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1. Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics: A Critical Perspective on the Dawn of their Global Adoption.

Author

Ciriminna, Rosaria and Pagliaro, Mario

Subjects
*BIODEGRADABLE plastics, *CHEMICAL industry, *MONOMERS, *INFLECTION (Grammar), DEVELOPING countries
Abstract

The global adoption of biodegradable and compostable plastics obtained from biomass-derived monomers, we argue in this account, is now close to the inflection point. The first industrially significant impact will affect the packaging segment of the global chemical industry. In this process, China and India will play a pivotal role. Selected guidelines aiming to foster development of bioplastics industry in both developed and developing nations are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020
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2. Government Encouragement of Foreign Investment in China's Chemical Industry: Which Chemical Products and Segments Are Affected?

Author

Kai Pflug

Subjects
*CHEMICAL industry, *FOREIGN investments, *CHEMICALS, *BIODEGRADABLE plastics, *CHEMICAL processes, *WASTE treatment, *PLASTIC scrap
Abstract

The article informs that National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce published a draft of the "Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2020 Edition)" and asked for comments until Aug 30, 2020, and catalogue includes categories related to the chemical industry. It mentions that materials with superior environmental properties and materials improving the environmental impact of chemical processes.

Published
2020

3. Development Trends of China's Coal Chemical Industry.

Author

Chen Li

Subjects
*CHEMICAL industry, *COAL industry, *FOSSIL fuels, *BIODEGRADABLE plastics, *LIQUID fuels, *ETHYLENE glycol
Abstract

The article offers information on the coal chemical firms which convert coal into gas, liquid and solid fuels and chemicals. It discusses that the coronavirus pandemic and more stringent environmental protection policies greatly hit the coal chemical industry, profits of which shrank due to factors like fluctuation of international oil prices – being low in 2020, rebounding in 2021, and forecast to stay at a reasonable in the future.

Published
2022

4. Polylactic Acid: Difficulties in the Beginning and Bright Prospects.

Author

Jiang Yanyan

Subjects
*BUSINESS conditions, *BIODEGRADABLE plastics, *CHEMICAL industry, *MANUFACTURING processes
Abstract

The article discusses the business condition of polylactic acid in China. It notes that polylactic acid is a biodegradable plastic that has been produced through a two-step process with renewable substances such as corn starch as its major raw materials. It says that the country's capacity to make polylactic acid has reached to approximately 12,000 tons per acre (t/a) as of April 2010.

Published
2010

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