Plastic Pipe Going to the Countryside: It is Urgent to Standardize the Market

In addition to excitement, Sun Zhijun was also worried. The Vice Chairman of the Plastic Pipeline Professional Committee of the China Plastics Processing Industry Association told media reporters, "Considering the consumption level of farmers, most of the products involved in building materials going to the countryside are of lower prices and grades. If substandard and inferior products are allowed to go down, it is not beneficial for farmers, but for farmers." Taking the plastic pipeline industry as an example, the entry threshold for this industry is currently very low and there are basically no entry requirements, Some illegal manufacturers add a large amount of fillers in their products in violation of regulations, unreasonably reducing costs, disregarding serious damage to product quality. However, farmers lack the ability to distinguish quality when making purchases. This low priced and low-quality product is easily confused, damaging the reputation of building materials going to the countryside and failing to live up to the government's care for farmers.

Sun Zhijun believes that only by including plastic pipes in the list of building materials going to rural areas can we better regulate the plastic pipe market and ensure that farmers can drink healthy water.

Plastic Pipe Going to the Countryside: The Big Problem of "Small Parts"

As another good policy that benefits the people, the use of building materials in rural areas will not only provide a vast space for the application of "large" building materials such as cement and steel bars, but also provide more practical opportunities for seemingly "small" building materials such as plastic pipes. Recently, the Plastic Pipeline Professional Committee of the China Plastics Processing Industry Association proposed the "Proposal on Including Plastic Pipeline in the Catalogue of Building Materials for Rural Use" (hereinafter referred to as the "Proposal"), hoping to include plastic pipeline products in the Catalogue of Building Materials for Rural Use, and provide high-quality and affordable building materials for rural areas.

In recent years, the plastic pipeline industry in China has developed rapidly, and the role of plastic pipelines in rural production and construction and improving farmers' lives is becoming increasingly evident.

According to relevant statistical data, in 2009, the total production of plastic pipes in China reached 5.8 million tons, of which about 20% were used in the rural market. That is to say, more than 1 million tons of plastic pipes were digested by the rural market, including rural housing construction, renovation of dilapidated houses, construction of rural drinking water, irrigation, and other infrastructure. Rural areas have become one of the important areas for the application of plastic pipes. Meanwhile, with the continuous improvement of farmers' living standards and the continuous improvement of rural housing conditions, plastic pipes have been widely used in rural areas due to their advantages such as light weight, low resistance, corrosion resistance, convenient construction, safety, hygiene, and environmental protection. At present, plastic pipes account for over 80% of the water supply pipelines in villages and towns across the country, and plastic pipes have become an indispensable building material in rural construction.

In addition, today, when the country advocates energy conservation and emission reduction and vigorously develops Low-carbon economy, compared with other pipes such as metal pipes and cement pipes, plastic pipes have unique advantages in energy conservation and emission reduction. On the one hand, in terms of raw materials, production equipment, and production processes, the production of plastic pipelines can effectively save natural resources such as metals and coal, reduce carbon emissions during the production process, and achieve low-carbon production; On the other hand, in terms of transportation, construction and installation processes, plastic pipelines have good energy-saving and emission reduction effects; At the same time, the recyclability of plastic pipes further realizes the concept of environmental protection.

Therefore, industry insiders believe that the widespread application of plastic pipes in rural areas has greatly promoted the construction of new rural areas, improved the living standards of farmers, and made contributions to serving "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers". At the same time, plastic pipelines meet the requirements of energy conservation, emission reduction, and the development of green buildings. Promoting plastic pipelines will play a positive role in promoting energy conservation and emission reduction work. Therefore, including plastic pipes in the catalog of building materials for rural areas has a positive role and important significance.

Plastic Pipe Going to the Countryside: High Quality and Low Price are Guarantees

The ultimate goal of building materials going to the countryside is to accelerate the construction of new rural areas and improve the living standards of farmers, and drinking water is one of the important indicators of healthy living. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that farmers use high-quality and affordable plastic pipes. But how to let farmers know which products are of qualified quality and reasonable prices is a big challenge.

At present, the relevant policies for building materials going to rural areas have not been introduced, so how to determine a reasonable product catalog has become a hot topic of great concern for all parties involved.

The "Suggestions" hope that relevant parties recognize the special importance of plastic pipes in ensuring the health of farmers and include them in the product catalog of building materials for rural areas. By using building materials to go to the countryside, a batch of high-quality and reasonably priced plastic pipelines can be transported to the countryside, allowing farmers to use truly qualified plastic pipelines and drink safe water. At the same time, by implementing the entry standards for building materials to rural areas, strengthening quality supervision of the plastic pipeline industry, improving the quality of plastic pipelines, further regulating the plastic pipeline market, forcing unqualified small workshops and low-quality products to exit the market, and regulating the industry market.

Sun Zhijun believes that regardless of whether plastic pipelines can be included in the list of subsidies for rural areas, the plastic pipeline industry will benefit from this policy. Plastic pipes have a high usage rate in rural areas, and about 30% of PVC pipes in China are now sold to rural areas. When farmers build houses, they will inevitably use plastic pipes for water supply and drainage facilities. If the brands listed in the catalog can have a good demonstration effect, it can to some extent change the current mixed pattern of the rural plastic pipe market