On Dec. 5,
2013, Kingfa Sci & Tech Co., Ltd. (Kingfa) announced that it signed a
framework agreement with the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC),
to promote over 467,000 ha. of its biodegradable agricultural film (using PBSA
as biomaterial) in XPCC's crop ecological region within the next three years.
Generally, 467,000 ha. of biodegradable agricultural film will consume
approximately 20,000 tonnes of biodegradable plastic every year, according to CCM’s Biomaterials
China News issued in
January.
The framework agreement is reached based on
the developmental direction of both organisations. In short, as the spring
ploughing period approaches, biodegradable agricultural film
with good performance has become the first choice for cotton farmers of XPCC,
since they have witnessed the good degradation of biodegradable agricultural
film in their cotton fields and obtained a cost-recovering reduction last year.
Specifically, approximately 3,300 ha. of biodegradable agricultural film was
promoted by XPCC in 2012. Kingfa, a leading biodegradable plastic producer in
China, is actively preparing for the domestic market for biodegradable
agricultural film after the No.1 Proposal was released in March 2013 (the No. 1
Proposal for strengthening the development of green agriculture will set the
direction of the Chinese government's major tasks this year).
Kingfa possesses a leading position in the
development of China's biodegradable agricultural film industry. Firstly, the
company's biodegradable agricultural film has a performance that is comparative
with PE material. Moreover, its biodegradable agricultural film has proved to
be completely biodegradable and has passed the EU-based EN13432 certification
and the US-based BPI certification (ASTM D6400).
Kingfa has even drafted a national standard
of the new material industry—the "biodegradable plastic used for blown
film" (standard label: GB/T 29646-2013) has got the approval by the
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the
People's Republic of China and the Standardization Administration of the
People's Republic of China in Sept. 2013. The national standard is scheduled to
be implemented from Jan. 31, 2014.
According to an insider of Kingfa, the amount
of biodegradable agricultural film will not compress the orders of existing
packaging film. It may, however, increase the sales of its biodegradable
plastic.
At present, the development of China's
biodegradable agricultural film industry is mostly limited by the high price
and disordered industrial standards.
On one hand, the price of biodegradable
agricultural film is much higher than that of PE film, making it unaffordable
for the majority of farmers. According
to related statistics, the price of traditional agricultural film is about
USD2,445.8/t, while the price of biodegradable agricultural film will be over
USD3,261.1/t (verified by Zhong Luhua, the chairman of Shenzhen Ecomann
Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Ecomann)).
On the other hand, China has no strict
industrial standards for the degradable agricultural film industry, which can
cause disorder in the industry. For example, many enterprises including
Guangdong Shangjiu Biodegradable Plastic Co., Ltd. (Guangdong Shangjiu) produce
their biodegradable film just by mixing PE with starch. Once the starch is
decomposed, the PE residue can hide in the soil and still do harm to the
environment.
Related preferential policies need to be
published to encourage more enterprises to enter the biodegradable agricultural
film industry and help ease the problem of white pollution in China.
China's
PHA industry shows good momentum of development
Biological
PE industry achieves progress in 2013
WPC
brings business opportunities to domestic enterprises
Glory
Biomaterial's biological PDO program put into operation
Kingfa
signs framework agreement about promoting its biodegradable agricultural film
Shenzhen
Union Red Kite Holding launches new bio-based NPG 100% degradable plastic
Hexing
Chemical's PBS project receives governmental support
China's
corn price decreases in Oct. but increases in Nov. 2013
New
production capacity of 20,000 tonnes is put into SA industry
China's
PLA import volume up while export volume down in Nov. 2013
China's
import volume of fresh cassava increases sharply in Nov. 2013
China's
import volume of castor oil and its derivatives decreases in Nov. 2013
BPFRG
warns about biodegradable bags tax exemption
BASF
produces its first commercial quantities of bio-based BDO
Futaste's
polyol pilot service center project passes inspections
QIBEBT,
CAS joins US-based BTB2C
Avantium
produces 100% bio-based PEF T-shirts from recycled PEF bottles
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