New regulations will be implemented in October | The new national standard for recycled pulp will be implemented, and the printing industry will usher in a "new standard of green compliance"

2026,10,09

Every update of new industry regulations is a signal that the industry is moving towards standardization and high quality.

On October 1, 2026, the new national standard for "Recycled Pulp" was officially implemented. As the core foundational national standard of the printing and papermaking industry, this new regulation comprehensively upgrades the sources of recycled pulp raw materials, hygiene and safety, production standards, and quality judgment. It explicitly prohibits the flow of unqualified raw materials such as waste household paper and medical paper into the production chain, and raises the green production threshold of the entire printing industry from the source.

The implementation of the new regulations is not only a standardization upgrade of the paper manufacturing industry by the country, but also a dual guarantee for legitimate printing enterprises and end customers.

01 New regulations upgrade, plug industry 'hidden loopholes'

For a long time, recycled pulp has been an important raw material for books, brochures, cultural and creative materials, and office printing materials. Some non-standard small factories, in order to reduce costs, mix inferior recycled pulp, resulting in problems such as high impurities, poor hand feel, poor hygiene standards, and easy yellowing and brittleness in the finished products. This not only affects the printing texture, but also poses hidden safety hazards.

The new national standard implemented in October targets the pain points of the industry with its core highlights:

✅ Strict control of raw material access: It is strictly prohibited to use waste household paper, medical waste paper, and waste paper of unknown sources as production materials

✅ Unified quality assessment standards: standardize the purity, cleanliness, strength, and moisture content indicators of recycled pulp

✅ Strengthen the level of hygiene and safety: significantly improve the safety standards for civilian, cultural and creative, and reading Printed materials

✅ Adapting to the trend of green and low-carbon: promoting the printing industry from "extensive recycling" to "fine recycling and compliant recycling". Simply put, in the future, printing paper products on the market will have cleaner raw materials, more stable quality, and more secure use.

02 Under the new regulations, the advantages of formal printing are becoming increasingly prominent

After the implementation of the new regulations, the polarization of the industry has become increasingly evident: the low price and inferior advantages of non-standard small workshops have been gradually eliminated, and physical factories that adhere to compliant materials, green production, and quality control have become the mainstream choice in the market.

Against the backdrop of industry standardization and upgrading, Haikuo Industry and Trade has always been synchronized with national industry standards, adhering to the production principles of compliant material selection, green printing, and strict source control, and actively adapting to the requirements of the new national standard for recycled pulp.

In the process of raw material procurement, we insist on screening high-quality pulp materials with complete qualifications and compliant sources, eliminating all non-standard, inferior, and unknown source paper materials, and guarding the quality bottom line from the first step of production.

In the production control process: environmentally friendly soybean ink is used throughout the entire process, combined with standardized production processes, workshop 8S on-site management, and finished product drying quality inspection system, to ensure that every Brochure, book, and set of cultural and creative printed materials are clean, safe, flat, and durable.

03 Green printing is not a gimmick, but a long-term confidence.

Many customers believe that printing only depends on price and appearance. But what truly determines the quality, safety, and service life of printed materials is always the raw material standards and production specifications.

The implementation of the new national standard for recycled pulp also confirms the business philosophy that Haikuo Industry and Trade has long adhered to: in a depressed market, we do not rely on low-priced internal rolling, but rely on compliance, quality, and standards to overcome cycles.

Under the trend of cost reduction, efficiency improvement, and upgrading in the industry, we always strive to:

? Do not illegally reduce raw material standards, adhere to the bottom line of compliant material selection

? Do not simplify production processes, strictly adhere to quality control and inspection procedures

? Do not participate in low-priced and low-quality internal rolling, and output stable quality through standardized production

? Continuously practicing green and low-carbon printing, adapting to the national industrial development trend

04 Empower quality with standards, safeguard trust with compliance

Industry regulations are not only constraints, but also opportunities

Eliminating outdated production capacity, regulating industry order, and improving industrial quality ultimately benefit enterprises that work hard in the industry, and even more so, every customer who trusts us.

In the future, Haikuo Industry and Trade will continue to closely follow the new standards and regulations of the national printing industry, strictly implement green production, compliant material selection, and fine quality control, and provide high-quality printing customized solutions for government and enterprise units, brand enterprises, and cultural and creative industries with stricter production standards, more stable product quality, and more professional printing services.

In the process of industry iteration and upgrading, we will continue to deepen our industrial development and strive for stability and long-term success.

Author:

Ms. jia

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print@haikuoprint.com

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