Raw material restricting scale economic benefits from industrialization of bio-based materials

In China, starch sugar is the main and almost the only raw material for the production of bio-based materials. When the price of starch sugar maintains a high level for a long time, producing bio-based materials with cheap and abundant straw becomes a potential choice. In terms of the purchasing and storage of straw, its economic benefits are not optimistic. Therefore, using straw instead of starch sugar as raw material would still restrict the scale economic benefits generated from the industrialization of bio-based materials, according to Bio-based  Materials China News 1410 on October by CCM.

Raw material is a significant part of production. Starch sugar is the raw material for many bio-based materials, such as PHA, PBS and PLA. The high price of starch sugar is one of the main reasons for the constant high cost of industrialization of producing bio-based materials through fermentation. As the production capacity of some bio-based materials expands and the release of production capacity maintains in China, the problem of high cost would become severer and severer. Specifically, Zhejiang Hisun Group Co., Ltd. launched a project in Oct. 2014 to expand the production capacity by 10,000 t/a; Guangzhou Kingfa Sci & Tech Co., Ltd. gradually increased its PBS production capacity from 120,000 t/a which was established in 2011 and 2012 (progressively to 200,000 t/a in 2015 as planned); Nanyang Zhongju Tianguan Low Carbon Technology Co., Ltd. expanded its production capacity of polypropylene carbonate (PPC) to 100,000 t/a in June 2014.

Using high-priced starch sugar as raw material in the large-scale production of bio-based materials can not effectively reduce the cost of bio-based materials. Therefore, substituting the high-priced starch sugar with low-priced straw is a new choice for bio-based material manufacturers. As the technology of producing bio-based monomer or bio-based materials with biomass like straw improves (for example, producing bio-based ethyl alcohol and lactic acid through the fermentation of straw), bio-based material manufacturers are competing to exploit straw. Besides, severe weather like haze happens frequently. So the government strictly forbids burning straw. In this way, using straw as the raw material for bio-based materials may usher into an unprecedented development.

In fact, using straw as raw material for bio-based materials may restrict the scale economic benefits generated from the industrialization of bio-based materials. The lightweight straw occupies a large area and costs a lot for transportation. These features hinder the recycling, purchasing and storage of straw. Statistics has it that the annual output of straw in China exceeds 600 million tonnes, but the straw is distributed in dispersed areas, covering eight areas such as Northeast China and the middle and low reaches of Yangtze River. What's more, in recent years, it was more difficult to recycle straw due to the insufficient labor force in rural areas (a lot of farmers take jobs in the cities), which brought about high recycling costs to enterprises. Hence, low economic benefits can be gained from using straw as raw material for bio-based materials. Besides, domestic enterprises can hardly make technological breakthroughs in the production of bio-based monomer and bio-based materials with the fermentation of straw. It seems that it is not the right time for straw to develop as raw material for bio-based materials. 

With the high price of starch sugar, low economic benefits of straw and stagnant technology of raw material transformation, at present, the scale economic benefits generated from the industrialization of bio-based materials in China is still restricted by the raw materials

Table of Content: Bio-based  Materials China News 1410

Biodegradable packaging plastics to continue to lead development of bio-based materials

Investment in bio-based PE worth attention

Bio-based PU has great application potential in automobile field

RMB appreciation may speed up development of bio-based resin

Perspective on development of bio-based materials based on launched corn starch futures

Raw material restricting scale economic benefits from industrialization of bio-based materials

3D printing advances application of bio-based materials in medical field

Market promotion of bioplastics gradually becomes effective

Chinese rubber enterprises pay attention to bio-based materials

Large bio-based monomer project to be built in Anhui's Fuyang City

China Textile Academic Conference closely follows bio-based fibers

COFCO to launch mass production of cellulose ethanol

Taiwan-based Green Miracle proactively building PLA plant

Yun You Into to apply PLA in high-end electronic field

Musashino Chemical establishes company in Jiangxi Province for production of lactic acid and its derivatives.

