From the current international and domestic situation, the waste plastics industry can be said to be more and more severe. It is not only the economic downturn in the entire economic environment, but also the continuous advancement of environmental protection. From the whole situation of the plastics industry, the pressure of the industry Increase, the price advantage is lost, the market competitiveness is gradually declining, many plastic enterprises have withdrawn from the market.
The plastics industry is one of China's important export projects. China has become the world's largest plastics industry, but the plastics industry still faces various challenges. International trade disputes have intensified, and trade disputes between China and the United States have made trade disputes between the United States and Europe. The plastics industry has been hit hard.
Countries have joined the ban
In 2018, the 'prohibition of waste' was further upgraded. After the ban on the import of waste plastics from the end of 2017, the waste plastics from industrial sources were completely banned on December 31, 2018. Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. also banned the import of waste plastics. Even more important is the Norwegian government’s proposal to explicitly include plastic waste in the scope of the Basel Convention. For countries that have joined the Basel Convention, the amendment means 'no export, transit and importing authority’s prior Notify and agree that all plastic waste will not be transported. For non-Basel States, such as the United States, the consequences will be more influential. If the Basel Convention puts waste plastics into jurisdiction, global waste plastics trade The flow is destined to change.
Improve waste plastic recycling system
As the number of plastic products continues to increase, waste plastics are also increasing, so recycling and recycling of waste plastics becomes more and more important.
In 2018, the large-scale recycling of waste plastics enterprises will be accelerated. The competition in the industry will gradually penetrate into the middle and high-end areas, and the development potential of the industry will be further revealed. This will lead to the continuous improvement of the domestic waste plastics recycling system, and the recycling volume will increase slightly from the previous year. The development of parks will be the main direction for the development of waste plastics recycling industry in the future.
The Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, called on the Hong Kong community to join hands to support the source of waste reduction and to "go out and leave." The Government plans to implement the "Free Waste Plastics Recycling Service Pilot Scheme" (Pilot Scheme), which is expected to be carried out at the end of this year. Bidding, gradually implemented in 2019.
Overseas investment risks and opportunities coexist
In the process of policy completion, there is a ban on the import of waste plastics. However, in terms of recycled pellets, although there are certain requirements for customs inspection, in order to meet domestic demand, enterprises have chosen to put the front-end granulation processing links overseas. For some time, some countries in Southeast Asia have also formulated a 'ban' for the import of waste plastics, but the ban is not the same as China. The scope of the ban is not very large and the scale is not very strict. Therefore, enterprises in China’s domestic environmental protection dilemma are also You can try to export waste plastics to Southeast Asian countries. Therefore, China's waste plastics industry can completely transfer the pre-work in the industrial chain with high labor intensity and low added value of products to Southeast Asia, and then import recycled plastic pellets to reduce costs and increase profits. .
However, due to the lack of local policies and inadequate supporting facilities, they flocked to the local market and the environment. Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia all took action, suspended new applications, and approved the previous approvals. Review, and study the new approval policy for approval, strict management of imported waste plastics.
No matter where it is, 'environmental protection' is imperative. Enterprise development must standardize the operation and production links, there must be no luck, and we must always pay attention to relevant policies and regulations to avoid losses.