The surprising business opportunity of "I'm not a plastic bag.
From June 1, supermarkets, shopping malls and farmers markets will no longer provide free plastic shopping bags. What will be the charge for plastic shopping bags in supermarkets? How are alternatives promoted?
Recently, the general office of the state council issued the notice about limiting production and sales of the use of plastic shopping bags, regulation, from June 1, 2008, a nationwide ban on the production, the sale and use of ultra-thin plastic shopping bags, in all supermarkets, shopping malls, marketplaces and other places of retail shall provide free plastic shopping bags. Plastic bags pollute the environment of "evil" well known, the natural decay need 200, buried and pollution of groundwater, burn and produce harmful gases, so the countries and regions in the world to ban plastic bags grew louder, Britain, Japan, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, even the Kenya, Uganda shall adopt measures to ban plastic shopping bags, instead it is made of non-woven fabrics, nylon cloth, reusable "environmental protection shopping bag", and the paper consumes trees, should not be promoted.
Before the Olympic Games, China implemented the "white ban" measures to hold a green Olympics. According to the estimation of China plastic processing industry association, the daily use of supermarket plastic shopping bag amounts to 1 billion, the consumption of other kinds of plastic bags amounts to more than 2 billion, which amounts to 365 billion and 730 billion respectively a year, how can the environment bear it? Environmental shopping bags made from non-woven or nylon cloth can be reused for more than 10 times, which can reduce "white pollution" by more than 70%.
Business opportunities, dash forward show
In 2008, China entered the "golden year of environmental bags". On January 15th, carrefour launched an environmental protection activity in Beijing. When consumers' shopping reaches a certain amount, they can get a free green shopping bag made of non-woven cloth.
Meanwhile, with the annual demand of environmental shopping bags reaching tens of billions and huge business opportunities, xinlong holdings (000955), a leading producer of non-woven cloth, has been making a big splash in the stock market recently, with a maximum increase of 45%. Nylon cloth is another main force in the production of environmental shopping bag, and nylon fiber is an important material for the production of non-woven cloth. It has high strength, excellent flexibility and wear resistance, which is related to the "reputation" of environmental shopping bag for durability and ease of use. As the largest nylon production base in China, Midas holdings (000782) should face greater business opportunities than hinlong holdings, the value of Midas holdings than xinlong holdings.
Nylon is also called the polyamide fiber, is a gather amido fiber, has the very good durability and excellent physical properties, because the non-woven fabric is a kind of don't need a spinning and weaving fabric, only will be directional or random supporting columns, chemical fiber fabric structures, and then by adopting the method of mechanical, hot glue or chemical reinforcement, to join the tear strength of nylon fiber increase product. Nylon fiber is an important material for manufacturing non-woven fabrics, so as to improve the elasticity, wear resistance and strength of non-woven fabrics. In the early production of non-woven fabrics, the amount of nylon is very large, but in recent years there is an increasing trend. With the annual demand of environmental shopping bags made of non-woven and nylon fabric tens of billions, the market demand for nylon will increase greatly. The annual production capacity of maida shares is 100,000 tons of nylon with 6 slices and 70,000 tons of filament, and the annual output value is 3 billion yuan. In 2007, the annual production capacity of filament increased to 100,000 tons and the annual production of sliced increased to 200,000 tons, and the sales revenue was 6 billion yuan. Beauty company based in guangdong, to expand the national, dani dragon co., LTD is established, changde meihua nylon co., LTD., nanchong meihua nylon co., LTD., new beauty da DSM nylon slicing co., LTD., such as nylon production base, the company goal is on the basis of the country's first promoted to first-class enterprise in the world in the same industry. The existing production equipment and technology of Midas are imported from Switzerland, Germany and Japan. After the production of the section project under construction in the tenth phase, the output value will be increased by 1.6 billion yuan, and the section production capacity will also reach 180,000 tons/year, which has the strength to compete with multinational companies. Especially in the "golden year of environmental bags" in 2008, the production capacity will be released in time, which is quite wonderful.
Big businesses see great prospects, and small businesses don't want to miss out. In a small commodity wholesale market in Beijing, a large number of imported nylon environmental bags, non-woven environmental bags stalls. According to the introduction of a stall owner, around the city recently to purchase the merchants obvious increase, the color of the atmospheric product sales. And a stall owner found a special export abroad of folded nylon bags is more popular.