International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials held in Hainan Province's Haikou.

Fraunhofer UMSICHT produces 100% degradable water-filter with PLA

China's cassava starch market to stay depressed despite temporary price rises in Q3 2014

Declining imports and increasing exports of PLA to continue in China in Q4 2014

Biomaterials, referring to products using renewable raw materials, have developed rapidly in China in recent years and are expected to have a promising market in the future, though this industry is emerging. Biomaterials are mainly divided into four types in the news: natural bio-based materials, microbial synthetic materials, chemical synthesis of bio-based materials and bio-nylon. Undoubtedly, the application of biomaterials is the trend in the future, thanks to environmental protection, excellent properties, etc. Biomaterials China News includes12 to 14 topics per monthly issue andwill bring you the latest information on the market and company dynamics, new biomaterials products, new biomaterials technology development, new legislations and policies and raw material supply dynamics that are shaping the market.

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Enterprises in the bioplastic packaging industry make significant breakthroughs

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Guinea-Bissau imposes ban on use of plastic bags in commodity trade

China's enterprises actively establish new biological PDO programs in 2013

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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

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China's import volume of dry cassava increases in July 2013

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PLA: import volume up while export volume down in July 2013

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China's natural rubber price increases continuously since June 2013

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Jilin Province plans to develop PLA industry in 2013

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Invista and SilicoLife to jointly develop bio-based 1,3-butadiene

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Guangzhou City makes some progress in garbage classification in 2013

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Wuhan Huali's biological plastic base to be completed soon

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Evonik's bio-based PA12 plant put into operation

Europe to invest USD5.05 billion in commercialization of bio-based products

Jilin Province publishes document on developing PLA industry

Qingdao University's algae fiber program gets technology approval by MOST

Shandong Fuwin exports 120,000 tonnes of PBS to Spain

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China's import volume of dry cassava decreases in June 2013

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China's PLA foreign trade decreases in June 2013

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BASF, Caigill and Novozymes target bio-based acrylic acid

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Xinjiang Tianye's biodegradable agricultural film enters field trials

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Sichuan Yinge's 50,000t/a bamboo fiber project goes into operation

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Potato price fluctuates at a high level in Jan.-July 2013

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LDA industry attracts some new participants in China

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A new biomass fiber alliance established in Sichuan Province

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China's bio-based polyether polyol industry witnesses good momentum of development

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3D printing industry enters stage of rapid development

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3D printing industry enters stage of rapid development

In the past two years, 3D printing industry has entered a stage of rapid development along with the popularity of desktop 3D printer. Many companies have made great breakthrough in this industry, using polylactic acid (PLA, the most widely used biodegradable material) as one main material, according to Biomaterial China News issued by CCM in August.

On June 20, 2013, Stratasys, an international giant in 3D printing industry, has just declared to purchase another famous 3D printer producer, Makerbot, to develop its low-end products market that uses PLA as the main raw material. On Jan. 3, 2013, another 3D printing giant 3D Systems announced that it has agreed to purchase Geomagic, the world's leading provider of 3D software for creating digital models, to further expand its current product lineup that also uses PLA as the main raw material.

PLA, one of the two raw materials (the other is ABS, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) for desktop 3D printers, can be applied in various fields. As a green biodegradable material, the PLA printing-supplies in 3D printing industry have been tested by major European and US certification institutions, proving that they are safe, environmentally friendly and have good mechanical property, and generally, the PLA 3D printing technology can be widely applied in toys, home products, electronics, automobiles, medical treatment and other fields.

The developed countries in the world have made great achievements in the application of 3D printing. In the US, the biodegradable plastic produced by 3D printers has been widely applied in various fields, especially in the children's toys field where the 3D printing technology is already very mature. In the high-end products market, the world's first car to have its body mostly 3D printed (Urbee 2) was completed in Feb. 2013 by the US-based Kor Ecologic Inc., and this car is safe and considered to be the greenest practical car ever made on earth. These achievements may stimulate the market demand for biological materials along with the rapid development of 3D printing industry. According to the statistics from Wohlers Associates, a 27-year-old independent consulting firm focusing on 3D printing industry research, the global sales of 3D printing products (including printing-supplies) reached about USD2.20 billion in 2012, up about 29% compared with USD1.71 billion in 2011. Besides, it also estimated that the global market size of 3D printing will reach USD5 billion in 2017, and even hit USD10.8 billion in 2021.

