1. Introduction to the Project

1.1 Project background

1.1.1 Product introduction

Straw green and environment-friendly tableware, also known as plant fiber environment-friendly tableware, is mainly made of natural regenerated plant fibers such as wheat straw, rice straw, rice husk, corn straw, reed straw, sugarcane bagasse, etc. It is a convenient tableware container molded through disinfection, crushing and other processes. Among them, rice husk tableware is made from natural and renewable plant fiber rice husk as the production raw material. It is a pure natural, pollution-free, and non-toxic environment-friendly tableware suitable for all ages. After use, it can be biodegraded, avoiding the environmental pollution caused by plastic tableware and in line with the global trend of green consumption.

The project relies on the rice husk resources in Shulan City to produce disposable and environment-friendly tableware that is pollution-free, green and environment-friendly. The products can be processed twice and converted into feed or fertilizer.

1.1.2 Market prospect

Rice husk tableware is an environment-friendly tableware made mainly from rice husk, which has many advantages such as environmental health, biodegradability, durability, insulation, and beauty. With the continuous improvement of people’s environmental awareness and pursuit of healthy living, the market prospect of rice husk tableware in the next five years is very broad, which is closely related to the good development trend of green catering in the future.

From a policy perspective, the government’s strong support for the environmental protection industry, including encouragement policies for green catering related projects, such as tax incentives for catering enterprises that use environment-friendly tableware, will greatly promote the development of the rice husk tableware market and provide strong guarantees for the comprehensive deployment of green catering.

On the consumer side, the demand for eco-friendly tableware and green dining continues to grow. The improvement of living standards has made consumers pay more attention to the quality and safety of tableware. As a representative of environmental protection and health, rice husk tableware will inevitably win the love of more consumers. Green catering, emphasizing the naturalness of ingredients, the environmental friendliness of cooking processes, and the sustainability of the dining environment, is in line with people’s pursuit of a healthy lifestyle, and its popularity can be imagined.

In terms of technological innovation, with the continuous progress of technology, the production technology of rice husk tableware is constantly improving. At present, although the production process is relatively mature, there is still room for improvement in product quality, performance, and other aspects. In the future, continuous technological innovation will optimize the quality and performance of rice husk tableware, better meeting consumer needs. At the same time, green catering will also leverage the power of technology to make breakthroughs in ingredient traceability and intelligent cooking, bringing consumers a better quality experience.

From the perspective of market competition, rice husk tableware is currently facing competition with traditional plastic tableware, paper tableware, etc., while green catering is also facing challenges from traditional catering models. However, with the further awakening of consumers’ environmental awareness, the market competitiveness of rice husk tableware and green catering will significantly increase. In the future, rice husk tableware is expected to become the dominant force in the tableware market, and green catering will also lead the development trend of the catering industry. According to the Opinions on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution, it is proposed that by 2025, the consumption intensity of non-degradable disposable plastic tableware in the catering and delivery industry in cities at or above the prefecture level should have been reduced by 30%. Based on national policy guidance, it is estimated that by 2025, the penetration rate of biodegradable materials (packaging boxes) in China will have increased from 0.1% in 2021 to around 50%, and the market size may have reached 46.5 billion yuan. It can be seen that biodegradable rice husk fiber disposable tableware has vast development prospects.

1.1.3 Technical analysis

The project adopts advanced and environment-friendly production processes, such as the straw based fully biodegradable tableware production process, which does not require the addition of toxic chemical additives and avoids pollution caused by toxic chemical additives after tableware degradation. At the same time, the entire process of the process does not discharge sewage and has the characteristics of energy conservation and environmental protection.

1.1.4 Advantageous conditions of project construction

(1) Policy advantages

In May, 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission released the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Bioeconomy, which proposed to promote the application of biodegradable material products, focusing on demonstration applications in daily products, agricultural film, packaging materials, textile materials and other fields, promoting the reduction of production costs and the improvement of product performance, and actively exploring the market for biomaterials products.

In September, 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a notice on the 14th Five-Year Plan for Plastic Pollution Control, fully considering the full life cycle resource and environmental impacts of bamboo and wood products, paper products, biodegradable plastic products, etc., and improving the quality and food safety standards of related products. Intensify the research and development of key core technologies for biodegradable plastics, continuously improve product quality and performance, and reduce application costs.

In the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China and the Long-range Objectives Through the Year 2035, it is proposed to promote the integration and innovation of biotechnology and information technology, accelerate the development of industries such as biomedicine, biological breeding, biomaterials, and bioenergy, and expand and strengthen the bioeconomy.

In November, 2022, five ministries including the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the 14th Five-Year Plan for Scientific and Technological Innovation in the Ecological Environment Field, proposing to study the full life cycle ecological design and evaluation methods for key products such as plastic packaging and automobiles, break through key technologies such as efficient preparation of degradable plastics, develop analysis and detection technology for degradable plastic degradation products, and develop carbon label evaluation benchmarks for solid waste resource utilization products and native products.

The 14th Five-Year Plan for Comprehensive Utilization of Straw of Shulan City proposes to focus on high-value utilization of straw, rely on existing industry enterprises with good foundation, high technological maturity, and good market demand, promote the production of straw weaving products using rice straw as raw material, explore new ways to produce board products using corn straw as raw material, extend the agricultural industry chain, and comprehensively promote the utilization of straw raw materials.

(2) Resource advantages

Shulan City is located on the world's corn golden belt and rice golden planting belt. The city’s annual crop planting area is 2.16 million mu, making it a major grain producing county with an annual output of about 1.2 million tons of straw and a collectible resource of about 1.1 million tons.

