Mandatory energy efficiency standards unveiled early next year: Millions of printers will be eliminated

If you are planning to buy a printer recently, have you ever thought that the new machine you just bought might be forced to retire in two or three months? National standards for printers, fax machine Energy efficiency limits and energy efficiency levels are currently being developed and are expected to be completed and launched early next year. And this printer market is about to build "green entry threshold", the most direct consequence is that there are millions of equivalent printers, fax machines, All-in-one machine will be forced to return to the city.　　These "problem orphans" and the after-sales service and environmental protection concept will also have a far-reaching impact on the market. 10% of related products will be eliminated according to the National Mandatory energy efficiency standards for printers, fax machines, and energy efficiency ratings, which were collected online in September, the printers, fax machines, print and fax all-in-one machines in the market are now divided into 3 levels of energy efficiency standards.　　Level 1 is the target value, to achieve level 1 requirements of the product is advanced, efficient products, 2 for the product energy-saving evaluation value, to achieve energy-saving evaluation of the value of products are more advanced and efficient products, 3 for the product energy efficiency limit, below the target product for elimination. At present, according to the above energy efficiency level, 1 of the products accounted for the share of the current market 5%, 2 above 35%, 3 level above 90%, 3 below the 10%.　　This set of data indicates that 10% of printers and fax machines and other related products will be eliminated if the standard is validated and approved for release. The main drafters of the standard, China Institute of Standardization Research assistant Li Pengcheng said that the printer, fax machine Two products placed in a standard, mainly because of printing as the basic function of the All-in-one machine and fax as the basic function of the All-in-one machine, from testing methods, evaluation indicators, technical requirements on the Basic Agreement. If drafted separately as two standards, this part of the content will be duplicated, and printers, fax machines, printing and facsimile all-in-one machine function crossover, product boundary ambiguity, two separate standards will give the standard implementation of some difficulties. This standard was set up in 2007, our country sales of about 7.98 million printers, the sale of fax machine about 1.5 million units.　　China has become an important international printer, fax machine production base and sales market, the total consumption of energy and the growth rate should not be overlooked. According to statistics, 2008 China's printer sales are 8 million units. According to the Analysys International forecast, by 2010 China's printer market will exceed 11 million units.　　Regardless of the data used as a reference base, 10% of the volume is considerable, and its coverage of the printer eliminated the amount of more than million! Experts say that the million order of magnitude is not a small number, which is bound to affect the interests of a considerable number of users. More importantly, the introduction of printer's mandatory energy efficiency standards will have a far-reaching impact on users ' purchasing behavior and values.　　At the same time, the brand and product model of the delisting will inevitably affect the relocation and brand image of these manufacturers, thus triggering the change of the market's delicate pattern. Large departmentCent consumers to the new standard uninformed reporters in Zhongguancun Hailong, Ding Good and other major it stores visited, found that most of the purchase of printers users of this standard is completely unknown. And when it is known that the standard is coming into effect, there will be a large number of products due to substandard and retreat when the market, many consumers will often be surprised. Mr. Wang, Director of the Office of a technology company, responded directly: "Wouldn't that be like buying a yellow car?" Who will buy the products that are eliminated? "In the Hailong one operating a printer, before the fax counter, a sales manager told reporters:" He also heard that the country is developing a printer-related products mandatory energy efficiency standards, but because of the formal introduction of the standard of the 10% products are which manufacturers which models of specific products, they have not yet known, This situation to the printer's buyers and sellers are a bit puzzled: manufacturers after all, who will not say that the products they sell now may not be able to meet the standards AH!　　"For the buyers and sellers are caused by the confusion, some it procurement experts to spend the coup: it is to stare at the Chinese environmental logo and energy-saving products to buy the certification mark, because basically such products are currently certainly will not be eliminated." According to experts ' suggestions, the reporter also searched the relevant information on the Internet, and found that many well-known brands have obtained these signs and certification.　　