On December 18, the "2019 International Electronic Cigarette Summit Forum" hosted by the Electronic Cigarette Industry Committee of the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce was grandly opened in Shenzhen, with 10 participants from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, France, Malaysia, South Korea, Indonesia, Belgium, etc A total of more than 1,000 national e-cigarette business associations and enterprise representatives attended the event. At the meeting, the signing ceremony of the e-cigarette quality inspection center enterprise was launched, and the "World E-Cigarette Public Health and Safety Declaration" was released.
Liu Yufeng, full-time vice president of the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce, introduced that the theme of this year's forum is "public health and safety, normative development and supervision", which is the most important topic in the industry in 2019 and a basic issue that must be solved in the development of the industry. There are many differences in cultural traditions, industrial environments, etc., and the health and safety evaluation methods, standards and supervision of e-cigarettes are also different in different countries. Therefore, it is necessary to communicate and discuss with each other and seek more scientific, rigorous, accurate and effective answers and methods. The common wish of all. The purpose of this forum is to further regulate the electronic cigarette industry, promote the vigorous development of the import and export trade of electronic cigarettes, improve the construction of the electronic cigarette standard system, discuss the development trend of the electronic cigarette industry in the future, and make correct decisions for the standardized development of the industry and the orientation of public opinion. guide.
In 2019, the total sales of the global vaporized electronic cigarette market was 33 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 106.25%, which was 14 times that since the development of the industry in 2012.
Ao Weinuo, Secretary General of the Electronic Cigarette Industry Committee of the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce, pointed out in the work report that the market size of my country's electronic cigarette industry in 2019 was 7.87 billion US dollars, of which export sales were 6.26 billion US dollars. The amount will be expanded four or five times, and it can be said that more than 90% of the world's e-cigarette products originate from China. In terms of production and technology, China has obvious advantages in the world, especially with more than 100 supply chains in Shenzhen, making China the manufacturing center of the global industry.
According to data from the Electronic Cigarette Industry Committee of the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce, as of November 2019, the number of electronic cigarette patents in the world totaled 28,642, an increase of 2,663 over last year, of which 25,006 were in China, accounting for 87.3%. In my country, there are more than 51 national high-tech enterprises of electronic cigarettes, and more than 2,000 affiliated companies registered in the industrial and commercial system throughout the year, directly creating more than 500,000 jobs, indirectly driving more than 2 million jobs, and more than 132 exporting countries. indivual.
Since the birth of the electronic cigarette industry more than ten years ago, it can be seen from the independent pricing power, the agglomeration effect of the whole industry chain, and the high-density market distribution that my country's electronic cigarette manufacturing industry has an absolute "dominant power" in the growth of the global market. and the "right to speak".
Authoritative medical experts and heads of business associations discuss health and safety
"Prevention of the use of e-cigarettes by minors", "Scientific understanding of the health and safety of e-cigarettes", internationally renowned cardiologist and e-cigarette expert Constantinos Farsalinos, the board of directors of the UK Vaping Association (UKVIA) Chairman John Dunn, European Electronic Cigarette Association (IEVA) President Dustin Dahlman, American Electronic Cigarette Association (VTA) Executive Director Tony Aboud, Indonesian Electronic Cigarette Association (APVI) Secretary General Eddie, French Electronic Cigarette Association (APVI) Secretary General Cigarette expert Zhou Zhenyi, President of the German Electronic Cigarette Trade Association (VDEH) Michael, President of the Korean Electronic Cigarette Association (KECA) Zhang Xiaojin, senior member of the Malaysian Electronic Cigarette Association Zeng Nongye and other heads of overseas electronic cigarette business associations all spoke at the same time. discuss these two issues.
They believe that the real problem of e-cigarettes is not whether there are potential public health and safety risks, but the public’s unscientific cognition and panic about e-cigarettes. It is necessary to improve the public’s safety awareness. Many people ignore that many countries, especially the United Kingdom, are promoting With the spirit of harm reduction, e-cigarettes are becoming a harm reduction product, which is the result of current scientific research. The main factor that people have a lot of controversy about is the use of electronic cigarette products by minors, which requires everyone to work together to prevent it. This is the bottom line of public health and safety, and it is also the principle that all associations and enterprises must prevent and self-discipline.
The participating practitioners believe that they have the responsibility and mission to improve the public health and safety of electronic cigarettes, not only to provide users with a new generation of consumption experience, but also to take users' health, safety and happiness as the most fundamental driving force for development.