Shulan City is located in the Songhua River Basin, with abundant water sources and a total water resources of 1.09 billion cubic meters.

(3) Industrial advantages

Shulan has been designated as one of the first national experimental demonstration zones for sustainable agricultural development and pilot areas for green agricultural development, a national standardized production base for green food raw materials (rice), a national key commodity grain production base, and a national advanced county for grain production. Shulan Rice has successively passed the certification of China Geographical Indication and Agricultural Product Geographical Indication, and has been rated as a well-known trademark in China and one of the top ten influential brands in the Chinese grain and oil industry. It has become the “platinum business card” of Jilin Rice, and Shulan City has also been awarded the reputation of “China’s Ecological Rice Hometown”. Shulan City is one of the 22 pilot counties for comprehensive utilization of straw in Jilin Province, which has achieved the utilization of straw as fertilizer, feed, energy, raw material, and base material. As of now, the comprehensive utilization rate of straw in the city has reached over 85%.

(4) Talent advantages

There are a total of 9 universities stationed in Jilin City. There are nearly 100000 full-time students and about 30000 graduates from higher education institutions every year. There are about 61000 professional and technical talents and 496000 skilled talents in the city, including 144000 high skilled talents.

Shulan City has abundant labor resources, with a large number of undergraduate and associate degree holders and nearly 10000 skilled personnel of various types. The average salary of ordinary workers is lower than the national average. There are 7 private vocational skills training institutions in the city, which can train more than 200 people at once. According to the needs of the enterprise, order-based and fixed-position-based training can be adopted to train various skilled personnel for the enterprise.

(5) Location advantages

Shulan City is located at the intersection of two provinces and three cities, in the central area of the Northeast Asian economic circle, and in the hinterland of China Changchun-Jilin-Tumen Development and Opening Pilot Zone. It borders Jilin City to the south, Harbin City to the north, and faces Changchun City across the Songhua River to the west.

Shulan City is located within the 2-hour economic circle of Jilin City, Changchun, and Harbin, with convenient transportation and a well connected network of public and railway transportation. There are 8 national, provincial, and municipal trunk highways, and three railways, namely, Lafa-Harbin, Jilin-Shulan, and Shulan-Yushu, run through the territory.

1.2 Contents and scale of project construction

The project covers an area of 20000 square meters with a building area of 14000 square meters. It includes the construction of 1 production workshop, 1 storage workshop, and related auxiliary facilities, as well as the purchase of production line equipment.

1.3 Total investment of the project and capital raising

1.3.1 Total investment of the project

The total investment of the project is 120 million yuan, including the construction investment of 96 million yuan and current funds of 24 million yuan.

1.3.2 Capital raising

Self-financing by the enterprise

1.4 Financial analysis and social evaluation

1.4.1 Main financial indexes

After the project reaches the production capacity, its annual sales income will be 100 million yuan, its profit will be 15 million yuan, its investment payback period will be 10 years (after the tax, including the construction period of 2 years) and its return on investment will be 12.5%.

Note: “10 thousand yuan” in the table is in RMB.

1.4.2 Social evaluation

The production and use process of rice husk tableware in the project is relatively environment-friendly, reducing dependence on non-renewable resources such as petroleum. In addition, as an agricultural by-product, the rational utilization of rice husk can reduce the air pollution caused by rice husk incineration, which is in line with the concept of sustainable development. Promoting rice husk tableware can effectively reduce the use of disposable plastic products and promote green consumption.

1.5 Cooperative way

Joint venture, cooperation or sole proprietorship, and other methods are negotiable.

1.6 What to be invested by the foreign party

Funds, and other methods can be discussed face-to-face.

1.7 Construction site of the project

Shulan City, Jilin City

1.8 Progress of the project

It is attracting foreign investment.

2. Introduction to the Partner

2.1 Basic information

Name: Shulan Economic and Technological Cooperation Center

Address: 2006 Binhe Street, Shulan City

2.2 Overview

Shulan City is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jilin Province, with a total area of 4560 square kilometers and a population of 587000. It has 10 towns, 5 townships, 5 streets, and 1 provincial-level development zone. Located in the transitional zone from the Changbai Mountains to the Songnen Plain, it is situated at 43° 51′ to 44° 38′ N latitude and 126° 24′ to 127° 45′ E longitude. It borders the beautiful city of Jilin to the south, Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province to the north, and Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, across the Songhua River to the west. The surrounding areas are adjacent to Jiaohe City, Jiutai City, Yushu City, and Wuchang City in Heilongjiang Province.

Jilin Shulan Economic Development Zone was established in September, 2005 and is a provincial-level development zone. The approved area of the development zone is 16 square kilometers, with Jishu Industrial Park as the core area and radiating to Shulan Urban North Park. During the 14th Five-Year Plan, the economic development zone is positioned as a national level “agricultural product processing demonstration base” and a “characteristic industrial park for agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing” in Jilin Province, focusing on creating a “one-zone, multiple-park” industrial development pattern. It will focus on developing industrial clusters led by deep processing of agricultural and sideline products, food precision processing, pharmaceutical and health industries, equipment manufacturing, agricultural circular economy, and light industry. In the process of Chinese path to modernization, Shulan will make new breakthroughs in its all-round revitalization and development.

2.3 Contact method

Postal code: 132600

Contact person: Miao Yuhang

Tel: +86-432-68200065   

   +86-15143985789

E-mail: slsjhzx@163.com

Contact method of the city (prefecture) where the project is located:

Contact unit: Investment Promotion Service Center of Jilin Cooperation and Exchange Office

Contact person: Wang Yanchao

Tel: +86-15843218881