Red Bull, Jardo, Lulu ... Many consumers are not unfamiliar with these drinks. However, it may not pay much attention to its Packaging, and it is even less clear that these Metal Packaging wastes can be recycled and reused. In fact, the recycling and recycling of metal packaging is now becoming the main direction of many “aspirational people”. According to statistics, there is huge room for future development of safe and environmentally friendly metal packaging products. How is the development of metal packaging in China? What are the deficiencies in China's metal packaging industry compared to foreign countries and how can they be solved? Recently, this reporter conducted an exclusive interview with Zhang Hong, the secretary general of the Metal Container Committee of the China Packaging Federation, on these issues.
Metal packaging: huge market prospects
China Economic Herald: What is the current status of the metal packaging industry in China? What are the characteristics?
Zhang Hong: In 2011, the total value of the international packaging industry was approximately $592.2 billion, of which metal packaging was $102 billion and metal packaging accounted for 17% of the total international packaging industry. In the same period, the estimated output value of China's packaging industry was 86.2 billion yuan, of which the metal packaging industry was 69 billion yuan, accounting for only 8% of the packaging industry. Metal packaging has huge room for development in the entire packaging industry chain.
The metal packaging industry in China has developed rapidly in recent years and has become the world's second largest metal packaging country. China's metal packaging industry has now formed a complete metal packaging industry system. Its main products can be divided into: iron and steel printing, beverage cans (including two beverage cans, three beverage cans), food cans (general food cans and milk powder cans), aerosol cans, chemical cans, miscellaneous cans, steel drums and Metal lid products (crown caps, screw caps, aluminum anti-counterfeiting caps, easy to open caps, etc.), metal packaging product line is rich, application is very broad.
Metal packaging will be more popular because of its unique reinforcement, decoration, natural degradation, easy recycling, and 100% unlimited reuse of green features. At present, China's metal packaging market presents a trend of oversupply, but from the analysis of per capita consumption, there is still much room for development.
The per capita consumption of metal packaging in the world is 13.6 US dollars, and China's per capita is only 5 US dollars. At present, China's metal packaging is still in its infancy, and there is a big gap between mature markets in Europe and the United States and developed countries. However, there is still potential for development in the metal packaging industry in China. The objective conditions for the industry to continue to expand the scale and increase the scale effect still exist. We can It is believed that in the future development center of the world in China, in another 30 years, world-class metal packaging companies will be born in China.
At present, metal packaging waste is mostly used for downgrading after recycling, and it has not been fully utilized. It has not been able to recycle from cans to cans. Therefore, we want to set up a metal packaging recycling and recycling alliance, working closely with the government, relevant industry organizations, and upstream and downstream companies to reduce the use of metal packaging waste, so that it can truly cycle from cans to cans and cans to cans. , reduce resource waste and carbon emissions.
Metal Recycling: Perfection of Foreign Social System
China Economic Herald: It is reported that the work of metal packaging recycling and recycling in developed countries has been successful. The main experience is relying on social systems and education guidance. Can you briefly introduce?
Zhang Hong: From the development report of multinational companies, the recovery rate of metal packaging in developed countries is about 90%.
The social recycling of metal packaging in the United States has reached a very high level. Every household categorizes waste. Metal cans are provided for free by the public welfare organizations to provide green recycling bins for recycling. Most of them are citizens who voluntarily consciously and voluntarily. The government does not have any economic compensation for recycling.
In accordance with the implementation of the producer responsibility and reuse system (EPR) and the “Promotion and Reactivation of Related Resources” Law, Korea has formulated a series of highly operative regulations such as methods and standards for recycling, reuse, and obligation implementation. To recycle empty metal cans, 37 recycling and recycling companies, which are part of the "Association of Korean Metal Cans Resources" and are commissioned by the association, are located throughout the country. In 2005, the “metal cans recycling and use exhibition hall” was built to show the whole process of production, circulation, consumption, discarding, recycling and recycling of metal cans to children and children in a lively, vivid, popular and interactive manner.
China is also carrying out related work. As for the social system and education guidance for the recycling of metal packaging, the Metal Packaging Recycling and Recycling Alliance plans to start the “China Youth Recycling Education Base” in the second half of the year. From the education of young children, we organize students to visit education bases to teach young people the process of production, consumption, recycling, and recycling of metal packaging in a form of entertaining and learning; and to establish a sense of caring for the environment and protecting resources.
In addition, the alliance will also select metal cans for recycling in public places where influential large supermarkets, stadiums and other personnel gather, and add “recyclable” logos to metal products of coalition members to expand the social impact of the alliance and strengthen consumption. Environmental awareness. Taking the recycling of clean waste from aluminum cans as a pilot, a recycling recycling system was established. After the system matured, it was promoted to other metal packaging.
Establishing an Alliance: Perfecting the Recycling System
China Economic Herald: In view of the current problems in the metal packaging industry, the metal packaging recycling and recycling alliance was established a few days ago. What is the significance of the establishment of the alliance?
Zhang Hong: China has established a resource-conserving and environment-friendly society as a strategic task for the long-term planning of national economic and social development. The way out for the sustainable development of the metal packaging industry is to embark on a recycling of metal packaging waste. The road to recycling economy, which is also the advantage of metal packaging products.
The lack of metal packaging recycling and reuse systems has resulted in serious waste of metal packaging. After the establishment of the metal packaging recycling and recycling alliance, it will focus on the recovery and reuse of metal packaging, strengthen resource integration, promote the integration of upstream, downstream, and downstream metal packaging companies, and promote the establishment of a recycling system.
Recycling is the advantage of metal packaging products, and circular economy is the future of sustainable development of the metal packaging industry. It is imperative to realize the recycling and recycling of metal packaging waste. The degraded use of metal packaging waste is a waste of resources, and metal packaging companies should be brave enough to assume the social responsibility of recycling and recycling waste metal packaging.
At this stage, the upstream and downstream companies in the metal packaging industry do not take high-end recycling. Some companies reclaimed scrap scraps into aluminum plates and used them for lids. After the alliance is established, it will use existing resources in combination with the characteristics of upstream and downstream enterprises to promote the concept of recycling and reuse, and promote the joint efforts of the entire industry to achieve high-end recycling.
After the alliance is established, it will mainly promote the following work: Closely focus on the key steps of metal packaging recycling, solve the common problems and personality problems in the process of recycling, explore the recycling of metal packaging in China, integration of industrial chain resources, close connection between upstream and downstream Sustainability model; conducts an all-round follow-up investigation on the development trend of metal packaging; proposes reasonable proposals to the competent government departments, urges the establishment and improvement of relevant industrial policies, and provides more convenience and resources for the sustainable development of the metal packaging industry chain; Metal packaging recycling research special fund, take the road of combining production, learning, and research; carry out metal tank recycling technology research, improve the overall scientific and technological level of the metal packaging industry, and promote the steady growth of the metal packaging industry; coordination and strengthening among alliance members And cooperation with other industry alliances.
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