Our life has long been inseparable from plastic. Anything touched, above all ninety-nine, has the presence of plastic. After the rapid development of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan", China has become a world leader in the production, production, and export of plastic products.

For the industry, opportunities also face challenges. Companies are increasingly concerned about the direction of the industry and are concerned with technological innovation. For consumers, more attention is paid to these issues: Will plastic products become more and more expensive? Can we guarantee the environment from pollution?

The perspective of the industry and the eyes of consumers seem to exist. In fact, they can be used as annotations for each other. So how do you interpret these achievements and outlook? Zhu Wenzheng, acting chairman of China Plastics Processing Industry Association, accepted an exclusive interview with this newspaper.

Data to speak

In 2017, the plastics processing industry focused on advancing supply-side structural reforms, centered on improving the quality and benefits of the industry's development, and persisting in innovation-driven innovations to help transform kinetic energy and achieve fruitful results. So, what is the status of this industry? Is there room for development in the future? According to the introduction of the chairman of the Board of Directors Zhu Wenji, we can sort out the following four characteristics:

The rapid development of the industry and the good corporate performance: In 2017, the total statistics of the plastics industry in the country cumulatively completed production of 75.1554 million tons, an increase of 3.44%; 15350 enterprises above designated size have accumulatively completed the main business income of 2,280.836 billion yuan, an increase of 6.74% year-on-year; The proportion of main business income in the light industry industry was 9.41%, accounting for 1.96% of the national industry.

The industry has developed smoothly and the company's profits have also been considerable. The total profit realized has totaled 135.468 billion yuan, an increase of 4.81% year-on-year; the total profit has accounted for 8.52% of the light industry.

What are the new trends in the plastics industry?

Cleaner, more expensive, more standardized

The development is always a challenge. In 2017, the raw material prices in the plastics industry will increase sharply, the most stringent environmental protection improvements, and prohibition orders will be imposed. Zhu Wenxuan said that the plastics industry in the country is advancing with difficulties and making progress. It will also step up measures such as independent innovation and accelerating industrial upgrading to cope with development pressures, and achieve development and breakthroughs in difficulties and challenges.

Environmental governance makes enterprises pay more attention to cleaner production:

This is probably a problem that many people, especially consumers, are very concerned about. We enjoy the different life that plastic brings. However, we also worry that the large-scale use of plastics will bring about an environmental crisis.

According to Zhu Wenyu, since 2017, with the rise of environmental protection to the national strategic level, the environmental governance of the national governance of air pollution has been continuously strengthened, and environmental monitoring by the central and local governments has become more frequent. Some companies have failed to meet standards due to emissions. The company has been shut down, restricted production, and rectified. For better survival and development, the plastics industry has gradually become standardized, environmental awareness has been enhanced, and cleaner production has been emphasized. Green products are more concerned and the pace of product transformation and upgrading has been accelerated.

Overcapacity has forced product transformation and upgrading: Zhu Wenxuan said that the issue of overcapacity in low-end products is still serious. There are many generic products on the market, and the majority of middle- and low-end products account for high-tech and high-value-added products. Relatively small. The price war in competition has reduced the profit space, and has also caused low-quality, low-quality products to disrupt the market order. Some companies in the industry actively promote automated transformation to improve the technology and quality of products. For example, the modified plastics industry shifts from pursuing the expansion of production scale to seeking refinement and seeking strength; from making similar products to directional processing and personalized production. BOPET, BOPP, cast film and other industries have actively replaced imported products, expanded new product application areas, increased the use of high-end products, differentiated products, personalized products and special products, and achieved remarkable results, and the industry began to recover.

The policy guides force and promotes the development of related industries: “The State has banned the entry of foreign garbage, promoted the reform of solid waste import management system, and introduced new reforms. Plastics recycling industry enterprises have gradually transformed domestic waste plastic recycling and processing or set up factories abroad. The rapid development of the commercial industry, the logistics express delivery industry has produced a large number of 'white waste', the country requires that express packaging bags use biodegradable plastics, a series of environmentally friendly materials that can be fully degraded under natural conditions such as PHA bio-based biodegradable plastics, etc. It will usher in good opportunities for development," said Zhu Wenzhao.

As a big country in plastics production and processing, the plastics industry reflects the changes in the overall economic situation and also affects the development of all walks of life. At the same time, it is more related to the lives of consumers.

After entering the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” in 2016, we will accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the plastics processing industry; in 2017, it will be an important period for China's plastics processing industry to become stronger and stronger; in 2018, it will be the first year for the full implementation of the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the People’s Republic of China. The processing industry has entered a new stage of development that is more dependent on technological progress. It is understood that in order to lead the development of the industry and condense the strength of the industry, China Plastics Processing Industry Association launched a two-year China Plastics Processing Technology Innovation Year (2017-2018) event.