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Original Title: Plastic Restraining Order Drives Expansion Of Environmental Materials Company Production Capacity, Start Of Supermarket And Catering Upgrade
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[La orden de restricción de plástico impulsa a las empresas de materiales ambientales a expandir la capacidad de producción, los supermercados y la restauración comienzan a mejorar]A new round of opinions on plastic pollution control will be officially implemented as of January 1, 2021. Under the most stringent “plastic restriction order” in history, the degradable plastics industry has introduced new opportunities commercial with enormous market potential. At the same time, supermarkets and catering companies have started the path of transformation and modernization, replacing plastic bags with biodegradable shopping bags, deactivating plastic straws, replacing packaging bags, etc. Cutlery and spoons made of different ecological materials have begun to appear on people’s tables. . (China Business News)
A new round of plastic pollution controlopinionIt will be officially implemented on January 1, 2021. Under the most stringent “plastic limit order” in history, the degradable plastics industry has ushered in a newDeal，marketThe potential is enormous. At the same time, supermarkets and cateringcompanyThe path of transformation and improvement has been opened, replacing plastic bags with biodegradable shopping bags, deactivating plastic straws, replacing packaging bags, etc. Cutlery and spoons made of different ecological materials have also begun to appear on people’s tables.
In China Plastics City in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, Mr. Xia, the relevant person in charge of SZ Plastics, told the China Business News reporter that histhe companyThe market price for the plastic straws originally produced was between 15,000 and 16,000 yuan per ton. Today, the replacement straw material after the “plastic limit order” becomescostTo increase 2 ~ 3 times. Among them, the market price of paper straws is about 30,000 yuan per ton, and the market price of bio-based polylactic acid (PLA) degradable plastic straws is 50,000 yuan per ton.
In view of the large price difference between paper straws and PLA plastic straws, Xia said that more orders for paper straws are currently being received. The company’s monthly paper straws production capacity is more than 100 tons, and the order has been placed until 2021., May. The monthly production capacity of PLA plastic straws is basically the same, compared with the production of paper straws, the production capacity is slightly vacant, but the orders have been placed until after April.
It is reported that there are three main mechanisms for degradable plastics: photodegradation by adding photosensitizers under sun exposure, biodegradation that can be broken down by natural microorganisms, and water degradation by adding water-absorbent substances that can dissolve in water. There are someproductIt combines the characteristics of the first two and adopts a dual degradation of light and biology.
Since biodegradation is the main type of degradable plastics, so-called biodegradable plastics are commonly called biodegradable plastics. Among them, PE / starch mixed plastics can only achieve partial degradation degree, while representative plastics of PLA and poly (PBAT) can achieve complete degradation, and therefore it is considered the most promising degradable plastic.
It is foreseeable that with the gradual implementation of the plastic restraining order, the production capacity of companies in the biodegradable field will gradually expand, as one of the industry leaders in the biodegradable field.Kingfa technologyIn December 2020interactiveThe platform said that the company currently has a biodegradable polyester synthesis capacity of 60,000 tons, and will have a new annual production capacity of 60,000 tons of PBAT synthesis production line and an annual output of 30,000 tons of synthesis line of PLA under construction, the remainingRuifeng gaocai(300243.SZ) 、New material from Tongcheng (603650.SH), Xinjiang Wangjinglong and other construction companies have an annual production capacity of more than 60,000 tons of PBAT.
A reporter from China Business News visited Shanghai a few days agoLianhua Supermarket, Hema, Carrefour, Century Lianhua, Family Mart, Lawson,WalmartAfter waiting for the supermarket stores, I saw that there are basically no ordinary plastic bags in this kind of supermarket stores, instead of degradable shopping bags, a Century Lianhua employee said that before that, ordinary plastic bags they were used asProductNowadays, according to the relevant regulations, these plastic bags are no longer sold and biodegradable shopping bags are sold instead. Of course, customers can bring their own bags to purchase.
WalmartChina recently announced that it has joined the “plastic reduction” initiative to increase the use of biodegradable plastic shopping bags.Municipality, Provincial capitals, and five of Dalian, Ningbo, Xiamen, Qingdao and ShenzhenMunicipalitieseverythingWalmartStores stopped providing customers with non-degradable plastic bags and launched biodegradable plastic bags.
