Paper bag industry green transformation and technological innovation to lead the future development

1. Paper bag market green transformation

With the increasing awareness of environmental protection worldwide, the paper bag market is undergoing a green transformation. Governments have introduced relevant policies to promote the development of environmentally friendly packaging, paper bags as a degradable, recyclable environmental protection materials, has gradually become the first choice to replace plastic packaging. According to the report of Bates Consulting, the global paper bag market size in 2024 is 5.65 billion US dollars, and it is expected to reach 8.22 billion US dollars by 2033, of which the brown kraft paper bag market accounts for the largest share, accounting for about 73% of the global paper bag industry. This green transformation not only meets the market's demand for environmentally friendly packaging, but also brings new development opportunities for the paper bag industry.

2. Paper bag export scale expanded

In the context of globalization, the export scale of paper bags continues to expand. As a big producer of paper bags, China's paper bag products are widely welcomed in the international market by virtue of their price advantages, quality assurance and environmental protection characteristics. Especially with the rise of e-commerce and the improvement of the global logistics network, Chinese paper bag enterprises can more easily export their products to all over the world, further expanding the export scale of paper bags.

3. Environmental policies drive demand

In recent years, governments around the world have paid more and more attention to environmental protection, and introduced a series of policies and measures aimed at reducing pollution and promoting the recycling of resources. These policies have not only promoted the green transformation of the paper bag market, but also greatly promoted the growth of the demand for paper bags. For example, China clearly bans the use of non-degradable plastic bags, and vigorously promotes the use of biodegradable plastic bags and recycling packaging, which provides a broad space for the paper bag market.

4. Digital technology for development

Digital technology is bringing new development opportunities to the paper bag industry. Through digital technology, paper bag enterprises can realize the intelligence, automation and visualization of the production process, improve production efficiency and product quality. At the same time, digital technology can also help enterprises better understand market demand and consumer preferences, so as to adjust product structure and marketing strategies, and achieve precision marketing and personalized customization.

5. Paper bag enterprise income growth

Under the dual promotion of environmental protection policies and market demand, the income of paper bag enterprises has increased significantly. Taking Xianggang Technology as an example, in the first half of 2024, the company achieved a total revenue of 358 million yuan, an increase of 11.73%; The net profit returned to the mother was 14.7172 million yuan, an increase of 150.25%. A number of listed companies in the paper packaging industry also disclosed the announcement of pre-increase in performance, showing the strong growth momentum of the paper bag industry.

6. Well-known brands choose paper bags

With the increasing demand of consumers for environmentally friendly and healthy packaging, more and more well-known brands have begun to choose paper bags as product packaging. These well-known brands include leaders in apparel, cosmetics, electronics and many other fields. They choose paper bags not only to respond to environmental policies, but also to enhance brand image and brand value. The environmentally friendly characteristics and exquisite design of paper bags have brought more consumer recognition and market share to these brands.

7. Paper bag production technology innovation

The innovation of paper bag production technology is an important driving force to promote the development of paper bag industry. In recent years, paper bag enterprises have made remarkable progress in material research and development, production process, packaging design and other aspects. For example, the fluorine-free oil-proof paper bag launched by Nanwang Technology uses biomase-based materials to achieve the function of resisting oil penetration by coating barrier coating, which not only meets the market demand for prohibiting fluorine-containing compounds for food packaging, but also brings safer and healthier packaging options for consumers.

8. Paper bags are widely used

The application range of paper bags is more and more extensive, not only limited to traditional shopping bags, food packaging and other fields, but also expanded to express packaging, electronic product packaging, medical packaging and other fields. With the increasing demand of consumers for environmentally friendly and healthy packaging, the application prospects of paper bags will be broader. Especially in the field of e-commerce and instant delivery, paper bags have become one of the important packaging materials.

In summary, the paper bag industry is undergoing a double change of green transformation and technological innovation. Driven by environmental protection policies, market demand and digital technology, the paper bag industry will usher in broader prospects for development.