On October 25, 2024, a specialized conference on the biobased materials industry took place in the Jiangsu Taixing Economic Development Zone. Experts and scholars focused on the biobased materials sector, collaborating on strategies for green transformation and high-quality development.
Dr. Zhu Jin, a researcher at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, emphasized, “Developing high-value materialization techniques is crucial for carbon reduction.” He pointed out existing challenges with biodegradable polymers, such as regional discrepancies in film degradation and water-blocking performance. He suggested advancing the development of controllable biodegradable materials and high-barrier biodegradable polymers.
Wu Wenping, Chief Scientist for Novo Nordisk Group in the Asia-Pacific region, argued that technological innovation is driving the development of biobased solutions and continually expanding their potential applications. As the demand for biological solutions increases, the market is maturing, and biobased innovation is expected to play a more significant role in future biomanufacturing and sustainable development.
The Taixing Economic Development Zone, a key platform for the city’s biobased materials industry, is one of the earliest fine chemical industrial parks in the country. With an economic output exceeding 120 billion yuan, it has attracted a cluster of high-tech enterprises in the biobased materials sector, including Zhongke Guosheng.
Pan Mingrong, Director of the Taixing Economic Development Zone Administrative Committee, noted, “As the concepts of green, low-carbon, and sustainable development become more ingrained, the applications of biobased materials in new materials and pharmaceutical cosmetics are expanding. The demand for biobased materials as substitutes for fossil resources is steadily increasing, with over 140 large-scale enterprises in the park presenting substantial potential needs. Biobased products can be fully utilized within the zone.” He expressed confidence that, as the biobased materials industry cluster within the park grows, it will integrate and resonate with existing industries, continuously enhancing overall competitiveness.
In recent years, the Taixing Economic Development Zone has established and refined an innovative regional system combining “platform + fund + project.” This ensures active innovation elements and broad development space, empowering the research and industrialization of new biobased technologies and products.
