Recently, Xiamen Changsu Industrial Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Changsu Industry") and Total Energy Corbein of the Netherlands (referred to as "Total Energy Corbene") announced a strategic cooperation agreement. In the future, the two parties will focus on PLA (polylactic acid) ) and BOPLA (biaxially oriented polylactic acid film ) in terms of technological innovation, product development and marketing, etc. , to jointly promote the polylactic acid industry to a new height.
Changsu Industry is a global leader in high-performance membrane materials, focusing on three major product areas: new energy membrane materials, bio-based degradable membrane materials and functional membrane materials . The BOPLA product launched by Changsu Industry —BiONLY®BiONLY® inherits the bio-based and degradable characteristics of PLA . Through biaxial stretching technology, it has mechanical properties comparable to traditional plastic films. The ideal green film material for carbon.
Total Energy Corbien is a global leader in polylactic acid materials, focusing on the R&D and production of PLA. It is one of the few companiesin the world that has mastered the complete technology of the whole industry chain of lactic acid-lactide-polylactic acid and the technology of recycling and depolymerization . PLA is a polymer material made from renewable resources (such as sugar cane), which has significant environmental benefits, and its carbon footprint is greatly reduced compared with traditional fossil-based plastics. It is one of the most promising bio-based environmental protection materials.
It is reported that this strategic cooperation is based on the high degree of agreement between the strategic goals of the two parties and the common confidence in the market prospects . The two parties will give full play to their respective advantages, work together to build BOPLA's global supply chain and service network, provide customers with more high-quality and diversified polylactic acid products and solutions in more subdivided fields, and jointly promote the technological progress and market of the polylactic acid industry development and contribute to the realization of a green circular economy.
As a high-end application of PLA, BOPLA has broad application prospects in electronic product packaging, paper lamination, express logistics, fresh food packaging, clothing packaging and other fields , and its market scale is showing a rapid growth trend. The rapid growth of BOPLA can not only meet the market demand , but also effectively reduce the consumption of petrochemical resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and alleviate the problem of plastic pollution .
As one of the key directions in the field of new materials in "Made in China 2025", bio-based materials have achieved rapid development in recent years . The variety of bio-based products has become increasingly rich, key technologies have continued to break through, and the market scale has continued to expand. BOPLA is a microcosm of it. Through the efforts of all parties in the upstream industry, it has been widely used in aviation tableware packaging, sealing tape in the field of express logistics, snack food packaging , mobile phone protective film, publishing and printing, etc. , providing green transformation and development for various industries. Emission reduction and carbon reduction provide innovative solutions, which are of great significance to promoting China's "3060" carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals.
In the field of express logistics, BOPLA environmental tape with BiONLY® as the base film is replacing disposable non-degradable plastic tapes, and has become one of the best solutions for "tape ban" in China's postal express industry. The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the "Opinions on Further Strengthening Plastic Pollution Control" and proposed that "by the end of 2025, postal express outlets nationwide will ban the use of non-degradable plastic tapes", and Shanghai has advanced this goal to the end of 2023. . With the gradual increase of national and local policies and regulations, the application of BOPLA in the field of environmental protection tape will usher in a broad space for development . The strategic cooperation between Changsu Industry and Total Energy Corbien will undoubtedly inject great impetus into this field.
The polylactic acid industry is in a period of rapid growth of innovation acceleration and capacity blowout. The strong alliance between the two giants of China and the Netherlands will realize the complementary advantages of the two sides, stimulate the innovation vitality of the market, and produce the industrial synergy effect of "1+1>2", forming a World-class "PLA-BOPLA" supply chain . This innovative cooperation across national borders and technical barriers will open up a new pattern for the development of the polylactic acid industry and inject new impetus into global sustainable development.