Development status of plastic film

With the development of economy and the adjustment of rural industrial structure, the market demand for plastic film in all walks of life in China is rising.

In 2005, the total industrial output value of all plastic film production and supply enterprises in China reached 79910504 thousand yuan, an increase of 29% over the previous year, with 1223 enterprise units. The total product sales revenue of the year was 77417653 thousand yuan, an increase of 25.89% over the same period of the previous year, and the total accumulated profits reached 2384871 thousand yuan. The per capita sales rate of the whole industry is 488266.94 yuan.

In the first half of 2006, the total industrial output value of all plastic film production and supply enterprises in China reached 43959811000 yuan, an increase of 17.31% over the same period of the previous year. The total number of enterprise units was 1299, the total product sales revenue was 44040148000 yuan, an increase of 22.11% over the same period of the previous year, and the total accumulated profits reached 1213127000 yuan. The per capita sales rate of the whole industry is 889069.85 yuan. On the whole, the operation of plastic film production and supply enterprises in China is in good condition.

The output of plastic film in China accounts for about 20% of the total output of plastic products, which is one of the categories of plastic products with rapid output growth. From the perspective of the application field of plastic film (0.06 mm~0.26 mm thick) in China, the packaging industry has the largest consumption, the largest variety and the widest application, accounting for about 2/3 of the total consumption, followed by agriculture, accounting for about 30%, and functional films, such as microporous films, shielding films, geomembranes, etc. Theoretically, almost all synthetic resins can form films, but those with economic significance, become commodities and the largest amount are polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS), ethylene/vinyl acetate (EVA), polyamide (PA) and other resins. If appropriate plastic additives are added to the resin matrix, various functional films can be prepared. The production methods in the plastic film industry include calendering and extrusion. The extrusion method can be divided into extrusion blowing, extrusion casting, extrusion stretching (also known as secondary molding), etc. The extrusion method is the most widely used, especially for the processing of polyolefin films, while the calendering method is mainly used for the production of some PVC films.

China's plastic film industry is in a stage of vigorous development. It is reported that the demand for plastic film in China will grow at a rate of more than 9% every year. Moreover, with the continuous emergence of various new materials, new equipment and new processes, the plastic film in China will develop towards variety diversification, specialization and multi-function composite film.

With the development of China's economy and the adjustment of the rural industrial structure, the market demand for plastic film in all walks of life in China is rising. It is predicted that the global plastic film and sheet market consumption is expected to reach 50.7 million tons in 2015, of which the Asia Pacific region is expected to become the fastest growing regional market. China's plastic film industry is currently in a stage of vigorous development. From 2001 to 2011, the average annual growth rate of the market size reached more than 18%, and it is expected to reach 350 billion yuan in 2012.