Shijiazhuang to construct new Bio-degradation project.

Hebei Huadan Complete Biodegradation Plastics Company Limited (HHCBP) signed an agreement with Hong Kong Tianhao (Chinese phonetic alphabet) Development Company Ltd. on June 17th, on jointly constructing a new bio-degradation plastics particles project in Yuhua Biology Industry Zone, Shijiazhuang, Hebei province.

The facility will produce 150 000 tons of bio-degradation plastics particles per year for shopping bags, one-off dinner bucket, one-off water cups, one-off medical goods and rubbish bags, with a total investment of approximately RMB400 million. Its first phase is scheduled for startup at the end of 2007, with a capacity of 20 000 t/a.

The facility uses corn starch as raw materials. Its end products, when discarded, can totally resolve into carbon dioxide and water, environmental friendly.

HHCBP, located in Yuhua Biology Industry Zone, is the largest production base of complete biodegradation biomass plastics in North China now, produces 100 000 tons of complete biodegradation plastics particles and 50 000 tons of complete biodegradation plastic products per year, extensively used in shopping bag, disposal bag, dustproof packaging for electric apparatuses, packaging of clothes, anti-electrostatic membrane, instant membrane and growing seedlings bowl, etc.