New generation full biodegradable paper straw to save tea industry

“White pollution” has been a well-known term, its impact on the environment is self-evident, I believe many people have seen the photo of a turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril, it is obvious that the harm of plastic products has affected Marine life, therefore, countries around the world have to introduce a plastic ban to curb this harm. So, what should we replace these plastic products with after the ban?

Plastic straw products have become important members of the control list of the plastic ban because of their small size, low unit price, small industry volume and other factors. After careful observation, plastic straws have been replaced by paper straws and PLA straws. However, consumers are not impressed by these two alternatives, and “paper straws” even became a popular search on Weibo due to their undesirable experiences. Why on earth is this?

As a substitute for plastic straws, paper straws are traditionally wrapped with multiple layers and glued together with glue. However, this substitute seems to be not very qualified. From the perspective of experience, many negative comments, such as “it is soft in a bubble”, “it is full of paper smell” and “it loses the pleasure of biting straws”, have made consumers very disappointed with paper straws of traditional technology. What about the performance of another alternative, the PLA straw?

Although PLA straw does not have the bad experience of paper straw at the beginning of use, it is not excellent in all aspects. First of all, the raw material used in PLA straw is not high temperature resistant, and the high temperature resistance of pure PLA straw developed at the present stage only reaches 85℃, which has many limitations in the drinking scene. Secondly, the procurement cost of PLA raw materials is too high. Compared with traditional plastic straws, the cost can be four or five times higher, which increases the purchasing pressure of merchants.

In addition, in addition to cost reasons, the raw material of PLA straws is too tight, resulting in insufficient capacity to completely replace the original plastic straws. So is there such a thing as an environmentally friendly straw that won’t cost buyers more?

With this problem, Nanjing HE New Material Technology Company launched a new generation of fully biodegradable paper straw, which has the environmental characteristics of PLA, is more energy saving, low carbon and environmental protection. At the same time, because the production process adopts single layer paper forming, the user experience not only inherits the smooth touch of the original plastic straw, but also adds the unique affinity of natural materials. More importantly, the new products require fewer consumables, which also virtually reduces the supporting procurement cost for milk tea, coffee and other tea brand chains.

So why would HE New Materials launch such a product now? What kind of company is HE New Materials?

Although the industrial and commercial information shows that HE New Materials is a newly registered enterprise, the founder behind it is an “industry veteran” who has been deeply engaged in the straw (equipment) industry for nearly 30 years, has many years of straw equipment research and development experience, and has a number of invention patents. Therefore, the research and development of straw products is familiar with the road, naturally can also be targeted at the industry pain points in-depth study.

Of course, HE New Material’s new generation of fully biodegradable paper straw is not only friendly to the market and consumers, but also has great advantages in its own production. In the production process, the power consumption of equipment is less than 60%, which is more low-carbon, energy saving and environmental protection, and can actively respond to the national carbon neutral policy. It can be said that the concept of environmental protection is carried out in every link of production.