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Degradable plastics become a focus industry or enter a stage of rapid penetration

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[ Focus on Chemical Machinery and Equipment Network ] In recent years, the consumption of plastic products, especially disposable plastic products, has continued to rise.
The problem of "white garbage" has become increasingly prominent, and the problem of plastic pollution control is also urgent.
As the "plastic restriction order" is upgraded to a "plastic ban order", white pollution may be greatly reduced.
At the same time, plastic products such as biodegradable plastics and alternative products ushered in the market and became the focus of attention of the industry.
Driven by policies, etc.
, the degradable plastics industry is expected to enter a stage of rapid increase in penetration.

Chemical machinery and equipment network hot attention to plastic products of chemical machinery and equipment

This year, the National Development and Reform Commission and * announced the "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Treatment of Plastic Pollution", stipulating that by the end of 2020, my country will * ban and restrict the production, sales and use of certain plastic products in certain regions and areas.
Compared with the "plastic restriction order" more than 10 years ago, the so-called very strict "plastic ban order" is no longer only for plastic shopping bags, but 13 types of plastic products will be banned in phases in 2020, 2022 and 2025.
, The scope is far beyond the "plastic limit order.
"

In mid-July, * once again jointly issued the "Notice on the Solid Promotion of Plastic Pollution Treatment" with nine departments, expressing the need to implement territorial management responsibilities.
For a time, many places across the country have introduced provincial implementation plans, and biodegradable plastics have also become the focus.
At present, many catering companies are also actively influencing the call, planning to gradually replace plastic disposable tableware with environmentally-friendly tableware made of biodegradable materials in the near future.

　　It is reported that chain catering companies have joined hands with a powerful artiste to call on more young groups to increase their awareness of environmental protection.
At the same time, it announced the launch of an environmental protection strategy.
It will introduce environmentally friendly tableware made of biodegradable materials in its restaurants, gradually replacing the original plastic tableware, and actively responding to the country's new plastic restriction policy.
It is said that the company consumes nearly 260 million plastic straws, more than 31 million forks and spoons, and more than 152 million plastic bags every year.
In the future, it will gradually use biodegradable environmentally friendly tableware, which will greatly reduce white pollution.

　　At present, the company's upcoming degradable series of products, spoons made of sugarcane pulp, plastic straws made of polylactic acid as the main degradable material, and "plastic bags" made of corn starch, etc.
, are recyclable.
It can be degraded to reduce environmental pollution.
In fact, in the general environment where the "plastic ban" is about to be implemented, plastic products and alternative products that are recyclable, easy to recycle, degradable, up to standard, green and environmentally friendly, and economical and applicable will usher in the market.

　　In recent years, degradable plastics have been developing rapidly as plastic products and alternative products.
Data show that the demand for degradable plastics has grown steadily.
The demand for degradable plastics has maintained an annual growth rate of about 5% for the past three years.
It is expected that the demand for degradable plastics will increase to 550,000 tons by 2023, with an average growth rate of 9% in 5 years .
Some people in the industry said that the domestic biodegradable plastics started late, the growth rate is fast, and the industry has a large space.
Driven by the "plastic ban", the industry is expected to enter a stage of rapid increase in penetration.

　　It is understood that there are mainly three types of degradable plastics: photodegradable plastics, biodegradable plastics and photobiodegradable plastics.
Biodegradable plastics are mainly plastics produced from biomass, which can reduce the consumption of traditional energy sources such as petroleum, including polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoate, and polyglutamic acid.
Among them, polylactic acid is fully biodegradable and will play an increasingly important role in the treatment of white pollution.

　　With technological progress, large-scale production, cost reduction, and improvement of environmental protection concepts, degradable plastics will have high growth and broad market demand in the future.
It is predicted that by 2025, the demand for degradable plastics in my country will reach 2.
38 million tons by 2030.
, my country’s demand for biodegradable plastics is expected to reach 4.
28 million tons.
In addition, driven by policies, the degradable plastics industry has begun to enter the expansion cycle, and will further reduce costs, and better facilitate the popularization of degradable plastics.

　　Original title: Biodegradable plastics have become a focus industry or enter a stage of rapid penetration

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