In China, some domestic enterprises have also made some achievements in 3D printing in recent years. In June 2013, Tianjin Visual Sensitive Technology Co., Ltd., a company engaged in 3D digital technology, achieved the mass production of 3D printers mostly using PLA as raw material. In Oct. 2012, Shenzhen BrightChina Industrial Co., Ltd. (BrightChina), a leading PLA producer in China, cooperated with Shenzhen Weistek Technology Co., Ltd. (Weistek) to develop 3D printing business through a capital increase and injecting PLA printing-supplies business into Weistek (Please refer to Biomaterial China News 1302, BrightChina cooperates with Weistek to develop 3D printing business for more details).

However, China's 3D printing industry is still at the early stage of development. Domestic 3D printing enterprises are small and scattered, and the equipment and printing-supplies (the quality of domestic PLA is not so good) greatly rely on the import, leading to the high production cost in domestic 3D printing industry. But Mr. Luo, Secretary-General of Chinese 3D Printing Industry Alliance, said that the Chinese market still has a great potential, since the Chinese government attaches great importance to the emerging 3D printing industry and people's demand for customized products in which the advantage of 3D printing technology lies becomes stronger. Mr. Luo estimated that the market size of 3D printers in China will expand to USD1.63 billion by 2016, overtaking the US as the world's largest 3D printing market.

Globally, governments are also increasing their supports for 3D printing industry in the past two years. In Feb. 2012, the US government declared that it listed 3D printing technology as one of the national 15 key technologies. In May 2013, the US government further invested USD200 million in the establishment of three institutes engaged in researching 3D printing technology, which provides a positive signal for the global 3D printing industry. In April 2012, China's Ministry of Science and Technology also promulgated the National High-tech R&D Program (863 Program), including 3D printing industry for the first time.

Although 3D printing industry has drawn so much attention, the limitation of printing-supplies remains a big problem for this industry. For example, the relatively high price and unstable quality of PLA limit its application scope.

However, 3D printing industry is still promising. The market price of PLA will decrease when industrial production is achieved and its quality will be improved and gradually become stable along with the development of production technology. Besides, the materials for 3D printing industry can be expanded from biological materials (PLA, etc.) to ceramics, metals, minerals, etc.

Table of Contents of Biomaterials China News 1308:

3D printing industry enters stage of rapid development

A new biomass fiber alliance established in Sichuan Province

China's bio-based polyether polyol industry witnesses good momentum of development

China's PVA market still depressed in Jan.-July 2013

Sichuan Yinge's 50,000t/a bamboo fiber project goes into operation

BASF, Caigill and Novozymes target bio-based acrylic acid

Xinjiang Tianye's biodegradable agricultural film enters field trials

LDA industry attracts some new participants in China

Potato price fluctuates at a high level in Jan.-July 2013

China's PLA foreign trade decreases in June 2013

China's import volume of dry cassava decreases in June 2013

China's import volume of castor oil and its derivatives increases in June 2013

Shandong Fuwin exports 120,000 tonnes of PBS to Spain

Qingdao University's algae fiber program gets technology approval by MOST

Europe to invest USD5.05 billion in commercialization of bio-based products

Jilin Province publishes document on developing PLA industry

Evonik's bio-based PA12 plant put into operation

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12th Five-Year Plan for Biological Industry Development published

On Jan. 6, 2013, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China issued the 12th Five-Year Plan for Biological Industry Development (the 12th Five-Year Plan), covering the biological industry’s seven sub-sectors—biological medicine, biological medical engineering, biological agriculture, biological manufacturing, biological energy, biological environmental protection and biological service sectors, according to Biomaterials China News 1301 issued on 8 January by CCM.   

