Against the background of global climate change, China is actively responding to the international community’s call for carbon emission reduction and is committed to achieving the goals of “carbon peaking” and “carbon neutrality”. Against this background, China's packaging industry is gradually becoming the vanguard of low-carbon economic transformation.
As one of the largest packaging markets in the world, China's low-carbon transformation of the packaging industry is of great significance to the country's achievement of its dual-carbon goals. In recent years, technical research on environmental governance by professional institutions such as Tsinghua University School of Environment, Peking University School of Environmental Science and Engineering, and the "Shanghai Carbon Expo" have inspired many innovation paths for the industry. China's packaging industry has made great progress in technological innovation and green material development, significant progress has been made in the practice of circular economy. For example, Jinguang Paper, BASF, Dubaicheng, and Lile Technology launched recyclable plastic-free paper cups, which pioneered the global technology of recyclable disposable paper cups and helped China's packaging manufacturing companies gain international competitiveness. The innovative technology of REP barrier coating materials solves the research and development and application of paper cups that are heat-resistant, anti-leakage, recyclable, and degradable. The recycling technology of functional "zero plastic" paper products has achieved a breakthrough, promoting the development of the papermaking and packaging industries. Green innovative development.
According to statistics, zero-plastic paper cup technology products are expected to replace more than 3 million tons of PE coated paper cups and 4 million tons of plastic cups every year, with a market value exceeding 100 billion yuan. The zero-plastic paper cup technology not only improves the heat resistance and anti-leakage performance of the paper cup, but also enables the product to be recyclable throughout its life cycle. Through this transformation, it is expected that millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced every year, making an important contribution to the fight against global climate warming.
The Chinese government is also promoting the low-carbon transformation of the packaging industry. Policy support includes tax incentives, R&D subsidies, green certification, etc., aiming to encourage companies to adopt more environmentally friendly production methods and materials. At the same time, end-users such as Starbucks, KFC, McDonald's, Luckin Coffee, Mixue Ice City and other industry-leading companies have growing demand for environmentally friendly paper cups, which has also provided market momentum for the transformation and upgrading of the packaging industry.
Under the dual goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, the low-carbon transformation of China's packaging industry will not only help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also contribute to global environmental protection. Mr. Wang Lexiang, APP of the paper giant Sinar Mas Group, launched the environmental protection slogan for disposable paper cups "Join us and make positive changes" at a recent plastic-free paper cup event. It is believed that in the future, China's packaging industry is expected to demonstrate its leading role in the transformation of a low-carbon economy on a global scale.
Post time: Jan-26-2024
