringent towards textile polluters

Since the introduction of new environmental regulations in the last two years, a quarter of the textile dyeing and finishing capacity in Shaoxing City have shut down. This information has been revealed in a recent research from China. The local government of Shaoxing has been particularly proactive in enforcing stricter national government regulations aimed at curtailing pollution from the country's textile industry. Incidentally, the city accounts for around a third of China's dyeing production capacity.

Research claims 64 dyeing and finishing units have been closed and a further 100 ordered to make technological upgrades as a prerequisite of remaining operational. The research conducted by China Water Risk offers a clear proof that China is serious about tackling textile industry pollution and will only tolerate cleaner, non-polluting operations in the future. China Water Risk also claims that with the spotlight on pollution, brand reputational risk is high. It adds that the shift in Chinese consumer attitudes towards clothes that do not contaminate their waters means that the largest consumer market in the world may have a different idea of the future of fashion.

It also claims that textile mills need to comply with new industrial standards or face shutdown within the next three years. For records sake 1.77 million inspections were conducted across the country that resulted in 191,000 companies being investigated. Of these around 20,000 were shut down, 34,000 had their operations closed while 89,000 had to conduct rectification actions.

 
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