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Plastic packaging is both an opportunity and a challenge for the chemical industry

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core tip: the plastic packaging industry is moving towards functionalization, greening and quantification, which is both an opportunity and a challenge for the chemical industry. If supporting chemical products want to open up new market share in this field, we need to strengthen the development and promotion of related materials. Plastic packaging is both an opportunity and a challenge for the chemical industry. As one of the most direct downstream industries of the petrochemical industry, the upgrading and technological progress of plastic packaging are highly dependent on the support of chemical products. At the same time, with the improvement of people's living standards and the increasing personalized demand in the field of consumption, plastic packaging also puts forward higher and higher requirements for chemical products

[China Packaging News] the plastic packaging industry is developing towards functionalization, greening and reduction, which is both an opportunity and a challenge for the chemical industry. If supporting chemical products want to open up new market share in this field, we need to strengthen the development and promotion of related materials. Plastic packaging is both an opportunity and a challenge for the chemical industry. As one of the most direct downstream industries of the petrochemical industry, the upgrading and technological progress of plastic packaging are highly dependent on the support of chemical products. At the same time, with the improvement of people's living standards and the increasing personalized demand in the field of consumption, plastic packaging also puts forward higher and higher requirements for chemical products

the plastic packaging industry is developing towards functionalization, greening and reduction, which is both an opportunity and a challenge for the chemical industry. If supporting chemical products want to open up new market share in this field, we need to strengthen the development and promotion of related materials

Plastic packaging is both an opportunity and a challenge for the chemical industry

as one of the most direct downstream industries of the petrochemical industry, the upgrading and technological progress of plastic packaging highly depend on the support of chemical products. At the same time, with the improvement of people's living standards and the increasing personalized demand in the field of consumption, plastic packaging also puts forward higher and higher requirements for chemical products. Functionalization, greening and reduction have become the direction of the plastic packaging industry, and the supporting chemical products will also usher in more development opportunities

functionalization:

the usage accounts for more than 30% and the demand for special materials is increasing rapidly

according to Chen Changjie, deputy director and Secretary General of the expert committee of the plastic Committee of the China Packaging Federation and Secretary General of the green packaging Committee of the Shanghai Packaging Technology Association, it is estimated that plastic packaging materials account for more than 30% of the total amount of all kinds of packaging materials, second only to paper products. At present, the application of plastic in food packaging materials in China has exceeded 50% of the total amount of food packaging materials, ranking first among all kinds of packaging materials

"at present, the development of China's plastic packaging industry has reached a critical stage after the installation of a high rigid I-beam. The downstream industry imposes tariffs on plastic packaging film materials, mainly 25%; (5) Kraft paper materials will also put forward increasingly stringent requirements. In the case of a large number of excess ordinary membranes, some high value-added functional membranes still need to be imported in large quantities. The demand for matte film, highlight film, heat sealing film, heat shrinkable film, high resistance diaphragm, anti ultraviolet radiation film, antistatic film, flame retardant film, etc. in the industrial field has increased rapidly. " Wang Dejun, Secretary General of BOPET (biaxially oriented polyester) Special Committee of China Plastics Processing Industry Association, said

in the field of food industry, the role of plastic packaging can not be underestimated. Li Dongli, director of the packaging research office of the Key Laboratory of Beijing Institute of printing, said that China is a large country in the production and consumption of fruits and vegetables, but the decay rate also ranks among the highest in the world. The loss rate of fruits and vegetables in developed countries is less than 5%, while that in China is as high as 20% - 30%. Functional fresh-keeping materials have a large market in our country. At present, the use of advanced fresh-keeping materials in packaging in the United States can increase the value of fruits by 2.4 times, while the average value-added in China is only 0.4 times. In the future, functional fresh-keeping packaging has a good market prospect in China

"in the future, the food industry will continue to increase the demand for functional films such as high barrier, cooking resistance, UV resistance, light avoidance, antibacterial, breathable, oxygen resistant, etc. in terms of functional food packaging special materials and functional additives, China's R & D and production capacity is still relatively weak, and increasing the development of related materials will be a win-win situation for both the packaging industry and the chemical industry." Chen Changjie said

Greening:

upgrading of environmental protection and safety requirements related additives are about to sell well

with the enhancement of safety awareness and the improvement of environmental protection standards, consumers pay more and more attention to the health and safety performance of plastic packaging. To ensure the health and safety performance of plastic packaging materials, we must rely on the wide application of various green and safe plastic additives. Therefore, industry experts said that safe and environmentally friendly plasticizers, heat stabilizers, adhesives, solvent-free inks/water-based inks and other products will become popular products in the market in the next few years

jiangpingping, a professor at the school of chemistry and materials engineering of Jiangnan University, said that since the 1990s, many regulations related to phthalate plasticizers have been issued internationally, limiting their application in plastic products with high hygiene requirements. China's "Hygienic standard for the use of additives for food containers and packaging materials" (GB) also limits the migration of some plasticizers. It is a general trend to replace phthalate plasticizers with environmental friendly plasticizers such as vegetable oils. With the improvement of environmental protection standards, the market consumption of non-toxic and safe plasticizers will increase

the greening of plastic packaging is not only reflected in the product itself, but also the volatile organic pollutants (VOCs) emitted in the production process are increasingly restricted. With the implementation of the action plan for the prevention and control of air pollution in China, plastic packaging and printing enterprises are facing severe challenges. "There is no doubt that the packaging inks containing benzene and ketone in the future will definitely be no longer usable. The development direction of the market is water-based inks, solvent-free inks, UV curing inks and other products. However, at present, these new products are still in short supply in China, and neither variety nor quantity can meet the market demand." Chen Yu, head of the expert group of the composite membrane special committee of China Plastics Association, said

reduction:

eradicate "white pollution" biodegradable plastics are favored

packaging materials are mostly disposable products with short service life. In order to reduce the impact of packaging waste (commonly known as "white pollution") on the environment, waste reduction treatment has become one of the development directions of plastic packaging. In the process of reduction, biodegradable materials play a leading role

Weng Yunxuan, Secretary General of the National Technical Committee for the standardization of bio based materials and degradable products, said that with the increasingly serious environmental problems, the application of biodegradable materials in packaging has received more and more praise and attention. In recent years, the demand for biodegradable materials in developed countries such as Europe and the United States has maintained a rapid growth

according to the latest research report of ASD, the market demand for biodegradable plastic packaging will maintain an average annual growth rate of more than double digits from 2013 to 2019, and the global market value of biodegradable plastic packaging will exceed US $8.415 billion by 2019. The report predicts that food and beverage packaging will be the largest major application field of biodegradable plastics, in which polylactic acid and starch based plastics will continue to dominate the biodegradable plastic packaging market, and biodegradable plastics used for food packaging account for more than 70%

according to insiders, compared with stone oil-based polymer materials, biodegradable materials produced in China are mainly exported due to their high cost. With the improvement of environmental protection regulations and the enhancement of consumers' awareness of environmental protection, the domestic biodegradable plastic packaging market is also expanding, and biodegradable materials will usher in more development opportunities during the "13th five year plan" period