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How big is the market opportunity for a total plastic ban?
Release time：2020-08-28
Packaging giants are the first to deploy environmentally friendly packaging products represented by takeaway lunch boxes. Obviously, they are all driven by the process of comprehensive plastic bans that have become increasingly popular in recent years.
If the ban on plastics leaves the market for alternative products, paper-based packaging products will obviously be one of the main beneficiaries. Because at present, it seems that there are not many better choices than cartons, paper bags, pulp molded products, etc., to replace difficult-to-degrade disposable plastic products. Come to think of it, this is the main logic behind Yutong, Jihong and other companies in the circle who are eager to use paper instead of plastic.
The question is: Under the plastic ban, why did Yutong and Jihong choose environmentally-friendly lunch box products with take-away packaging?
Looking at the relevant regulations of Jilin, Hainan and the Development and Reform Commission, it is clear: Although many media have interpreted it as a "comprehensive ban on plastics," the main prohibited products are actually two categories: disposable plastic bags and disposable plastic tableware. Among them, the restricted use of plastic bags has been 12 years since 2008. Currently, the scope of bans is expanding, but there is not much room for imagination left to the market.
With the explosive growth of food delivery, disposable plastic tableware has become one of the most important sources of plastic waste. Moreover, the proportion of alternative environmentally friendly products is still very limited.
In addition to the above listed giants, listed companies such as Meiyingsen, Hexing, and Stora Enso have also deployed pulp molding.
The domestic market is in full swing, and foreign pulp molding giants are also watching. The Danish Thornico company is also deploying the Chinese market. They are also the world's largest manufacturer of molded fiber packaging products. At the end of 2019, Chuzhou Sunwo Paper Packaging Co., Ltd. started construction. The total investment of the project is about 120 million yuan. The planned construction year Project to produce 200 million pieces of molded egg packaging products. The production technology for this project comes from Hartmann, a subsidiary of the Thornico Group. Paper egg packaging products will use 100% recyclable and biodegradable materials, and will be committed to an environmentally friendly and sustainable business model throughout the process.
As of the end of 2018, a total of 154 countries have passed government legislation or promulgated bans to manage plastic bags. With the increasing plastic pollution and the advancement of global plastic restrictions, more and more countries will join the global plastic restrictions. In the future, plastic restriction activities will become a global trend. In 2007, the State Council announced the implementation of the plastic restriction order from June 2008. The initial policy effect was good, but the policy that accompanied the increase in demand for plastics in the food delivery and logistics express delivery areas had no significant effect in the later period. In 2020, the country issued a new version of the plastic ban. Compared with the 2008 plastic limit order and the 2020 plastic limit order, the 2020 plastic limit order has the advantages of progressive goals & comprehensive coverage & synergy. The new version of the Plastic Restriction Order specifically introduces alternatives to plastics. However, due to the large gap in the production capacity of biodegradable plastics in my country and the incomplete manufacturing process and recycling system, it cannot make up for the reduction in the plastic size of the plastic restriction order. my country's paper industry is relatively mature. , The production capacity of white cardboard box board paper has grown steadily over the years, and paper products are expected to become the backbone of plastic replacement under the plastic restriction order.
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