Published a declaration on public health and safety, and prepared to establish an alliance
At the meeting, representatives of electronic cigarette business associations from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Germany, Malaysia, Indonesia, Belgium and other countries came to the stage and released the "World Electronic Cigarette Public Health and Safety Declaration", which pointed out that the health and safety of products should be increased. Research and development, strengthening production process monitoring, improving product quality testing, standardizing marketing behaviors, and making electronic cigarettes healthier and safer are the unremitting pursuit of all employees. It is a concerted action in the industry to prevent minors from using e-cigarettes.
The participants reached a consensus and formally established the Preparatory Committee of the World Electronic Cigarette Alliance. Lin Hanzhong, assistant secretary general of China Electronic Chamber of Commerce and vice chairman of the Electronic Cigarette Committee, introduced that representatives of electronic cigarette business associations from 7 countries including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, and Indonesia voted to agree to establish the World Electronic Cigarette Alliance, which was formulated by itself. International general rules, general quality labels, build a bridge of communication and cooperation, based on scientific research, manufacture higher-quality products, and establish a more effective market order. The future work of the alliance will focus on regulatory policy discussions and suggestions, industry technology trend research and exchange, e-cigarette health and safety, clinical trial data sharing, intellectual property protection, international trade and circulation cooperation, and cooperation in international e-cigarette exhibitions.
Established "China Electronic Chamber of Commerce Electronic Cigarette Product Quality Inspection Center"
As the earliest birthplace and largest producer of electronic cigarettes, China's electronic cigarettes are not only a new driving force and "engine" to drive social and economic development, stabilize employment, and earn foreign exchange through exports, but also a business card that is internationally renowned for my country's electronic information manufacturing industry. In order to strengthen the control of product quality, the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce and e-cigarette member companies initiated the establishment of the "China Electronic Chamber of Commerce Electronic Cigarette Product Quality Inspection Center". Selmei, Flow, Adroy, SnowPlus and other companies participated in the signing ceremony of testing cooperation.
Conform to the development, which is conducive to the formation of core competition
Wang Ning, president of the China Electronics Chamber of Commerce, pointed out in his summary of the conference that the China Electronics Chamber of Commerce took the lead in launching the establishment of an electronic cigarette product quality inspection center. "After the group standard, another major event related to quality and safety standards, through the formulation of testing rules, sampling inspection, long-term tracking, and issuance of labels, to increase product quality and safety management in the fields of production and circulation. Strengthening product quality testing and certification is an urgent need at present, and the entire industry should actively participate, regard product quality as the cornerstone of enterprise development, and regard user health as a long-term sustainable development strategy.
Wang Ning believes that in 2019, China's e-cigarettes encountered internal and external "hacks" that urged restrictions on online sales and international trade barriers, and entered a year of complexity and change. However, from the perspective of the annual growth trend, the e-cigarette industry China's ability to earn foreign exchange through exports is obviously increasing year by year, and new economic growth forces that cannot be underestimated have emerged around stabilizing employment and foreign trade. If it cannot be managed scientifically, China's e-cigarette manufacturing and export trade advantages will likely decline, unable to form core competitiveness, and China may lose the "dominance" of the world e-cigarette industry.
At the same time, Wang Ning called for enterprises to respond to support the national functional departments to issue relevant policies and measures, cooperate with the state in scientific planning and standardized management of the industry, build standardized physical stores, form industrial clusters, and establish the health protection of minors in the controllable area.
According to reports, the representatives attending the conference also included Peng Lihui, Secretary General of China Electronic Chamber of Commerce, Ou Junbiao, Chairman of the Electronic Cigarette Committee, Yao Jide, Executive Vice Chairman, Huang Guihua, and leading experts from the domestic health system and tobacco sector. At the same time, Higer Group, Sigre, Hengxin, Maxwell, Green Yunda, RELX, Yijiate, Heyuan, Zhengdasheng, Fulu, SNOWPLUS, Zhenwei, Yunsheng, Zhuhai Hanger, Kanger, Jier, Shensheng, Shunchida, Saiermei, Zunyipin, Aiwei, Creative Times, Jinjia, Aizhuo, Zhuoeryue and other member companies worked together, and major member companies gave strong support, making the forum a success Successfully laid the foundation and reflected the social responsibility of Chinese e-cigarette private enterprises.
