Analysis of the supply status and development prospects of the global bio-based plastics market in 2021

Overview of the global bio-based plastics industry development

Bio-based plastics refer to new materials whose raw materials are wholly or partly derived from biomass (corn, sugarcane or cellulose, etc.

).

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 continues to increase, and the application fields are diversified

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Bio-based plastics = biodegradable + non-biodegradable

From the perspective of biodegradability and raw materials, plastic products can be divided into bio-based plastics and petrochemical-based plastics.

These two types of plastics can be subdivided into biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastics

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In 2020, the global bio-based plastics production capacity will exceed 2 million tons

According to the latest data released by European Bioplastics (European Bioplastics Association), global bio-based plastics account for approximately 1% of plastics produced each year
.

In 2020, the global bio-based plastics production capacity will reach 2.
111 million tons, of which the production capacity of biodegradable plastics will be 1.

　　At the same time, with the development of environmental protection industries in various countries around the world, the proportion of biodegradable plastics in the production capacity of bio-based plastics has been increasing, and the proportion of non-biodegradable plastics has been declining
.

　　From the perspective of the regional distribution of production capacity, in 2020, the global bio-based plastic production capacity will be mainly distributed in Asia, accounting for 46% of the production capacity.

At the same time, European Bioplastics predicts that this region will continue to become a major production center in the next five years; the world's second largest Large production bases are located in Europe, and their production capacity accounts for about a quarter of the global bioplastics production capacity

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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 will account for the largest production capacity, both of which are 32%, of which PLA production capacity The growth is mainly due to the increased investment in PLA production capacity by American and European companies; in the non-biodegradable field, the production capacity of PA (nylon) and PE (bio-based polyethylene) are relatively large, 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 555,000 tons of production capacity for flexible packaging production, The capacity of 443,000 tons is used for the production of rigid packaging

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Global bio-based plastic production capacity will continue to grow

　　In the future, with the growth of 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 European Bioplastics Association's forecast, by 2025, the global bio-based plastic 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%
.

　　Transfer from: Prospective Industry Research Institute