The market demand for regenerated cellulose membrane is strong and the industry has huge development potential

Regenerated cellulose membrane, also known as cellophane, is made of regenerated cellulose from cellulose solution or cellulose derivatives. Regenerated cellulose film has the characteristics of hydrophilicity, wet strength, chemical resistance, tensile resistance, etc., and is a green and environmentally friendly packaging material.

In 2020, nine departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Environment, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the “Notice on Solidly Promoting Plastic Pollution Control”, clearly proposing to strengthen the supervision and management of plastic bans and restrictions, and launch special law enforcement inspections on the progress of plastic bans and restrictions in key areas . In this context, the market demand for regenerated cellulose film as a green and environmentally friendly packaging material continues to grow. According to the “2022-2027 China Regenerated Cellulose Membrane Industry Market Supply and Demand Status and Development Trend Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center , my country’s regenerated cellulose membrane market size will reach 810 million yuan in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.

Dissolving pulp is the main raw material for regenerated cellulose membranes, and my country is the world’s largest consumer of dissolving pulp. However, due to factors such as restrictions on environmental protection policies and the deepening of supply-side structural reforms, production plants with backward production capacity are gradually eliminated by the market, resulting in a continued decline in my country’s dissolving pulp production and a high reliance on imports. In 2021, my country’s dissolving pulp production will be less than 500,000 tons. This limits the development of my country’s regenerated cellulose membrane industry to a certain extent.

As a film product, regenerated cellulose film is widely used in the packaging industry, including medicine, food, tobacco packaging, etc. In pharmaceutical packaging, regenerated cellulose film accounts for nearly 30% of my country’s pharmaceutical packaging production costs; in food packaging, regenerated cellulose film has the advantages of high temperature resistance, environmental protection, good sealing, and strong adhesion, and can be used to preserve fresh food. Film, my country’s demand for regenerated cellulose films in the food packaging field will reach 7,000 tons in 2021, and the demand accounted for more than 20.0%.

There are many suppliers in the regenerated cellulose membrane market, and market competition is intensifying. In the global market, Japan’s Futamura Chemical dominates the global regenerated cellulose membrane market with its advantages in technology, output, and scale. In the local market, there are many regenerated cellulose membrane manufacturers in my country, but their production capacity is small. Yibin Siliya, Chengdu Liya, Shandong Henglian New Materials, Shaoxing Chunming, Zhejiang Kerui, Hubei Jinhuan, etc. are the leading regenerated cellulose film companies in my country. In recent years, my country’s regenerated cellulose membrane companies have been carrying out industrial structure layout, and high-endization has gradually become the development direction of the regenerated cellulose membrane industry.

Industry analysts said that as a packaging material, regenerated cellulose film has good chemical compatibility, less leachables, and corrosion resistance. Advantages, wide range of applications. As the downstream market develops rapidly and application demand continues to grow, the regenerated cellulose membrane industry will gain broad development prospects. There are many regenerated cellulose membrane manufacturers and the market competition is fierce. Local companies will grow rapidly by relying on the advantages of high-end products.