"Substituting paper for plastics and bamboo for plastics" my country's banned plastic substitutes industry is in the budding stage of development

【Hot Spotlight on Chemical Machinery and Equipment Net】Recently, researchers from the University of Cambridge have created a polymer film by imitating the characteristics of spider silk, which can replace plastics in many common household products
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Other types of bioplastics require industrial composting facilities to degrade.
This material can be composted at home and can be safely degraded in most natural environments, which has aroused industry concern
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In daily life, plastic products have indeed brought us convenience and speed
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However, the environmental pollution caused by abused and discarded plastic products has seriously affected human health and the sustainable development of nature
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At this stage, increasing efforts to develop fully degradable and replaceable plastic products has become the direction of the industry's joint efforts
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Disposable non-degradable plastic products upstream of the main alternatives for raw materials, including cloth, nonwoven fabric, paper, bamboo, wood, plant stalks, starch, PLA, PHA, PBS / PBSA , PBAT the like
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Midstream is a substitute for disposable non-degradable plastic products, mainly including disposable tableware, shopping bags, packaging bags, hotel and hotel disposable products, agricultural films, etc.
made of degradable plastic, cloth, paper, bamboo, wood and other materials
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The downstream is mainly used in catering, packaging, retail, agriculture and other industries
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On April 1, 2021, in order to better prepare for the "Boao International Plastic Ban Industry Forum Shenzhen Summit and the Greater Bay Area Ban Plastic (Alternative) Industry Exhibition", the Guangdong Provincial Plastic Ban Substitute Industry Promotion Association (hereinafter referred to as "Promotion “The First Preparatory Symposium of the Guangdong Provincial Association for Promoting the Prohibition of Plastic Substitutions Industry” was held in Longhua District, Shenzhen
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Mr.
Liu Kunfeng participated in this meeting on behalf of Shenzhen Shanfeng Zhidong, and shared the latest research and development progress and market application results of "using bamboo instead of plastic"
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Introduced the self-developed and innovative bamboo tableware automatic production line equipment using bamboo as the raw material.
The results were strongly praised by Professor Yu Long and commented: "This is a very good substitute for plastic bans!
 

　　A few days ago, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Special Administrative Measures for Pollution Control, Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction in Central Budget Investment" (Circular 655).
The resource utilization of degradable plastics and waste plastics belongs to the resource conservation and efficient utilization projects in the "Administrative Measures".
Central financial support
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On May 15, the 2021 (Puyang·Nanle) Biodegradable New Material Industry Development Conference was held in Puyang
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Zhu Wenwei, chairman of the China Plastics Processing Industry Association, attended and delivered a speech
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He mentioned that there is a large market for alternative plastics at the emergence stage, especially the replacement demand for disposable plastic products in certain areas has increased significantly.
The introduction of policies has brought development opportunities to the industry.
Chinese companies must grasp and develop well
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　　The "plastic ban" has been implemented nationwide this year, and the plastics industry is facing the challenge of upgrading
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Among them, biodegradable plastics, which are the most advantageous alternative to traditional plastics, have become the "new favorite" in the market
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Let's take a look at the current progress of the implementation of the "plastic ban" in various regions of the country:
 

　　Hainan Province: 11 production enterprises of banned plastic substitutes were established
 

　　The "Provisions on the Prohibition of Disposable Non-degradable Plastic Products in the Hainan Special Economic Zone" came into effect on December 1, 2020
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On May 25, 2021, the deputy director and spokesperson of the Hainan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, Kong Linghui, when introducing the province’s total ban on the production and sales of disposable non-degradable plastic products, said that Hainan Province has established 11 alternative production enterprises.
It has a production capacity of 39,400 tons of film bags, 15,100 tons of tableware, and 40,000 tons of modified materials
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　　Shanxi Province: Degradable plastic production capacity reaches 40,000 tons
 

　　A few days ago, the General Office of Shanxi Provincial Government will issue the "Action Plan on Accelerating the Promotion of Plastic Pollution Control" (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan")
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The Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government attach great importance to the treatment of plastic pollution in the province.
The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Lou Yangsheng clearly pointed out in the 11th Plenary Session of the 11th Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Party Committee Economic Work Conference that it will be held on July 1, 2021.
The province prohibits the production, sale and use of disposable non-degradable plastic products
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At present, the production capacity of degradable plastics in Shanxi Province has reached 40,000 tons
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As a leading emerging industry for bio-based new materials in Shanxi Province, degradable plastics, the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology will increase support in terms of policies and funds to encourage degradable plastics companies to implement technological transformation and innovative research and development to enhance corporate brand competitiveness
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　　Beijing: 35% reduction in sales of plastic shopping bags
 

　　On April 25, the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission disclosed that, according to preliminary investigations, the city's plastic shopping bag sales have dropped by an average of 35% compared to December last year (before the release of the action plan)
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"From the perspective of market entities, many large supermarket chains such as Carrefour, Jingkelong, Yonghui, and Supermarket have completely replaced biodegradable plastic bags; large chain catering companies such as Quanjude, Meizhou Dongpo, McDonald's, KFC, Starbucks, etc.
have also been phased out.
The disposable non-degradable plastic packaging bags, straws and other disposable plastic products commonly used in the past are replaced with paper or other degradable materials
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” The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission said
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Not only that, the proportion of slimming tape packaging in express outlets in the city has reached 90%, the amount of tape has been reduced by more than 25%, and the utilization rate of circulating transit bags has reached more than 95%; most star hotels can not actively provide the "six small pieces"
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　　Shanghai: The country's first case demonstrates the determination to ban plastics
 

　　Recently, a bakery was fined 10,000 yuan for providing non-degradable disposable plastic straws
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This is the first national fine issued by Shanghai after the market supervision department has undertaken the administrative punishment power of the "Solid Waste Law" in the commercial sector
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　　Over the past decade or so since the "plastic restriction order" has been implemented, the psychology of the law's non-accountability and the plasticity of supervision have made some people feel that non-compliance is not a big deal
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Nowadays, the "plastic restriction order" has been upgraded to a "plastic ban", and it is written in black and white in the law, and no one is allowed to get lucky anymore
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The first case in the country undoubtedly demonstrates the determination to ban plastics.
Therefore, relevant departments must increase normalized supervision on the one hand to ensure "zero tolerance" in management; on the other hand, they must promote the upgrade of the upstream industrial chain of straws and encourage more companies to innovate and launch Cost-effective alternative products
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With such a two-pronged approach, disposable plastic straws can be delisted as soon as possible
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　　Conclusion: What is the potential demand space in the biodegradable plastics market? According to industry analysis, as the market focuses on new green materials such as PBAT (polybutylene adipate) and PLA (polylactic acid), it is estimated that a huge market space of 100 billion yuan will be generated
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However, at the same time, the degradable plastics industry still has problems such as "small and fragmented", overcapacity at the low end and insufficient capacity at the high end, and a new round of quality upgrading is urgently needed
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On the whole, China's disposable non-degradable plastic products substitute industry is still in the early stage of development, and the scale of the industry needs to be further improved.
With the increasingly stringent environmental protection supervision, the market prospects of disposable non-degradable plastic products substitutes are better
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　　Source: cnBeta, Securities Times, National Development and Reform Commission, China Economic Net, Eco Shanxi, Economic Daily, Consumer Daily Net
 

　　Original title: "Substituting paper for plastics and bamboo for plastics" my country's banned plastic substitutes industry is in the embryonic stage of development