Specifically, the plan for the biological manufacturing sector is shown below.

 

Target:

1. To achieve the production of a batch of important biological products from non-grain feedstock;

2. To achieve a capacity of biological materials of 1 million t/a by 2015;

3. To achieve a capacity of biological products of 10 million t/a by 2015.

 

Content:

1. Industrial demonstration of non-grain industrial sugar: promoting the R&D and application of high quality, large-scale preparation technologies including the processing technology of biomass such as tuber crops, straw and corn, and enzymatic saccharification, constructing non-grain industrial sugar industrial demonstration lines, and forming the large-scale supply of non-grain fermentable sugar.

2. Industrial demonstration of biological chemicals: promoting the industrial application of microbe-engineered bacteria and thermochemical technologies, constructing large-scale production lines of biological chemicals such as alcohol, organic acid, biological olefin and its derivatives, and improving the competitiveness of biological chemicals compared to petroleum products.

3. Industrial demonstration of biological materials: promoting the development and application of biological materials’ biological and chemical polymerization technologies, constructing demonstration production lines of biological plastics and fibers, such as polylactic acid (PLA), poly butylene succinate (PBS) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), and promoting the application of biological materials.

  

Policy:

1. Establishing an authentication mechanism for biological products;

2. Introducing an incentive policy for the consumption of biological products;

3. Researching a system for rationing agricultural raw materials for the industrial sector.

Compared to the 11th Five-Year Plan for Biological Industry Development (2006–2010), the 12th Five-Year Plan reveals that the Chinese government attaches importance to the development of the whole industry, not just the technology, and it pays more attention to raw materials and consumption. The 11th Five-Year Plan for Biological Industry Development only included encouraging biological products and stated the government’s support for their large-scale production.

 

In the 12th Five-Year Plan, China pays more attention to raw materials of biological products, and specifically emphasizes the production of sugar from non-grain crops. In general, corn is the main raw material for most biological materials due to its excellent properties. However, too much corn has been consumed by industrial production in the last two years, which led to a significant increase in the corn price, so China is trying to limit corn consumption in the industrial sector. Researching a system for rationing agricultural raw materials for the industrial sector is a new initiative, which may help restrict corn consumption in processing industries and encourage the consumption of non-grain crops in the industrial sector at the same time. In the future, more cassava, straw and potato may be used as a feedstock of biological materials.

 

Meanwhile, the Chinese government is also focusing on the consumption of biological products and is attempting to encourage domestic consumers to use them. Although China is already a large producer in the biological industry, most biological products are exported to developed countries and the output is far smaller than the capacity due to limited domestic consumption.

Once an authentication mechanism has been established to judge whether a product is biodegradable and test its degree of degradation, producers will be able to set a reasonable price for different degrees of degradation, and it will also be easier for consumers to purchase real biological products. This mechanism will help consumers build confidence in this industry and protect the profit margin of those high degradation products.

 

The 12th Five-Year Plan reveals that the Chinese government is working on related policies that can help the biological industry become mature and maintain sustainable development.

 

PBS has been added to the list of encouraged biological materials in the 12th Five-Year Plan due to its biodegradable properties and comprehensive performance. Currently, there are five producers producing these products and there are another two new production lines under construction.

It is also worth noting that it is the first time that the Chinese government has listed biological service as an independent industry. The government plans to construct national biological resources and an information technology network service system and form an information service capability for the biological industry.

