BIOPOLYMER
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Global demand for bags
• North America and Europe account for almost
US$10 billion worth of plastic bags annually.
• Californians use 10.8 billion plastic bags per year -
enough to circle the earth 67 times (California
Recycled Organization) Supermarkets alone in
California generate 6.5 billion disposable plastic bags.
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• Australia uses 6.9 billion plastic bags every year.
• Taiwan used 2.5 plastic bags per day per person,
adding up to 20 billion bags per year.
• China uses almost 3 billion plastic bags each day
according to UK’s The Guardian.
• Hong Kong estimated 9.85 billion plastic bags
disposed each year. A public program to educate on
alternatives that are environmentally friendly.
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• Ireland was consuming 1.2 billion plastic bags per year
before the PlasTax. A tax of $0.13 per bag was
introduced in 2002, reducing consumption by 90%.
• The UK and state of California, USA had already ban
free plastic bags.
• Switzerland’s supermarkets charge $0.15 to $0.20 per
paper bag. Paper bag is recognized as a weak
alternative both environmentally and use for wet
products.
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Consumer convenience…
…turning into environmental “night-mess”
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Countries Ban Plastic Bags
Amsterdam, Botswana China Alaska
Netherlands Italy Taiwan Nantucket, Massachusetts
France Macedonia Japan Seattle, Washington
Denmark Holland S. Australia Westport, Connecticut
Germany Israel Egypt State of New York
Belgium Mumbai, India Somalia Fairfax, California
Switzerland Bangladesh Kenya Los Angeles, Califormia
Ireland Bhutan Uganda Oakland, California
UK: Modbury Pakistan Eritrea San Francisco, California
UK: South Devon Sri Lankan South Africa Leaf Rapids, Canada
Rwanda Tanzania
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Environmental issues
• China coined the problem “white pollution”.
• South Africa dubbed plastic bags flapping on fences and
bushes as the “national flower”.
• In 2002, Bangladesh slapped an outright ban on plastic
bags in the capital city of Dhaka after the 1998/9 floods
caused by non degradable plastic bags choking drainage.
• India had outlawed the use of plastic bags thinner than 20
microns in the cities of Mumbai and Delhi. An indirect way
to discourage use of plastic bags through higher cost.
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Retailers desperate for viable alternatives for fear of falling sale
as a result of government’s curb on the use of plastic bags.
Biodegradable is a green solution…
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Starchtech offers a new
generation of starch-based
Starchtech biodegradable resin and
Technology bags from tapioca renewable
resources. The unique
starch-based plastic allows
for responsible disposal of
The Imperative products through composts,
Alternative biodegradable action, or
clean incineration, with a
positive life cycle impact.
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Biodegradable
Action
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Threatening
Trends
There’s a growing trend by environmentalists
and the global community to reduce the amount
of "white pollution" in the world.
Efforts in Ireland, Australia, Germany & Sweden
are already showing results and it will not be
long before legislation against non-degradable
Starchtech plastic products are imposed universally.
Biodegradable companies
Australia Plantic Technologies
Biograde
Italy Novamont
Germany Biotec
FKur Competitive edge
- Application
France Spheres
- Quality
UK BPI/Innovia - Price
USA Cereplast
Metabolix
Natureworks
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Price positioning
Price of biodegradable resin by other companies:
USA : Cargill Dow (PLA) US$ 5,000/MT
Italy : Mater-B US$ 6,000/MT
UK/France : Innovia/BPI/Biotec US$ 6,300/MT
Germany : Biotec/FKur US$ 6,500/MT
Aus/China : Biograde US$ 6,500/MT
Japan : PCL US$ 8,000/MT
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Public Perception & Acceptability
Purchase Bio ?
No. of %
Response
Would not 25 2.43%
If same price 690 66.99%
Little more 240 23.30%
Much more 75 7.28%
Total 1,030 100.00%
• Currently >30% willing to
purchase even if it costs more.
• Price our resin 20% more than plastics resin.
• Price our finished products at the same
prices as the medium-to-high end finished
plastics products.
• If it cost the same, more than 90% will buy
28 June 2004
http://www.plasticsnews.com/subscriber/fyi.html?id=1088199123
the biodegradable products.
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Price comparison
Price (USD)
Per Metric Ton
$6,000
$5,500
$5,000
$4,500
Price (USD)
$4,000
Per Metric Ton
$3,500
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
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Starchtech’s pricing strategy: US$ 2,500-3,500/mt
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Early-mover of
cost competitive
Biodegradable bags
ZERO-PLASTIC
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Resin Production Process
Tapioca flour
Zero-Plastic
Starchtech resin
Dust Collector Cyclone Classifier Feeder Pulverizer Air Cooling
High Speed Cooling Water
Mixer Mixer Chiller
MIXER
PULVERIZER
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Feeder Dust Collector Grinder Machine Discharge product
Feeder Blower Extruder Cutter
GRINDER
EXTRUSION LINE
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Conveyor Feeder Spiral Drier Classifier
EXTRUDER AUXILARIES
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Film + Bag Production
Tapioca flour
Zero-Plastic resin
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BLOW FILM 45 ● BAG CUTING & SEALING ● PRESS MACHINE
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