Plastics industry booming global bio-plastics usher in new opportunities

Refers to the starch and other bio-plastics based on natural substances produced in the plastic under the action of microorganisms. It has renewable, therefore very environmentally friendly. Common biological plastic large TV stand, computer box, small to small ornaments, kitchen garbage bags, bio-plastics can seek shadow everywhere. With the advancement of national policy, public awareness of environmental protection and technological progress reduces the cost of biodegradable materials, bio-plastics market is huge. At the same time the demand side, although the rapid growth of plastics consumption phase is over, but urbanization and expansion of domestic demand in the context of huge demand for bio-plastics, which will result in 2011, a more substantial gap between supply and demand.Global bio-plastics market ushered in new opportunities and broad prospects

    The European Commission has announced that within the European Union is considering a total ban use of plastic bags to prevent further deterioration of ecological environment. In addition, from now until August of this year, the European Commission will be through the Internet, biodegradable packaging materials to improve awareness and strengthen the biodegradability of packaging materials, the requirements to seek the views of ordinary people. Comments: increasingly strict environmental requirements of developed countries, bio-degradable plastics usher in new opportunities in recent years, as people gradually increase awareness of environmental protection, the traditional plastic packaging and other developed countries and regions in the EU application is limited.

    Italy, for example provision of disposable plastic bags and other plastic must be degraded, while Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries have tax concessions to encourage the development of biodegradable plastics applications. In addition, the European Union within the European Union intends to ban all use of traditional plastic bags, biodegradable packaging products to increase publicity efforts to the development of biodegradable plastics will undoubtedly bring new opportunities for development, thus contributing to the rapid development of biodegradable plastics industry.

    The main objective of biodegradable plastics market is packaging film, agricultural film, plastic and foam, etc. daily. 2010, production of plastic packaging films about 550 million tons, about 160 million tons of agricultural film production, household plastic (disposable lunch boxes and cups, etc.) produced about 650 million tons, foam packaging demand is about 90 million tons . At present the world of plastic film and disposable household plastics market demand is estimated at 30 million tons. Even biodegradable plastics can substitute for 10% of the demand, the market scale will reach 300 million tons. The current world production of biodegradable plastics only 80 tons, can hardly satisfy the growing market demand. Therefore, the HC network Xiaobian that in the global development of bio-plastics market promising.

    Implementation of the "plastic limit" is conducive to the development of biodegradable plastics

    According to the latest information, "plastic limit" the implementation of 3 years, the nation's major retail establishments to reduce use of plastic shopping bags had more than 24 billion cumulative reduction of 60 million tons of plastic consumption, equivalent to saving 3.6 million tons of oil, equivalent to standard coal more than 500 million tons, more than 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

    Investment Advisor in the chemical industry researcher Yi-Chi Chang pointed out that in order to reduce environmental pollution caused by plastic bags, China in June 1, 2008 implementation of the "plastic limit." In recent years, the "plastic limit" the implementation of the national decrease in demand for plastic bags, which gives the traditional domestic manufacturers a greater impact plastic. At present, some manufacturers have developed plastic-related shift the focus of environmental protection and has features such as bio-degradable plastic, which is the development of biodegradable plastics in China is very beneficial.

    Investment Advisor in the release of "2010-2015 China's plastic products industry investment analysis and forecast report" shows that the current biodegradable plastics market is in a rapid growth phase, the United States, Germany, Japan and other developed countries are to develop biodegradable plastics . The biodegradable plastics market in China due to price, technology and policy reasons not yet fully open. With the focus of the next breakthrough in production technology and the introduction of relevant national policies, bio-degradable plastics in China will have greater development potential.

    Investment Advisor in the Research Director Zhang Yan Lin pointed out that the introduction of the plastic limit in terms of both advantages and disadvantages of the plastics industry. On the one hand, the introduction of plastic limit suppressed the demand for plastic bags, which will give the development of traditional plastics manufacturers to bring pressure; the other hand, the introduction of the plastic limit to encourage domestic enterprises to increase plastic production technology research and development efforts and actively develop new products that meet market demand, which is also beneficial to long-term development of the plastics industry.

    2015 is expected to double global production capacity of bio-plastics

    According to the European Bioplastics Association, Hanover University of Applied Sciences and a research report published in common: from 2010 to 2015, global production capacity of bio-plastic, double, and in 2011 exceeded 100 million tons mark.

    In 2010, global production capacity of bio-plastics about 70 million tons by 2015, this figure will grow to 170 million tons. At the same time, the first half of the global bio-plastics in 2011 had exceeded 90 million tons capacity, it is likely to reach 100 million tons this year.

    European Bioplastics HassovonPogrell Managing Director, said: "bio-plastic production growth rate that we are pleased that this data will be in the next few years, a new high."

    European Bioplastics Association and the Hanover University of Applied Sciences study found that ratio of the global production of bioplastics is changing. In 2010, bio-plastics industry is the main production of biodegradable materials, the total of 40 million tons (30 million tons bio-plastic for daily); and this proportion is expected to be reversed next year.

    Hanover University of Applied Sciences of the Hans-JosefEndres said: "By 2015, total production of biological plastic daily to 100 million tons, global bio-plastics show more than half of total output. Biodegradable materials will achieve sustained productivity growth, and 70 million tons in 2015. "

    It is understood that BASF will also focus on the global chemical industry in Asia to invest in new plant and R & D facilities. To meet the growing demand for specialty plastics, BASF will also expand the production of biodegradable plastics capacity, and new polyurethane plant in Shanghai. In addition, Europe is the world's largest bio-plastics market, but also in the development of bio-plastics is a leader. However, the number of bio-plastics factory point of view, Asia and South America is the fastest growing.Made of biodegradable waste plastics

    Materials, technical progress and social development of material basis and the pilot, each must be accompanied by a leap in materials technology revolution. Is closely dependent on the modern high-tech development of new materials, material science and human civilization has become a main indicator of progress of the times. Preparation of engineering plastics, processing and application of traditional industries continue to promote technological progress and structural adjustment, so that downstream products achieve lower costs, meet environmental requirements, and to promote sustainable economic development.Recently, scientists at the University of Florida will be the success of garbage into bio-degradable plastics.

    Microbiology and Cell Science Experts Crown contingent • Shanmugam (KeelnathamShanmugam) and Lonnie • Ingram (LonnieIngram) is to achieve the original purpose of the study of plastic raw materials from non-food grain carbohydrates to the transition of carbohydrates. From the U.S. Calistoga (Calistoga) hot spring collected strains of Bacillus coagulans 36D1-type, and added during the test a little calcium carbonate, found in the yard waste can produce a large number of lactic acid, the effect of carbon water and food can comparable compounds.

    "This means that domestic waste can substitute corn or sugar, used to synthesize bio-degradable plastic, greatly reducing the costs," the experts said, "use yard waste as raw material in plastics, the cost is 1 sugar / 13 is a corn or wheat, 1 / 5. "Experts hope the new method produced by the bio-plastics could help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

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