Not long ago, reports on illegal sewage discharge by China's Hebei Xinji and Wuji tannery enterprises were exposed by the media. The incident aroused strong repercussions and attracted great attention from all walks of life. The local government has taken decisive measures to require local enterprises to temporarily suspend production and rectify. Subsequently, the media reported on the customs investigation of a leather smuggling case worth about 6 billion yuan. The international community is extremely concerned about the impact of the above two incidents on China's leather industry. Therefore, the reporter interviewed Su Chaoying, Chairman of the China Leather Association. He gave a key introduction on the above two incidents and the impact on the industry, and analyzed the leather industry in 2014. The economic operation in the first half of the year, and the development trend of the second half of the year were predicted, and the future development of the leather industry was also prospected.

 

In order to cooperate with the government's crackdown on smuggling and encourage formal business operations, the China Leather Association has always advocated that enterprises should operate in a sunny manner. Last year, the association issued the "Proposal for the Sunshine Development of China's Fur Industry" to industry enterprises. In the next step, we will also establish a communication and contact mechanism with relevant customs departments to cooperate with the government in combating smuggling; guide the entire industry to establish a self-discipline mechanism, legally pay taxes, and take the road of development in Yangguan. These incidents are issues that the industry must resolve, and they must be punished accordingly. At the same time, it will also serve as a warning to the development of the industry. It proves that illegal, opportunistic or lucky practices are unworkable, and companies must operate in a sunny manner and develop green. At the same time, it should be pointed out that many problems that China's tannery industry is now encountering are inevitable or experienced in the process of structural adjustment and transformation and upgrading. They are also the pains that China has experienced in the process of development as a developing country. We also believe that the government's regulatory guidance and environmental protection practices, as well as the effective supervision of the media, will help promote the standardized development of my country's tanning industry, enhance industry self-discipline, promote fair competition between enterprises, and accelerate my country's tanning industry Follow the path of sunny and green development. A more standardized, orderly, environmentally-friendly, and responsible Chinese leather industry will be presented to the world in a new round of transformation and upgrading, and the global leather industry will also benefit from it.