EU "plastic limit order" is about to be introduced to promote the transformation of Taizhou plastics enterprises into environmental protection

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Recently, the European Commission proposed a bill that all disposable products such as straws and beverage stir bars will not be made of plastic in the future, but must be made of environmentally friendly materials. Currently, the bill needs to be approved by the European Parliament and the European Council before it enters into force.

The reporter learned that in addition to prohibiting disposable plastic plates, tableware, straws, beverage stir bars and cotton swabs, the bill also requires member states to propose the goal of reducing the use of disposable food containers such as plastic beverage cups. As for the plastic beverage container, only those containers in which the bottle cap is integrated with the bottle body can be marketed.

According to reports, once the bill is passed, by 2030, the new regulations will reduce the environmental damage caused by plastic pollution by 22 billion euros, and will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3.4 million tons.

Taizhou is an important processing base for plastic products in the world. According to statistics, there are 377 companies in the plastics industry in Taizhou, with more than 50,000 injection molding equipment and annual consumption of raw materials of more than 6 million tons. For the Taizhou plastics industry, what impact will the “plastic limit order” plan proposed by the EU be implemented once it is implemented?

“We mainly export to Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, focusing on functional kitchen products. According to the “plastic limit order” proposed by the European Union, not all plastic products are banned, and our products are not in the prohibited catalogue.” Yang Wenjun, executive deputy general manager of Ma Plastic Industry, told reporters that although there is no direct impact on their enterprises, the release of the EU “plastic limit order” means that the international market is paying more and more attention to environmental protection issues, and they will also upgrade their products.

It is understood that the proposal reduces disposable plastic products sold in supermarkets and prohibits the production and sale of certain products in order to replace them with more environmentally friendly products so that consumers can continue to use their favorite products. To this end, Shuangma Plastic's raw materials for the production of plastic products are no longer limited to plastics, but extend to stainless steel, glass, ceramics and other materials, through the combination of plastic and new materials to increase the added value of products.

Compared with Taizhou household plastic products companies whose products are not in the EU's “plastic limit order” prohibition, Fuling Plastics, which produces disposable plastic lunch boxes, lost nearly 100 million yuan in sales due to changes in the international environment.

“All the time, our annual sales growth has been maintained at 25%~30%, but this year's sales growth rate is only 15%.” Jiang Guilan, chairman of Fuling Plastics, also serves as the president of Taizhou Plastics Industry Association. Tell reporters that they mainly provide disposable tableware and straws for KFC, McDonald's, etc. This year's sales growth of the company is inseparable from the Sino-US trade war. At present, they have developed environmentally friendly materials instead of plastics, and the EU's "plastic limit" program Once implemented, they will be forced to step up research and development and application of environmentally friendly materials. "Environmental protection will gradually occupy the market in the future. Plastics companies cannot stay at this stage, but develop to high quality and produce high value-added products." Jiang Guilan said.

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