The EU hopes to find a brand new bag made of bioplastics to replace PE plastic bags. According to the market research firm Ceresana (located in Konstanz, Germany), the popular issue of lightweight shopping bags in the EU plastic bag instructions to get the initial results.
The international market research and consulting firm conducted an analysis of the directive. "Most EU member states have enacted regulations to reduce the consumption of plastic bags," the report of the market research report wrote, "paper shopping bags are often exempt from these regulations; their manufacturers may become the EU directive benefit By."
According to Ceresana predicts that by 2024, the European region by the PE film, other plastic film, woven plastic and paper bags will be close to 8.77 million tons. So far, polyethylene (PE) is the most used material, the EU on the reduction of light plastic shopping bags in the implementation of the instructions in the member states are also different. "At present, the EU is once again urging Greece, Italy, Poland and Cyprus to enforce more stringent directives," Ceresana said. "Different countries are different in their starting position and urgency."
More and more EU countries are actively banning certain types of shopping bags, or with the help of special taxes to adjust demand. Lightweight plastic shopping bags made of PE are the main goal, and shopping bags made of bioplastics are often exempt from such bans and taxes. This plastic bag is usually made from renewable resources, such as corn or starch, or at least biodegradable raw materials.
Lightweight bio-plastic shopping bags into the EU's top priority
In the EU, consumer acceptance of bioplastics is improving. This spring, the European Commission made a positive comment on the use of bioplastics in the field of shopping bags. "Despite the rapid development of the market over the past few years, bio-plastics are still not the ultimate and the most ecological solution for a long time," says Ceresana. "For example, the composting of bio-plastics can not be done perfectly in the usual facilities. "
Ceresana pointed out that in the past few years, the importance of heavy-duty packaging and industrial packaging has become increasingly prominent. Some of the segments of the market began to replace traditional paper bags with plastic bags. In the field of animal feeding or building materials, paper bags still play an important role, but taking into account all aspects of performance, made by PE bags in the future have the potential to gain more market share.
However, Ceresana commented that in the bulk material handling, heavy plastic bags made of heavy plastic bags facing the flexible packaging bags brought about by the competitive pressure. Flexible container bags made of a stable plastic, usually PP, the capacity of up to 2,500 liters. "They are often used as transport packages for building materials, fertilizers, grains or other commodities," Ceresana said. "The market for heavy-duty bags is largely dependent on the country's economic situation and the development of the construction industry." "
Another segment of Ceresana's analysis is the self-contained bag package, which has become very popular in the retail industry. "The main thing is to replace metal cans and glass jars, but sometimes also replace rigid plastic packaging," the study pointed out that "one of the advantages of soft plastic bags is to be able to adapt to the size of packaged items to help optimize the packaging size. The packaging can be made into a microwave oven.
With the improvement of technology, in this type of packaging can be better printed, which also contributed to the self-reliance bag market demand. In addition, the molding - canning - sealing machinery can make all the process in one step, increase the production, but also improve the quality of the product.
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