Agricultural film is an important agricultural production material, and the industry has huge room for development.

Agricultural film, also known as agricultural film, refers to the general name of plastic films used in agricultural production. According to different uses, agricultural films can be divided into weeding films, insect-proof films, multi-purpose films, etc. Agricultural films have the advantages of heat preservation, moisture retention, anti-freeze, and disease prevention. Together with seeds, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers, they are known as the four major agricultural production materials.

According to the “2022-2027 China Agricultural Film Market Feasibility Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center, due to rising raw material prices, Affected by factors such as environmental protection policy restrictions and the international situation, my country’s agricultural film production has been declining year by year since 2015, and it will not gradually pick up until 2021. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, my country’s agricultural film production will reach 799,000 tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%.

The main producing areas of agricultural films in my country are concentrated in Hebei, Shandong, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Gansu and other places. Yunnan is the region with the highest agricultural film production in my country. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, Yunnan’s agricultural film production reached 122,000 tons in 2021, accounting for 15.0% of the country’s total production. Kelun Plastics, Xifeng Plastics, Luguan Plastics, Xinjiang Tianye, Qingtian Plastic Industry, etc. are the leading agricultural film production companies in my country.

The raw materials of agricultural films are polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer. As the main raw material for agricultural films, polyethylene has the advantages of good chemical stability, low temperature resistance, non-toxic, and odorless. According to statistics from the China Chemical Economic and Technological Development Center, my country’s polyethylene production will reach approximately 22.72 million tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 11.8%. Sufficient supply of raw materials is conducive to the development of the agricultural film industry. Black plastic films are made of polyethylene as raw materials and added with black masterbatch, antioxidants, ultraviolet absorbers and other auxiliary materials. In the agricultural field, black plastic films have low light transmittance and can Promote the growth of tomatoes, sweet potatoes and other vegetables and fruits that have low soil temperature requirements.

Agricultural films are difficult to decompose plastic products. A large amount of residue will destroy the physical and chemical properties of the soil, make it difficult for crop root growth and development, and cause serious environmental pollution. In recent years, influenced by the concept of green environmental protection, degradable agricultural films have received widespread attention. In March 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the “Implementation Opinions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Implementing the Key Work Deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting Rural Revitalization in 2022”, clearly proposing to increase the promotion and application of thickened mulch films and fully biodegradable mulch films, and strengthen Pollution control in the agricultural sector.

Industry analysts people said that our country is a big agricultural planting country, and agricultural films can play a role in moisturizing and heat preservation for crop sowing. In the agricultural field Demand is higher. At this stage, affected by environmental pollution and other factors, my country’s agricultural film application demand is gradually shifting towards high-end and green directions. With the support of national policies, degradable agricultural films will gradually become a mainstream product in the market.