PET plastic is the abbreviation for Polyethylene terephthalate in English, abbreviated as PET. As a small variety in the plastic classification, what are its properties? What are the application areas?

In September 2024, the price index of recycled plastic pellets in China was 759.6 points, a year-on-year decrease of 1.9% and a month on month decrease of 1.2%.

Modified plastics are materials with uniform appearance obtained by filling, toughening, strengthening, blending, alloying and other technical means with primary form resin as the main component and additives or other resins that can improve the mechanical, rheological, combustion, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic and other aspects of performance. According to the modified function, the modified plastics include flame retardant resins, reinforced and toughened resins, plastic alloys, functional color masterclasses, etc. Each type can be further subdivided according to different materials, and due to their respective performance differences, the application field is also different.

Which recycling companies do discarded plastic lunch boxes go to? In which provinces are these plastic recycling enterprises located? On September 26, at the 19th China International Plastic Recycling Conference, with the official release of the plastic recycling information interactive platform and the plastic lunch box recycling map, China's plastic recycling industry not only has the first intuitive panorama of plastic lunch box recycling, but also lays the foundation for the transparency and traceability of recycled plastic lunch boxes.

In the national economy, the packaging plastic industry plays an important role. It is not only widely used in chemical, food, pharmaceutical and other fields, but also deeply involved in various fields such as information, energy, industry, agriculture, transportation, space and ocean development.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the production of primary plastics in August was 10.758 million tons, an increase of 0.5%. During the January-August period, cumulative production reached 86.267 million tons, up 4.5 percent year on year. In terms of varieties, the yield of polyamide (PA) increased significantly, reaching 25.9%. The production of ABS fell by 10.5%

In August 2024, the price index of recycled plastic particles in China was 768.6 points, up 1% year-on-year and down 0.9% month-on-month

On September 4, the Pacific Environmental Resources Center, an environmental protection organization, released the report "Unlocking the New Green nature of milk tea: Research on the plastic Reduction path of China's milk tea Industry", which put forward suggestions for the plastic reduction path of the industry in the next five years in view of the plastic waste growth challenges behind the expansion of new tea drinks.

In the context of increasing environmental awareness, the plastic products industry is gradually paying attention to sustainable development, and constantly introducing new processes, new materials and new products to meet the needs of consumers. Digital transformation is also helping industries improve productivity and reduce costs, contributing to the smooth running of the economy.

There are also many difficulties in the large-scale use of degradable plastic packaging, in order to solve these difficulties, improvement methods include the development of non-compost degradable plastics. If you do not use compost, it can be degraded in the natural environment, such as natural degradation in the fields, rivers, and oceans, which will greatly promote the development of degradable plastics.