In 2020, China's biodegradable plastics industry is still in the introduction period

 

Large usage of starch-based plastics
 

Biodegradable plastic is a kind of polymer material that has excellent performance, can be completely decomposed by environmental microorganisms after being discarded, and is finally inorganicized to become a component of the carbon cycle in nature.
Biodegradation can be divided into partial degradation and complete degradation according to the degree of degradation.
Among them, PE/starch mixed plastics can only reach the degree of partial degradation, while the representative bio-based polylactic acid (PLA) and petroleum-based poly(adipic acid) Butylene glycol ester-co-butylene terephthalate (PBAT) can achieve complete degradation.

 

In 2019, the total production capacity of biodegradable plastics is about 1.
077 million tons, and starch-based plastics account for as much as 38%.
The current usage is large, followed by PBAT and PLA at 25% and 24%.

The industry is still in the lead-in period
 

In 2019, the output of plastic products in China was as high as 81.
84 million tons, accounting for about 1/4 of the demand for plastics.
At the same time, the consumption of biodegradable plastics in my country in 2019 was only 520,000 tons.
Refer to the data of the European Bioplastics Association.
The consumption of degradable plastics accounts for only 4.
6%, which is significantly lower than the average level.
It can be seen that the domestic biodegradable plastics industry is still in the introduction period.

Price remains the main obstacle
 

From the main performance point of view, degradable plastics are equivalent to traditional plastics in terms of stretch, impact and elasticity.
However, comparing the price, it can be seen that the price of degradable plastics is generally more than twice the price of traditional plastics.
Even if it is the same degradable plastic, PBS has good processing properties and is suitable for various conventional and special processing methods such as injection molding, extrusion, and blister.
However, because its price is close to twice that of PLA, the output is relatively small.

Policies promote degradable plastics to accelerate penetration
 

　　In January 2020, the country *joint* issued the "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Treatment of Plastic Pollution", focusing on prohibiting and restricting four areas: non-degradable plastic bags, disposable plastic tableware, disposable plastic products in hotels and hotels, and express plastic packaging Use the requirements and time to advance the node.
In July 2020, nine ministries including the Ministry of Ecology and Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Ecology and Environmental Protection jointly issued the "Notice on Solid Promotion of Plastic Pollution Control", which clearly pointed out that emerging areas such as food delivery, e-commerce, and express delivery are all areas with prominent plastic pollution problems.
Starting from 1st, non-degradable plastic bags, plastic tableware and disposable plastic straws will be banned.
In addition to national government departments, various localities have also issued a timetable for bans on plastics.
From "plastic restriction" to "plastic ban", the policy is expected to accelerate the pace of penetration of degradable plastics.

　　Industry competition
 

　　In recent years, more than ten domestic companies have announced to enter or expand the production capacity and layout of degradable plastics.
Among them, listed companies include Kingfa Technology, Jindan Technology, Ruifeng High Materials, Tongcheng New Materials, COFCO Technology, Wanhua Chemical, etc.
, which are not listed.
Companies include Lanjing Technology, Hisun Bio, etc.
The future production capacity of degradable plastics will completely cover the existing demand.

　　The above data comes from the "Market Outlook and Investment Strategic Planning Analysis Report of China's Biodegradable Plastics Industry" by the Qianzhan Industry Research Institute.
At the same time, the Qianzhan Industry Research Institute also provides industrial big data, industrial planning, industrial declaration, industrial park planning, and industrial investment promotion.
Program.

 

　　Original title: Market status and competitive landscape analysis of China's biodegradable plastics industry in 2020 The industry is still in the introduction period