Actively respond to EU laws and regulations to make titanium white products more refined and stronger

On February 18, 2020, the European Union issued an official authorization regulation, according to EU regulation (EC) no 1272 / 2008 on classification, labeling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures, titanium dioxide was classified as category 2 suspected carcinogen by inhalation test The new regulations will come into force in September 2021 The European paint industry immediately protested the decision, but they could not stop it completely This EU regulation undoubtedly brought a great impact to the whole titanium dioxide industry In 2019, the comprehensive output of 41 titanium dioxide enterprises with normal production conditions has reached 3.18 million tons, and the total effective capacity of titanium dioxide industry has been increased to 3.8 million T / A, with a year-on-year increase of 400000 T / A, an increase of 11.76% It has become the largest titanium dioxide production and consumption country, but due to the scattered production capacity and low-end products, there is still a large gap between it and foreign well-known titanium dioxide enterprises in terms of management and personnel protection According to relevant data, the consumption of paint and coating industry accounts for 60% of the global sales revenue of titanium dioxide industry, another 16% is used for plastics, 14% for paper making, 3% for printing ink, 7% for other (including rubber, cosmetics, medicine, enamel and chemical fiber, etc.) At present, the consumption field of domestic titanium dioxide is basically consistent with that of global consumption The titanium dioxide branch of the National Productivity Promotion Center of the chemical industry believes that: First of all, titanium dioxide itself is a kind of white inorganic pigment, with non-toxic, the best opacity, the best whiteness and brightness It is considered to be a kind of white pigment with stable chemical properties and the best performance in the world As an inert inorganic compound for white pigment in many industrial fields, these applications include paint, paint, printing ink, etc In addition, titanium dioxide plays a key role in providing necessary product performance, such as whiteness, coverage, glossiness, brightness, stability and durability, which cannot be achieved by other pigment raw materials Secondly, from the experiment conducted by the European Union, the scientific research behind the conclusion that titanium dioxide causes cancer is based on the test of rats The experiment said that "a large amount of titanium dioxide dust inhalation causes obvious damage to the particle removal mechanism of rats' lungs" However, European coating industry insiders all agree that this experiment is not scientific and is the result that human lungs will not occur "This effect is not caused by two factors The chemical action of titanium oxide is caused by the simple existence of excessive dust particles in the lung, which causes chronic inflammation of lung cells in rats According to the experimental data, the exposure level of mice to titanium dioxide is about 40 times of the highest level that factory workers may be exposed to in their work At present, the production staff dealing with titanium dioxide in the industry are unlikely to be exposed to this level Therefore, in view of the authorization laws and regulations issued by the EU, although some domestic titanium dioxide enterprises will have certain impact on the export of products, there is no doubt that the whole industry has sounded the alarm, and titanium dioxide enterprises should be paid attention to In the future, the direction of the whole industry is the development of products to the medium and high-end market The titanium dioxide Branch Center of the National Productivity Promotion Center of the chemical industry suggests that titanium dioxide enterprises should do the following work: 1 During the production process of titanium dioxide, attention should be paid to the personal protection work of front-line operators, and standard protection specifications should be formulated to avoid excessive inhalation and injury 2 Improve the production automation of enterprises, especially in the packaging process, try to use auxiliary machinery, etc., and try to avoid manual operation 3 Titanium dioxide enterprises should make their own product application direction and formulate relevant standards to meet their own development requirements Finally, the titanium dioxide sub center of the National Chemical Industry Productivity Promotion Center and the titanium dioxide industry technology innovation alliance work together with the relevant standard setting units to do a good job in the application of related products, the preparation and revision of product standards and production protection standards for the upstream and downstream enterprises of titanium dioxide, so as to promote the domestic titanium dioxide enterprises and the industry to adjust the product structure The enterprise itself does a good job in fine production and management, and actively responds to the requirements of the whole market Improve the development of the enterprise, guarantee the escort and promote the healthy development of the whole industry In the future, the titanium dioxide sub center of the National Productivity Promotion Center of the chemical industry and the titanium dioxide industry technology innovation alliance will guide the titanium dioxide enterprises to promote the following related work: 1 The sub center and the titanium dioxide enterprises will work together to do a good job in the safety protection standards and specifications of the production line personnel, and formulate and revise the relevant protection standards 2 The sub center actively works with titanium dioxide enterprises to do a good job in the application evaluation of titanium dioxide products, and establish a perfect titanium dioxide application evaluation laboratory Through these related work, we will continue to improve the production and management capabilities of titanium white enterprises, and improve the product quality through the evaluation of product application, so as to make titanium white products more refined and stronger and close the gap with foreign titanium white enterprises, let's work together!!