Like the printer's leading brand Epson, its own more than 50 products have been certified in China environmental labeling, nearly 100 have been awarded energy-saving product certification. "Problem orphans" lead to the concept of green printing for nearly millions of printer-related products facing the market, many consumers are most directly concerned about these "problem orphans" after-sales service problem. In the ding for many years engaged in printer sales of an international brand printer agent Mr. Wang told our correspondent: "In a short time, the after-sales service of these products and the procurement of supplies will not be greatly affected, after all, the manufacturer did not collapse, but in the long run, due to the withdrawal of such products, Will inevitably lead to future accessories and related supplies to stop production. "Interestingly, reporters in the procurement of printers to visit the users found that a large number of users will be the introduction of the standard of energy efficiency factors from the past, the secondary status of their own procurement to the core standards."　　Consumer Gao believes that even if the temporary after-sales service does not affect, but the implementation of mandatory standards, will inevitably have an important impact on the user's psychology, the use of energy-efficient printer-related products, will certainly feel the loss, and even have an impact on the health of the feeling. For the above market reaction, experts said that this is mainly because the printer is also considered a durable electronic products, users of their investment protection is higher awareness. and mandatory energy efficiency standards on the formation of the printer's withdrawal pressure, will allow many users in a similar situation under the circumstances of priority to choose the least risk products. Referring to the increasingly stringent standards of automotive emissions, users will naturally associate the printing energy efficiency GB also has a higher standard of trend. Under such psychological effect, aStep in place to buy a high level of energy efficiency standards of products, it becomes a best protection of procurement investment options. In fact, this change in consumer psychology and buying behavior is one of the main objectives of the national standard for energy efficiency. Epson Company in charge of the relevant person in the interview with the reporter said, in Europe, America, Japan and other markets, the government's promotion of environmental protection and energy conservation on the one hand is to promote education, on the other hand, through the establishment of market access and other standards, the formation of interest lever to guide consumers and users, the formation of favorable environmental performance highlighting products preferences and inertia, In order to really put environmental protection and energy conservation into practice. Today, China's printer-related mandatory energy efficiency standards are imminent, it is bound to print the green procurement market to bring a new impetus.　　Commercial newspaper reporter Wu Chenguang computer and other energy efficiency labeling system in the second half of next year, China Standardization Institute of Energy Efficiency Labeling Management Center recently said that China's computer, flat-screen TV, microwave ovens, printers, set-top box energy efficiency labeling system will be introduced in the second half of next year It is understood that since March 1, 2005, China's official implementation of energy efficiency labeling system, the national Development and Reform Commission, AQSIQ, the national JISC has issued a joint 5 batch of energy efficiency Identification Products catalog and the corresponding product implementation rules, the implementation of a total of 19 categories, including household refrigerators, room air conditioners, electric washing machines, Gas water heater, home electromagnetic stove, automatic rice cooker, AC fan and so on. Up to now, the number of record enterprises more than 1600, the record products more than 80,000 models, record more than 300 laboratories.　　According to statistics, energy efficiency labeling system for more than 4 years, the cumulative for the country to save more than 90 billion degrees of electricity, equivalent to more than 30 million tons of coal. Cao Ning, assistant Director-General of Energy Efficiency Labeling Management Center of China Institute of Standardization, said that compared with the implementation of energy efficiency system in 2005, the average energy efficiency level of household refrigerators increased significantly, and the current market share of energy-saving refrigerators was more than 80%.　　and the sale of energy-saving air-conditioning is also 6% to 30% above. Cao Ning revealed that at present, flat-screen TVs, set-top boxes, computers, microwave ovens, refrigeration display cabinets, power transformers and other products to implement energy efficiency labeling system has carried out preliminary research and preparation work, as the sixth batch of energy efficiency labeling products, scheduled to be released in the second half of next year. In the next few years, the energy efficiency labeling system will be expanded to 40 categories of products.