The EU intends to require companies to enhance the durability of products to reduce waste of raw materials EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius said on March 30 that the EU plans to introduce a bill requiring manufacturers to improve the durability of various products such as laptops, mobile phones and handbags. Under the EU's proposed scenario, companies would have to demonstrate that the products they sell in the EU have a longer lifespan and are easier to repair and recycle. (Financial Association)
IDC: China's smart home device shipments are expected to exceed 260 million units in 2022
On April 2, the report data released by the market research agency IDC recently showed that China's smart home equipment market shipments in the fourth quarter of 2021 were 63.37 million units, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%; China's smart home equipment market shipments in 2021. More than 220 million units, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%. "In the continuous optimization, the market will usher in new development opportunities." Liu Yun, senior analyst at IDC China, said that it is expected that China's smart home equipment market shipments will exceed 260 million units in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 17.1%. (World Wide Web)
The global economic operation is under pressure again, and the risk of high cotton prices increases In the March monthly report of China's cotton market, it was proposed that the price of cotton above 20,000 yuan / ton has continued for 6 months, which is a phenomenon that has never happened in normal years since the 2008 financial crisis. Domestic textile companies reported that the current market has been deserted for ten years, and the spread of the epidemic has further reduced market demand, the shortage of orders has become more prominent, the deviation of cotton prices has continued to rise and cotton yarn has fallen, the loss of textile companies has increased, and some companies have switched to blended yarns. The increase in shipping costs and the prominent diversion of orders in Southeast Asia have led to a decrease in my country's clothing foreign trade orders. (Sohu)