Issues related to environmental protection and sustainable development have been the focus of heated discussions in recent years.

Issues related to environmental protection and sustainable development have been the focus of hot discussion in recent years, and the government, consumer retail industry and the public have also paid more and more attention to the concept of environmental protection. The national policy of banning plastic is also a implementation of the concept of environmental protection, especially in the straw industry. A series of problems caused by plastic straws led to their withdrawal from the market, and paper straws were once the best choice to replace plastic straws. The future development of paper straws is a new area with great potential for the industry. Here’s a look at some of the industry trends surrounding paper straws.

What is a straw? straw, also known as the drinking tube in English, is a kind of hollow plastic product, whose main function is to drink the drinks in the cup, generally with a diameter of about 5mm. There are also thick tubes used for eating milk tea with a diameter of about 12mm. In terms of the industrial chain, the upstream of the straw market at the present stage is raw materials such as pulp and PLA, the midstream is different types of disposable straw manufacturers, and the downstream is the end consumer market, namely the milk tea catering industry.

At present, from the perspective of the downstream market, in 2020, the catering industry with the largest downstream demand for disposable straws has a market share of 49.91%, followed by the milk and beverage packaging market, accounting for about 30.29%. Looking at the global output of straws, in 2020, the global output of disposable straws was 264.38 billion, increasing to 285.63 billion in 2021. Specifically, in 2021, the output of disposable paper straws reached 73.89 billion, accounting for 25.87%; The output of PLA straw was 53.5 billion, accounting for 18.73%. So its market share is infinite.

On the other hand, as the packaging industry is shifting to non-plastic sustainable materials in recent years, the demand for degradable disposable paper straws and PLA straws will continue to increase. It is estimated that the market for disposable paper straws will grow fastest in the future, with a compound growth rate of 17.27% from 2021 to 2027.

In terms of sales volume, the main markets for disposable drinking straws are North America, Europe and China. In 2020, the global sales volume reached 304.39 billion, among which North America had the highest demand, sales volume reached 133.2 billion; China sold 67.19 billion units.

In the future, the market of disposable drinking straws will be a blue ocean, and the environment-friendly paper straws will also be the new direction advocated by the industry in the future. The “naturally degradable environment-friendly paper straws” exclusively developed by the HE team may promote the innovation of the whole industry.