What are the trends in biodegradable plastics?

At present, the global production capacity of biodegradable plastics has reached about 1000kt and is growing at a rate of more than 20% per year; China’s biodegradable plastics, as the focus of the development of the plastics industry during the “13th Five-Year Plan” period, has been developing rapidly: the domestic production capacity has reached about 500kt, among which PLA production capacity has reached 50kt/year and PBAT production capacity has exceeded 200kt/year. The production capacity of PBAT has exceeded 200kt/year, and a large number of production lines are under construction or planned to be constructed, and the production capacity and usage of PHA, PCL, PPC and other materials are also increasing, and it is believed that biodegradable plastics will be better developed during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period. It is the basic principle of China to further strengthen the management of plastic pollution, and the direction of biodegradable plastics development.
A series of regulations and policy measures introduced in China in the fields of green production and consumption, such as urban household waste classification, e-commerce packaging, postal express packaging, green requirements for take-away packaging, etc., to vigorously promote green, recycling and low-carbon development and accelerate the formation of a production and life style that conserves resources and protects the environment, have achieved certain results, and it is believed that with the gradual introduction, implementation and improvement of more domestic and foreign policies, China It is believed that with the gradual introduction, implementation and improvement of more domestic and foreign policies, the technical innovation, testing and evaluation and standard system of biodegradable plastics will become more and more perfect, and the technicality of manufacturing, processing, application and recyclability of biodegradable plastics will become more mature, and the production, sale and use of biodegradable plastics will be over to the stage of large-scale industrialization.