“Walmart has always been committed to sustainable development. This time we actively responded to the joint call of nine ministries and commissions, including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the Ministry of Commerce to support the departments. relevant governments in the implementation of the “plastic limit order.”strategyOne of the important performances.We have been actively working togetherprovider, Delivering on the promise of innovative plastics to reduce waste, while increasing the purchase of sustainable products. “Said the relevant person in charge of Wal-Mart.
After visiting many local milk tea shops and restaurants in Shanghai, a China Business News reporter found that paper and materials based on PLA (polylactic acid) have become the first choice to replace plastic materials. Taking “1 point” as an example, the store clerk told China Business News that as of January 1, 2021, all straws in the store were switched to biodegradable materials. The reporter noted that “PLA + PBS” is printed on the packaging of the straw.Logo, Which indicates that the main ingredients are polylactic acid and polyglycol succinate, both degradable materials.
A China Business News reporter learned from the relevant person in charge of Hema that all the straws and disposable tableware used in the store had been replaced by degradable or recyclable materials. The person in charge of Fulao Noodles is here.to acceptA China Business News reporter said in an interview that the main high-frequency materials, such as packaging boxes used in current domestic stores and take-out meals, have been changed in accordance with the requirements of the relevant departments in various regions. They are all degradable materials, like the degradable cornstarch tableware used in packing boxes and non-woven bags to go. In addition, Burger King’s lunch box has now started to be made from corn syrup, the plastic straw is made from degradable PLA material, and an ergonomically designed spoon made from sugar cane syrup has also been developed.
In fact, this renovation and replacement journey has been around for a long time, and many catering companies have taken a step-by-step, batch-by-batch approach to gradually replacing original materials. The CBN reporter learned that as early as 2007,McDonald’sIt has already started to replace the outer plastic bags with paper bags. By 2010, Makxuanfeng started switching to paper cup packaging. In June 2020,McDonald’sAnnounced the phasing out of plastic straws, and at the same time introduced new “strawless” cup lids in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. At present, this cup lid has covered all theMcDonald’srestaurant.
Nayuki’s tea is improved from the cup holder. Since the cup holder is made in a short time, the source of the tea reaches the store sooner. Starting in July 2020, the cup holders on Nayuki’s tea containers began to be replaced by “recycled pulp”. As of September 2020, Nayuki national stores have gradually replaced paper straws and biodegradable straws, and have gradually reduced plastic straws. Supply. Today, all the straws in Naxue stores nationwide have been replaced by eco-friendly paper straws. At the same time, the packaging bag, inner bread bag, Naxue tableware bag and milk cover spoon have been completely changed to environmentally friendly materials.
However, in this process of “exchanging the old for the new”,user experienceIt cannot be ignored. Many netizens pointed out on social platforms that paper straws tend to collapse and lack suction during use. Not only did they lose the “fun” of chewing on the straws, they even lost some of them.storeThe paper straws used have a strong smell of paper, which affects the taste of the drink. Keywords like “the correct use of paper straws” are all successfulMicro ExpoHot search.
In an interview with the media, Burger King China CEO Zhu Fuqiang said that at first Burger King also considered using paper straws, but after experiments, using paper straws to drink carbonated beverages was found to be easy. to soften, so the final choice was PLA. Degradable plastic straws.
At the same time, costs have risen accordingly. The relevant person in charge of Hefu Lao Noodles told the CBN reporter that after the material is changed,short termInternal costs have increased to a certain extent.Nayuki’s TeaPublic relations communicationThe person in charge, Chen Shi, revealed to the CBN reporter that the current cost of straws is between 30% and 40% higher than before. In an interview with the media, Zhu Fuqiang also mentioned that the cost of biodegradable plastic straws is relatively higher than that of paper straws.
A China Business News reporter found that not allShowcaseThey are able to implement this policy 100%, which is in line with theSupplyThe situation has a lot to do with it. At a milk tea shop located on Gumei Road in Shanghai, the reporter observed that the straws in the shop had not been completely replaced with biodegradable materials. Plastic straws and biodegradable straws were placed side by side on the operating table. When selling milk tea, the clerk had priority. Plastic straws before use. “The supply of new straws is not in place yet. At present, we still use the old straws first. All are expected to be replaced after the Spring Festival,” the employee explained to the CBN reporter.
(Source: China Business News)
(Editor in charge: DF387)
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