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Development overview of the global bio-based plastics industry
Development overview of the global bio-based plastics industryBio-based plastics refer to new materials whose production raw materials are wholly or partly derived from biomass (corn, sugarcane or cellulose, etc.
).
Polyurethane, bio-based PE/PET, etc.
are represented by non-biodegradable types
.
According to data released by European Bioplastics (European Bioplastics Association), in 2020, the global bio-based plastics production capacity will reach 2.
111 million tons, mainly distributed in Asia; at the same time, the proportion of biodegradable production capacity is increasing, and the application fields are diversified
.
1.
Bio-based plastics = biodegradable + non-biodegradable
Bio-based plastics = biodegradable + non-biodegradable
From the perspective of biodegradable properties and raw materials, plastic products can be divided into bio-based plastics and petrochemical-based plastics, which can be subdivided into biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastics
.
2.
The global bio-based plastics production capacity will exceed 2 million tons in 2020
The global bio-based plastics production capacity will exceed 2 million tons in 2020
According to the latest data released by European Bioplastics (European Bioplastics Association), the global bio-based plastics account for about 1% of the plastics produced each year
.
At the same time, with the development of environmental protection industries in various countries around the world, in the production capacity of bio-based plastics, the proportion of production capacity of biodegradable plastics continues to increase, and the proportion of production capacity of non-biodegradable plastics continues to decline
.
From the perspective of regional distribution of production capacity, in 2020, the global bio-based plastics production capacity is mainly distributed in Asia, accounting for 46% of production capacity.
At the same time, European Bioplastics predicts that this region will continue to be the main production center in the next five years; the second largest in the world Large production bases are located in Europe, and their production capacity accounts for about a quarter of the global bioplastics production capacity
.
3.
The largest application scale in the packaging field
The largest application scale in the packaging field
From the perspective of the source of raw materials for bio-based plastics, in 2020, among the global bio-based plastics-biodegradable production capacity, PLA (polylactic acid) and starch-based plastics account for the largest production capacity, both 32%, of which PLA's production capacity The growth was mainly due to the increased investment in PLA production capacity by American and European companies; and in the non-biodegradable field, the production capacity of PA (nylon) and PE (bio-based polyethylene) accounted for a larger proportion, accounting for 28% and 25%, respectively
.
From the perspective of downstream applications of production capacity, in 2020, the downstream application fields of global bio-based plastics will be diversified.
Among them, the packaging field is the largest application field of bio-based plastics in the world, with a production capacity of 555,000 tons for the production of flexible packaging, The production capacity of 443,000 tons is for the production of rigid packaging
.
4.
Global bio-based plastics production capacity will continue to grow
Global bio-based plastics production capacity will continue to grow
In the future, with the growing demand for bio-based plastics and the emergence of more and more bio-based polymers, applications and products, the production capacity of bio-based plastics will continue to grow
.
According to the forecast of the European Bioplastics Association, by 2025, the global bio-based plastics production capacity will exceed 2.
87 million tons, of which the production capacity of degradable bio-based plastics will also increase to more than 60%
.
