PLA handles rigidity, PBAT provides toughness—this duo is my pick!

Have you noticed that the shopping bags you've been receiving from supermarkets over the past couple of years feel different to the touch?

National Bureau of Statistics: In April, the added value of bio-based materials manufacturing increased by 19.5% year-on-year

On May 18, the State Council Information Office held a press conference where the spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics presented the economic performance of China in April 2026 and answered reporters' questions.

The Two Sessions have made their voices heard! The focus is on developing bio-manufacturing! The National Development and Reform Commission has announced six future industries!

At the press conference on economic themes held on March 6th during the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress, Zheng Gajie, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that efforts will be made to focus on developing six major emerging pillar industries and six major future industries.

Trump's visit to China is beneficial for exports! Coupled with the implementation of the EU's environmental protection policies!

Trump's visit to China has sent out positive signals of easing tensions in Sino-US economic and trade relations, presenting a major favorable window period for China's export industry!

Plastic Raw Materials Science Popularization | PLA Polylactic Acid: Degradable Materials

Amid the ongoing global environmental protection wave and the steady progress of the "dual carbon" goals, the problem of white pollution caused by traditional petroleum-based plastics has become increasingly prominent. However, a new type of green and degradable plastic raw material - PLA (polylactic acid), with its unique advantages, has quickly become a new favorite in the plastic industry and various production fields, gradually replacing traditional plastics and leading the industry into a new era of green materials.

From steel bars to "corn": PLA's bending strength approaches 80% of steel bars, a hard-core moment for plastics in the Middle East

The engineering team from the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates recently published an experiment in the journal "Construction and Building Materials" (online release in March 2026): They used 3D printing technology to create sawtooth and corrugated-shaped reinforced plates from PLA bioplastic to replace the steel bars in concrete.

【Policy Interpretation】For the First Time! Bio-based Materials Are Included in the "15th Five-Year Plan"

On March 12th, the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress voted to pass the Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China. The outline consists of 18 chapters and mentions emerging and future industries such as new energy, new energy vehicles, robots, bio-manufacturing, high-end equipment, aerospace, quantum technology, hydrogen energy and nuclear fusion energy, brain-computer interfaces, and embodied intelligence in many places.

Is formaldehyde released when PLA plastic beads are ironed? Here comes a non-toxic material replacement solution.

The production of plastic beads requires heating and ironing to melt and bond the beads. When plastic is heated at 150℃ to 220℃, it will produce a small amount of acids, esters, unsaturated hydrocarbons; formaldehyde, acetaldehyde; CO₂ and CO and other substances. Although the amount of formaldehyde is very small, continuous inhalation in a closed space may irritate the respiratory tract.