Published on the 8th
every month, Biomaterials China News is a monthly publication released
by CCM.
It
offers timely update and
close follow up of China
Following are
headline news of the latest issue of Biomaterials China
News:
China's import
volume of castor oil and its derivatives increases in July 2013
In July 2013,
China imported 31,989.7 tonnes of castor oil and its derivatives, with an
average import price of USD1,323/t. The import volume increased while the
import price decreased compared with that of June 2013.
China's import volume of dry cassava increases in
July 2013
In July 2013,
China's import volume of dry cassava increased, while the average import price
was the same as the previous month.
PLA: import volume up while export volume down in
July 2013
In July 2013, China's
import and export volumes of PLA were approximately 990.2 tonnes and 23.6
tonnes respectively. The import volume increased sharply, while the export
volume decreased compared to June 2013.
China's natural rubber price increases continuously
since June 2013
China's natural
rubber price has increased continuously since June 2013, following a sharp
decline from Feb. to June 2013.
Jilin Province plans to develop
PLA industry in 2013
The Jilin
provincial government plans to strongly develop its PLA industry in 2013.
Jilin's resources, technological strength and strong local government support
of the PLA industry are key factors that will propagate the development of the
PLA industry in Jilin province.
GranBio and Rhodia plan to build a bio-based
n-butyl alcohol plant in Brazil
Hainan Biological Plastic Industrial Park to be
constructed
Invista and SilicoLife to jointly develop bio-based
1,3-butadiene
Bio-based elastic staple fiber applied in home
textile industry for the first time
On Aug. 16, 2013,
DuPont and Hoi Hing Building jointly announced that their bio-based elastic
staple fiber has been applied in the home textile industry for the first time.
HBUT: CO2 donor on fermentation production of
succinic acid
Research from HBUT
shows that CO2 can perfectly act as the donor on the production of succinic
acid by bacterial fermentation. This will not only enhance the use of renewable
resources from green plants instead of petroleum, but also increase the
consumption of CO2 in the atmosphere, thus mitigating the greenhouse effect.
API Spa and Sacmi jointly develops a 100%
biodegradable bottle cap
ICCAS develops a new biodegradable yarn
Shanxi Sanwei sees a sharp drop in net profit in H1
2013
Shanxi Sanwei
reported a sharp drop in its net profit in H1 2013, due mainly to the weakening
market demand and falling price of its main products.
Guangzhou City makes some progress in garbage
classification in 2013
In H1 2013,
Guangzhou has made some significant progress in its garbage classification
project. This may help promote the development of China's biodegradable plastic
industry, since biodegradable garbage bags are being used for garbage
classification in this project.
China's BDO industry faces an overcapacity in
Jan.-Aug. 2013
China's BDO
industry still faces an overcapacity in the first eight months of 2013,
resulting in declining price and manufacturers' unsatisfactory performance.
Wuhan Huali's biological plastic base to be
completed soon
Wuhan Huali
revealed that its biological plastic base, the biggest one in Asia, is expected
to be completed at the end of Aug. 2013, with its production capacity expanding
from 40,000t/a to 100,000t/a.
Bio-based PBT may
become a potential growth point for biological industry
Bio-based PBT, one of the most popular engineering
plastics, may become a new potential growth point in the biological industry.
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