Reusable bags drive new technology
According to wuhan's national development and reform commission, the city will soon adopt biodegradable materials to mass-produce environmentally friendly plastic bags and put them on the market to control the "white pollution" that is increasingly plaguing the city. The raw materials for the production of environment-friendly plastic bags will be borne by wuhan huali environmental technology co., LTD., which is the only enterprise in wuhan with the production capacity of degradable raw materials at present.
Gorgeous company's degradable material industrialization project has been reported to the national development and reform commission for approval, with a total investment of 98.12 million yuan and a national financial allocation of 3 million yuan. The project has been started and a new plant with annual output of 100,000 tons of raw materials will be completed soon, according to the head of gorgeous company. In 2009, the company's total production of biodegradable raw materials is expected to reach 40,000 to 50,000 tons, which can produce more than 100,000 tons of environmentally friendly plastic bags, and can produce tens of billions of plastic bags a year. Wuhan's market simply cannot be used up.
"It's not complicated to make plastic bags out of biodegradable materials," huali's head said. Its production principle is same, it is to be blown with film machine and become, just raw material USES different. Raw material prices are similar to those of polystyrene, which makes traditional plastic bags.
The biodegradable plastic bags, which can be thrown away or buried in the soil, can be eaten by microbes. Because the biodegradable material is made from corn starch. However, environmental plastic bags are not all produced with biodegradable materials, such as all use, one is the high cost, and the capacity of plastic bags is not strong. According to the national standards, use 15% of the degradable material is environmental plastic bags. Wuhan city production of environmental plastic bags, will exceed the national standards, up to 30 percent.
The huge market demand for environment-friendly plastic bags will lead to increased demand for raw materials, which will inevitably drive the expansion of corn planting area and bring great business opportunities to farmers.
An environmental bag worth a lot of money
In 2007 sainsbury, a big British supermarket chain, sold around 20,000 bags in an hour as it started selling designer handbags with the slogan "I am not a plastic bag".
Early in the morning, before sainsbury's opened its doors across the UK, people were lining up to snap up every anja hindermarch bag for five pounds, some even waiting in line the night before, as each sainsbury store sold only 30 such bags.
During London fashion week in 2007, many celebrities and celebrities appeared in public with the handbag. For a while, the reusable cotton bag became a new favourite for fashion-conscious londoners, bidding at one point for 100 each on ebay.
It is understood the bag was designed by anja hindeache for an environmental group to urge people to reduce their use of plastic bags. A different approach to marketing, however, has put the 5 pound bag on the market. The "I'm not a plastic bag" environmentally friendly shopping bag is a canvas bag made of cotton cloth with a handle made of thick cotton rope. It was used as a gift bag for an Academy Awards party back in February 2007, and was later made a global fashion hit during London fashion week, when celebrities showed it around the world.
Faced with the elimination of plastic bag regulations, China's environmental bags can also usher in such enviable business opportunities? In fact, Chinese consumers are more fashion conscious, and the key is to have products that appeal to them. And the straw braid bag that had been popular in earlier years, bamboo plait cross the basket, because added fashionable element is popular. Facing the advent of the tide of environmental bags, these beautiful and distinctive bags will also become the focus of attention.
In addition, although the environmental protection bag on the market is very environmentally friendly on material now, but on the appearance is really not how beautiful, especially for some women who love the United States, should accept practical but not beautiful environmental protection bag, after all a little bit reluctant.
So how to perfectly combine practicality with fashion? A company in Shanghai that first designed a foldable eco-bag may provide a clue. Because it is made of environmentally friendly materials, it can be folded into a cylinder when not used, and does not take up space in a bag. When you need to use it to expand it, it becomes a practical shopping bag. The cylinder also ACTS as a handle to relieve the pressure on the bag's opponent. And the round hole that has length adjustment on cylinder, can undertake adjusting at will according to individual demand, it is very practical design. Thanks to the magnet on the outside of the cylinder, it can be attached to the refrigerator after coming home, saving space and even serving as a small decoration on the refrigerator. Such a practical and fashionable environmental shopping bag, perhaps can lead the fashion trend!