Source from: Biomaterials China News 1301

http://www.cnchemicals.com/ResearchCenter/Newsletter/245/Biomaterials-China-News

Table of contents of Biomaterials China News 1301:

Overview of Chinese insecticide in 2008

Shandong Dacheng to post deficit in 2008

Wuhan Wudalvzhou expanding 4,500t/a virus insecticide production

Anhui Huaxing to build 5,000t/a chlorpyrifos production line

Chizhou Sincerity to expand ethyl chloride

China’s meadow moth stricken area hit new record in 2008

Harbin’s forest hit by insects to reach 18,700 ha. in 2009

China’s insecticide demand to increase 8.5% in 2009

Toluene price change in 2008

Monthly price of key raw materials in China in Jan. 2009

Monthly factory price of main insecticides in China in Jan. 2009

Monthly Shanghai port price and FOB Shanghai of main insecticides in Jan. 2009

Most Chinese insecticides witness continuous price fall

Avermectin price movement in 2008

China’s insecticide export price up 26.5% in first 9 months

A new biopesticide formulation passes evaluation

Registration situation of profenofos in China

China’s insecticide registration situation in December 2008

Anhui releases schedule on controlling wheat pest insects

Jiyuan Baiyun registers plutella xylostella granulosis virus insecticide

China’s first environmental friendly production line of pesticide built

Zhejiang Forest College clones 8 genes resisting diamondback moth successfully

Bayer’s registration of flubendiamide approved in America

Shandong Yantai controlled fall webworm successfully

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An interview with Dr. Ma on biological SA pilot production line of Yangzi Petrochemical Research Institute

CCM's exclusive interview with Dr. Ma on the biological succinic acid pilot production line of Yangzi Petrochemical Research Institute.

Great demand attracts kinds of ethylene glycol producers

Great domestic demand for ethylene glycol attracts kinds of producers.

Overview of bio-plastics in China during 2012

In 2012, most bio-plastic producers have started or planned to expand their capacity, and it is a good signal that biodegradable plastics industry will have a bright future, but it also indicates that the overcapacity may appear in this industry in the future since the market is still small.

First domestic bio-PVA production line comes on stream

On Oct. 23, 2012, China's first bio-PVA program with capacity of 50,000t/a owned by Guangwei Chemical was officially put into production.

Hunan Tuopu receives subsidy USD4.96 million

On Nov. 21, 2012, Hunan Tuopu received a subsidy of USD4.96 million from local government for raw material purchase.

Judian Environmental's completely biodegradable tableware program comes online

On Nov. 17, 2012, the first phase of Judian Environmental's completely biodegradable tableware program was put into production, which can produce 32 million sets of tableware annually.

Baling Petrochemical finishes design of 10,000t/a ε-caprolactone production engineering

On Dec. 5, 2012, the design of 10,000t/a ε-caprolactone production engineering was finished jointly by Baling Petrochemical and Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology.

Notice on National Temporary Purchase of Corn as Reserves in 2012 published

On Nov. 15, 2012, China's State Administration of Grain and related departments published the Notice on National Temporary Purchase of Corn as Reserves in 2012.

Xing Cypress Group launches construction of 20,000t/a LDA program

On Oct. 1, 2012, Xing Cypress Group launched the construction of long-chain dicarboxylic acids (LDA) program with the capacity of 20,000t/a.

Great change occurs in China's PLA import and export trade in Oct. 2012

In Oct. 2012, China's import and export volume of PLA decreased a lot, while the import price of PLA increased by 162.9% compared with that in Sept. 2012.

China's import volume of fresh cassava soars in Oct. 2012

In Oct. 2012, China's import volume of fresh cassava increased by 102% to 16,688.663 tonnes, while the import volume of dry cassava decreased by about 42.3% to 319,780.414 tonnes.

China's import volume of castor oil and its derivatives increases 31.2% in Oct. 2012

In Oct. 2012, China's import volume of castor oil and its derivatives increased by 31.2% month on month.

Shuangxin Group accelerating construction of its PVA base

Shuangxin Group accelerating construction of its PVA base

Huali Environmental selected into provincial leading biological enterprises developing plan

Huali Environmental selected into provincial leading biological enterprises developing plan

Global green package market value to reach USD178 billion in 2018

Global green package market value to reach USD178 billion in 2018

Kingfa performs flat in Q3 2012

Kingfa performs flat in Q3 2012

NIMTE develops new thermosetting biological resin

NIMTE develops new thermosetting biological resin. 

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