The leather industry in Nan'an City, Fujian Province is coming to an end

The last leather enterprise in Nan'an City is about to withdraw. On August 5, the provincial environmental protection bureau informed the inspection of environmental protection special operations this year. In 2012, Quanzhou Qingchang Leather Industry Co., Ltd., which was supervised by the provincial government, rectified the environment and polluted the surrounding environment. The local government ordered the suspension of production and rectification.

The acceptance of the environmental assessment is a matter left over from the history of the Qingchang Leather Industry. As early as in 2002, it buried the bane, and since then it has experienced many environmental protection storms and can only opt out.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Nan'an Environmental Protection Bureau, with the transformation of the industry and the strengthening of law enforcement, the leather industry will disappear in the industrial landscape of Nan'an City once the Qingchang Leather Industry has completed its exit.

The star enterprise, on the provincial blacklist, “has not been able to turn back after this step.” Zhang Bingjun, manager of Qingchang Leather Co., Ltd., who is responsible for the daily work, saw the staff of the Nan'an Environmental Protection Bureau and the reporter yesterday afternoon and spit the first sentence. Words are full of sentimentality.

On the walls of the reception room of the Qingchang Leather Co., various certificates of honor and plaques were hung, and several of them were star enterprises issued by local party committees and governments. In Shuitou Town, Qingchang Leather Co., Ltd. is a major taxpayer, and the total tax payment for the four years from 2009 to 2012 was 15.57 million yuan.

The relevant person in charge of the Nan'an City Environmental Protection Bureau explained that due to violations of the environmental assessment system and non-standard environmental management issues, Qingchang Leather was listed as the first batch of provincial-level key environmental issues in 2012 by the Provincial Environmental Protection Agency. Complete corrections by the end of October.

This was the first time that Qingchang Leather had been on the blacklist, but the root cause was buried 10 years ago. “The problem is mainly in the EIA system. This is a historical reason.” Zhang Bingzhang said that the first EIA was conducted in May 2002. Some problems were discovered during the inspection and acceptance. The main problems were wastewater treatment, which was rectified in June of that year, but it was not Hard to require acceptance, it did not attach too much importance; until 2009 the province's environmental protection storm, and then want to add acceptance, it is too late.

Ordered rectification, had been forced to blackout. "The boss had decided not to do it last year, but could not be immediately put away, it dragged into the present." Zhang Bingxiang said that after being included in the provincial blacklist, the company also made the final effort , But after the various programs started, it was found that it was too late, for example, the requirements for waste water, drums, etc. have changed.

The relevant person in charge of the Nan'an Environmental Protection Bureau confirmed that on November 5 last year, the Quanzhou Environmental Protection Bureau had issued a penalty decision and demanded that the Qingchang Leather Industry immediately stop production, renewed the construction project's environmental impact assessment documents within a time limit, and passed the inspection and acceptance. However, until April 17 this year, the City Environmental Protection Bureau jointly with the Shuitou Town Government, the Shuitou Administrative Law Enforcement Squadron, and the Shuitou Power Supply Authority and other units took a mandatory blackout, and the Qingchang Leather Industry stopped production.

“At that time we had decided to completely give up, there would be no reproduction.” Zhang Bingjun told reporters that at the end of April, production equipment began to be dismantled, but there were some scraps that needed to be disposed of, and the production line had not been completely removed yet. When it came, it was determined that it had not stopped production yet.

Qingchang withdraws, and Nan'an leather industry ends. “The factory will not be there. See what new arrangements the owner has. If not, then look for another job.” In the workshop, several workers are processing some semi-finished products, and several are removing equipment.

The last leather factory in Nan'an was founded in 1993. Apart from taxation and halo, it was once known as the “two-layer leather boss” in the industry. It is mainly engaged in the processing and manufacture of PU leather film and suede. Belts, bags, etc., can process two million layers of wet blue leather each year, and the major customers include almost several large sporting goods companies in Quanzhou.

In Zhang Bingshen's view, because of the aftermath, it leads to being notified again. “If the company announces shutting down, there will be no problem of inspection, but it cannot be done.” For example, as of July 31 this year, there were more than 36 million in purchases. Being delinquent, and the amount of time that arrived during these months is getting late, the amount is getting smaller, but the overall exit has become an unchangeable outcome.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Nan'an Environmental Protection Bureau, it is the responsibility of the supervisory department to investigate and deal with the problem of the discharge of pollutants by the enterprise. In the future, the further actions of the Qingchang Leather Industry will be followed and monitored to ensure that no pollution is caused.