The plastics industry is one of the basic industries, and the plastics industry is also one of China's important export industries. China has now become the world's largest plastics industry, but the plastics industry still faces various challenges. International trade disputes have intensified, and trade disputes between China and the United States and the United States and Europe have caused heavy losses in the plastics industry; the domestic economic environment is sluggish, environmental protection is constantly tightening, pressure on the plastics industry is increasing, price advantages are lost, and market competitiveness is weakening. Many plastic companies have withdrawn from the market.
The “Belt and Road” strategy has undoubtedly provided a new direction for the development of the plastics industry. A total of 65 countries and regions along the “Belt and Road” will bring about energy demand, international trade, financial support, and stimulate new economic growth points, which will drive China's terminal demand.
Domestic pipe enterprises can use the transportation construction, park construction and new urbanization construction of the “Belt and Road” areas in China to promote the demand for plastic pipes in construction projects. On the other hand, it is possible to strengthen cooperation with China's construction units and promote the use of domestically produced plastic pipe products for overseas projects. It can be said that how to resolve excess capacity, "One Belt, One Road" gave a good "going out" answer.
In addition to resolving the excess capacity in the country, the recycled plastics industry will also have new development opportunities.
The data shows that the economic development of Southeast Asian countries along the “Belt and Road” is relatively backward. According to incomplete understanding, the labor cost of the waste plastics industry in Indonesia is 300 US dollars, the labor cost in Vietnam is about 250 US dollars, and the labor cost in Cambodia is about 100 US dollars. The labor cost in the Pearl River Delta region of China is about 600-650 US dollars.
Although some countries in Southeast Asia have also enacted a "ban" on the import of waste plastics in recent times, the ban is not the same as that of China. The scope of the ban is not very large and the scale is not very strict. Therefore, companies in China's domestic environmental protection dilemma can also try to export waste plastics to Southeast Asian countries. Therefore, China's waste plastics industry can completely transfer the preliminary work of high industrial density and low added value of products to Southeast Asia, and then import recycled plastic granules to reduce costs and increase profits.
In addition, according to customs statistics, in 2016, the export market of polyolefin products in China was mainly in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia and Vietnam, followed by North Korea and South Korea. China's polyolefin products can be exported to Southeast Asia in large quantities due to low domestic raw material prices, and the formation of price gaps with major exporting regions, which is convenient for domestic exporters to operate. It is believed that this advantage will continue to be released during the “Belt and Road” journey.
In fact, the benefits of the “Belt and Road” to the plastics industry go far beyond this, and the opportunities it creates for the plastics industry are enormous and sustainable. It is believed that under the guidance of the “Belt and Road” strategy, the development of China's plastics industry will also become better and better. Therefore, relevant fields in plastics and related enterprises should actively seize opportunities, promote enterprise development, promote industry reform, and create a new economic future!
