A big wave of new policies will hit traditional plastics or will delist

International market has been banned

In China, plasticizers commonly used in PVC plastic products mainly include DOP (dioctyl phthalate), DBP (dibutyl phthalate), DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DOTP ( Dioctyl terephthalate). According to the survey, the proportion of plastic products containing plasticizers is mainly food packaging and toys, and the proportion of phthalates is about 28%. Studies have shown that because of the different hazards of plastic products containing plasticizers, the scope and extent of their recognition are different, so countries have different restrictions on the use of plasticizers. In recent years, the governments of the United States, the European Union and other countries and regions are constantly developing and revising their existing plastic product standards and related laws and regulations, which undoubtedly raises the threshold for the export of Chinese plastic products, resulting in related chemical industry. It is difficult to estimate the direct economic loss.

As early as 2005, the EU explicitly prohibited the use of three high molecular weight plasticizers such as DINP, DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate) and DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate) for children under 3 years of age. Used in mouth-to-hand toys and other children's products. In consideration of the health status of citizens, in 2012, Denmark first proposed the ban of BBP (butyl phthalate phthalate), DBP and DEHP (dihexyl phthalate) in the country. Diformate plasticizer.

The new national standard for toys is more stringent

The temporarily restricted plasticizer, DINP, in the current US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act will be permanently restricted and will permanently limit the other four new plasticizers (DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP and DCHP). After the change, there are 8 kinds of phthalate plasticizers that are permanently restricted in children's toys or child care products, each of which has a limit of 1000 ppm.

In China, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has recently approved the issuance of four national standards for the new national standard GB6675-2014 "Toy Safety" for children's toys. The new standard protects children more comprehensively, adding to six plasticizers, sounds, magnets and magnetic components, flammability requirements and broadening the control of hazardous substances. The new standard has been implemented since January 1 this year. The limit value of the six plasticizers shall not exceed 0.1%. This limit is equivalent to the current EU regulations.

For a long time, China's plasticizers have been dominated by DOP, DBP, etc., but with the increasing standards of plasticizers in Europe and the United States and the continuous improvement of testing methods, the market share of traditional plasticizers has been shrinking in recent years. Most companies have transformed traditional plasticizers and developed new plasticizers. With the rapid growth of demand for green plasticizers, the development of non-toxic green plasticizers has become the key to the development of the industry.