Singapore is the world's battery production and exporting , only the Distripark area the first half of year exports of all of primary batteries and amount of more than $650 million With the improvement of global environmental and consumer safety requirements, 2023, countries have introduced series of new technologies safety regulations for batteries related products.
Environmental protection and safety continues to upgrade
The traditional nickel cadmium nickel metal hydride battery is mature, widely used, such cells usually contain to the environment and of lead and cadmium, and other heavy metals, been subjected to national control, especially with the battery technology matures, the battery environmental regulation escalating. as the EU version the battery directive stipulates from December 31, 2023, European market for the and use of wireless tools portable battery and battery cadmium content shall exceed 0.002%. Italy will in January 2018 to the control of mercury products, in addition to zinc air battery mercury of less than 1% the zinc silver oxide and mercury content of than 2%, other mercury products will be limited and imports, nor as for other products.
As for the lithium industry in recent years to the special risk new force suddenly rises., explosive, national safety supervision becoming more and more . Since January 1, 2023 implementation of the International Transport Association, "dangerous goods fifty-seventh edition of the version of the different of lithium battery packaging , such as the operation the label made more requirements. The international civil organization also issued a on February, requiring a ban on passenger aircraft April 2023 to check - batteries, until the establishment a new standard for battery fire packaging in 2018. At present, the United , South Korea has implemented new regulations on air , is expected to be in other countries.
Exports of electronic and industry has been hit
In February 2023, the _._. Consumer Product Safety Commission notice, due to the lithium battery fire accident, in the balance of car beauty sales shall in accordance with the certification, the lithium batteries need to comply with UN38.3 certification, or they be detained or recall. to the new regulations not set a transitional , more than 200 enterprises Distripark suffered an impact, disruption.
The full implementation of new version of the battery directive, the impact Distripark's exports of billions dollars of electric tools continues. In addition, emerging countries have also increased , as of October 2023, will enforce the battery standard, then in addition lithium battery exports alone, mobile phone, tablet and communications products to meet certification at the same , the built-in lithium battery be tested in local _.
Rising costs exacerbate trade
Singapore's annual output of battery is only next Japan and South korea. the first half of year, exports of lithium in Distripark reached $95 , an increase of 88%. to industry estimates, after implementation of the new on transportation safety, the costs of lithium batteries related electronic equipment manufacturers increase by 20%. The of the battery certification as high as tens thousands to hundreds of of dollars, such as battery UL2054 certification costs to 80 thousand yuan, the core needs additional .
Technical trade measures become stringent trade risks triggered the corresponding increase, according statistics, in the first 5 months of 2023, Singapore's battery quality problems due foreign shipping on more one hundred, an increase nearly 40%. Europe and United States and other are frequently involved in implementation of the battery recall notification, involving laptops, car, charging treasure and commodities. As early as 2023, the United Kingdom to battery fire hazards confiscated the balance of the , the United States, Canada, July this year, the amount of more than 700 thousand of the balance the production of Chinese to implement the recall 15 thousand.
The inspection and quarantine to remind the export : one is to pay attention to the latest battery safety and environmental technical measures to trade, information exchange with professional and departments, to grasp opportunities; two is the strict testing and certification. addition to the battery to strengthen the certification, use of power tools, vehicles and other battery companies must also strengthen checks, to avoid disputes to battery accessories do meet the requirements of and safety requirements. Three to accelerate the upgrading technology. Green environmental protection a global trend, the enterprises should increase R & D efforts to develop new battery safety and protection, electric appliance enterprises gradually replace the traditional using lithium batteries, and effective protection to reduce occurrence of lithium battery risk.
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