12th Five-Year Plan for Biological Industry Development published

Summary: On Jan. 6, 2013, Chinas State Council issued the 12th Five-Year Plan for Biological Industry Development, which reveals that the Chinese government has begun to attach importance to raw materials and consumption. Tags: five-year plan, biological, Polyurethane, Chitosan fiber, PLA, Succinic acid, BDO, Castor oil On Jan. 6, 2013, the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China issued the 12th Five-Year Plan for Biological Industry Development (the 12th Five-Year Plan), covering the biological industrys seven sub-sectorsbiological medicine, biological medical engineering, biological agriculture, biological manufacturing, biological energy, biological environmental protection and biological service sectors, according to Biomaterials China News 1301 issued on 8 January by CCM. Specifically, the plan for the biological manufacturing sector is shown below. Target: 1. To achieve the production of a batch of important biological products from non-grain feedstock; 2. To achieve a capacity of biological materials of 1 million t/a by 2015; 3. To achieve a capacity of biological products of 10 million t/a by 2015. Content: 1. Industrial demonstration of non-grain industrial sugar: promoting the R&D and application of high quality, large-scale preparation technologies including the processing technology of biomass such as tuber crops, straw and corn, and enzymatic saccharification, constructing non-grain industrial sugar industrial demonstration lines, and forming the large-scale supply of non-grain fermentable sugar. 2. Industrial demonstration of biological chemicals: promoting the industrial application of microbe-engineered bacteria and thermochemical technologies, constructing large-scale production lines of biological chemicals such as alcohol, organic acid, biological olefin and its derivatives, and improving the competitiveness of biological chemicals compared to petroleum products. 3. Industrial demonstration of biological materials: promoting the development and application of biological materials biological and chemical polymerization technologies, constructing demonstration production lines of biological plastics and fibers, such as polylactic acid (PLA), poly butylene succinate (PBS) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), and promoting the application of biological materials.

Policy: 1. Establishing an authentication mechanism for biological products; 2. Introducing an incentive policy for the consumption of biological products; 3. Researching a system for rationing agricultural raw materials for the industrial sector. Compared to the 11th Five-Year Plan for Biological Industry Development (20062010), the 12th Five-Year Plan reveals that the Chinese government attaches importance to the development of the whole industry, not just the technology, and it pays more attention to raw materials and consumption. The 11th Five-Year Plan for Biological Industry Development only included encouraging biological products and stated the governments support for their large-scale production. In the 12th Five-Year Plan, China pays more attention to raw materials of biological products, and specifically emphasizes the production of sugar from non-grain crops. In general, corn is the main raw material for most biological materials due to its excellent properties. However, too much corn has been consumed by industrial production in the last two years, which led to a significant increase in the corn price, so China is trying to limit corn consumption in the industrial sector. Researching a system for rationing agricultural raw materials for the industrial sector is a new initiative, which may help restrict corn consumption in processing industries and encourage the consumption of non-grain crops in the industrial sector at the same time. In the future, more cassava, straw and potato may be used as a feedstock of biological materials. Meanwhile, the Chinese government is also focusing on the consumption of biological products and is attempting to encourage domestic consumers to use them. Although China is already a large producer in the biological industry, most biological products are exported to developed countries and the output is far smaller than the capacity due to limited domestic consumption. Once an authentication mechanism has been established to judge whether a product is biodegradable and test its degree of degradation, producers will be able to set a reasonable price for different degrees of degradation, and it will also be easier for consumers to purchase real biological products. This mechanism will help consumers build confidence in this industry and protect the profit margin of those high degradation products. The 12th Five-Year Plan reveals that the Chinese government is working on related policies that can help the biological industry become mature and maintain sustainable development. PBS has been added to the list of encouraged biological materials in the 12th Five-Year Plan due to its biodegradable properties and comprehensive performance. Currently, there are five producers producing these products and there are another two new production lines under construction. It is also worth noting that it is the first time that the Chinese government has listed biological service as an independent industry. The government plans to construct national biological resources and an information technology network service system and form an information service

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