On June 5, 2024, many well-known companies and institutions such as BASF, DBC DBC, Singuang Paper APP, Lido Technology, Nestlé, and E-Carbon Technology launched the "Zero-Carbon Recycling Paper Cup Pioneer Alliance" at the Shanghai International Carbon Expo. The establishment of this small paper cup green alliance marks an important step in the field of green and low-carbon environmental protection. Seeing the big from the small, low-carbon technology products within reach will enter people's lives and will surely lead the new trend of global green and low-carbon technology innovation and development.
Launching ceremony of the Zero Carbon Recycling Paper Cup Pioneer Alliance
Ms. Zhu Yi, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission, delivered a speech
Zhu Yi, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, said in his speech that the Municipal Commission of Commerce deeply implements the concept of green development, supports foreign-funded enterprises to give full play to the radiating and leading role of supply chain leading enterprises in the fields of ESG, green supply chain, carbon footprint, etc., and actively creates a symbiotic and win-win supply chain cooperation ecosystem; the "double carbon" track has given birth to huge investment opportunities and consumer demand. It is hoped that foreign enterprises can seize the new opportunities of the development of the times and work together to achieve greener, low-carbon and sustainable development.
The founding ceremony of the "Zero Carbon Recycling Paper Cup Pioneer Alliance" was held at the "2024 Shanghai International Carbon Neutral Technology, Products and Achievements Expo Foreign-Invested Green and Low-Carbon Technology Forum·Energy Transformation and Zero-Carbon Park" hosted by the Shanghai Association of Foreign Investment at the Kerry Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai. The alliance will work under the guidance of the Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission, the Shanghai Ecological Environment Bureau and the Shanghai Association of Foreign Investment, and under the leadership of the Green and Low Carbon Branch of the Shanghai Association of Foreign Investment. The Pioneer Alliance is committed to promoting the sustainable development of the green, low-carbon and environmentally friendly paper cup industry, bringing together top scholars and industry experts in the industry chain to compile technical standards and market promotions for the entire disposable paper cup industry chain and end-user recyclability, and promote the application of these standards on a global scale. The forum has also received support from many well-known units such as Shanghai Environmental Protection Industry Association, United Nations Industrial Development Organization Investment and Technology Promotion Shanghai Office, National Economic and Technological Development Zone Green Development Alliance, Shanghai Development Zone Association, BASF (China) Co., Ltd., National Environmental Protection Association, and Bofeng Investment Management Company.
Dr. Lou Jianfeng, Chairman and President of BASF Greater China, delivered a speech
Dr. Lou Jianfeng, Chairman of the Green and Low Carbon Branch of the Shanghai Association of Foreign Investment and Chairman and President of BASF Greater China, said in his speech: "With the help of the Shanghai International Carbon Neutral Expo, we comprehensively display BASF's cutting-edge low-carbon technologies and solutions, and use the innovation 'chain' to drive upstream and downstream to help customers' green transformation and business success. The road to low carbon requires innovation, but also collaboration. Our exhibition theme summarizes It reflects how BASF works with its partners to advance its own 2050 net-zero emissions process, and also embodies our vision and determination to work together with our partners to achieve carbon neutrality. The zero-carbon paper cup is not only an important milestone for BASF and our partners in the field of low-carbon environmental protection, but also our commitment to a green future. We acknowledge the challenges, but we remain hopeful. We believe that through our joint efforts, a green and low-carbon future is just around the corner.”
At this Carbon Expo, the plastic-free paper cups launched by paper giant APP Jinguang Paper became a highlight. Jinguang Paper's zero-plastic paper cups use BASF's water-based film-forming dispersion Bioten™️ HPB heat-sealable liquid barrier material, and advanced water-based barrier coating technology products jointly developed with DBC DBC. They are manufactured by Lido Technology, making the paper cups fully recyclable and reusable. Compared with traditional PE coated paper cups, APP plastic-free paper cups using a water-based barrier coating significantly reduce carbon emissions throughout their life cycle. According to statistics, China's production scale of disposable paper cups in 2023 will be approximately 150 billion, and local consumption will be as high as 100 billion. If all cups are replaced with APP plastic-free paper cups, millions of tons of high-quality paper fibers will be recycled every year, saving huge amounts of water resources and electricity. These plastic-free paper cups also have environmentally friendly properties such as degradable and microwaveable. They can not only meet the requirements of Shanghai's construction of a solid waste-free city, but also meet the green and low-carbon development requirements of many countries and regions, using the momentum of new productivity to accelerate the realization of China's dual-carbon green goal.
The Zero-Carbon Recycling Paper Cup Pioneer Alliance is a successful example of cooperation and innovation among enterprises in the entire industry chain. In the past year, four upstream and downstream companies, BASF, DBC, Jinguang Paper, and Lile Technology, have promoted a series of cross-field cooperation innovation models, successfully jointly promoting new materials, new applications, new technologies, and new markets, quickly opening a door to the world for the market application of green technology for environmentally friendly paper cups. At the Shanghai International Carbon Expo, APP’s plastic-free paper cups also attracted the attention of many domestic and foreign professional visitors and media. As one of the highlights of the exhibition, the zero-plastic paper cup not only demonstrates Jinguang Paper's leading position in the papermaking field, but also provides a demonstration for the promotion and application of green packaging and low-carbon technology in the future.
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DBC Group (DBC) is an innovative enterprise based on the application of new materials, dedicated to the investment, research and development, production and sales of high-performance recycling materials industry. DBC was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. It is an innovative enterprise, a specialized enterprise and a national high-tech enterprise in Shanghai. For more than ten years, DBC has successfully expanded the innovative application of high-performance environmentally friendly materials to more fields, worked with partners to build a sustainable future, and provided high-quality system solutions for the safety and convenience of human life and the environment.
The business is for the government and industry: functional coatings and high-performance environmentally friendly material system product solutions for urban micro-renewal, school green construction and facility renewal, hospital building renewal, and stadium facility renewal. Customized development and sales of special electronic chemical products for the new energy industry. High-performance recycling materials and biomaterial solutions support the innovative development of green low-carbon, zero-carbon, and negative-carbon new material application technologies by the government and industry.
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