JANDI’S - The Differences in the Nature of PE & Biodegradable Material (PLA/PBAT Based)
1. The operation conditions and efficiency of production for Bio-degradable material are different from normal PE material:
► For Cutting and Sealing Machine –
To produce Bio-resin bags, the cutting and sealing speed will be much slower than PE material, so if based on the quantity of the bags, the labor costs will be higher.
► For Blown Film Machine –
It takes a longer time to cool down the Bio-degradable material, but its density is higher than PE, so if based on the weight (KG), then the efficiency of blown film is still good enough.
Bio-Resin | About US$4.0 - 4.5/KG |
PE | About US$1.3 - 1.5/KG |
► Normally, costs of PE are much lower and PE could be recycled easily, so there is a very big difference on the costs between both materials.
Let’s take T-shirt bag with 12% Die-Cut for example:
For 1 KG T-shirt bag,
Cost for material = 112 % (1+12%) material,
so, the actual cost of Bio-degradable material will be
US$4.5/KG × 112% = US$5.04/KG
US$5.04 ÷ 1.3 = 3.88 times more than PE
In such consideration, the bio-degradable material cost will be 3 times more than normal material (PE)
**Remark: Above prices are only for your reference, please recheck current prices from your local market.
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Modification, improvement, innovation, education and some action are required in the plastic industry. There are a lot of companies are working on bio-degradable and compostable material and producing their final products. And, many others are working on the collecting, recycling and Circular Economy. JANDI’S, as part of the plastic industry, also as the citizen of the world, we do care about the environment and sustainability.