(一) Industry Overview
The development goals for China's plastic packaging materials during the "11th Five-Year Plan" period are: to develop at a rate of reaching a production volume of 11 million tons by 2010-2020, developing at a rate of 5%, the production volumewill reach 16 million tons, accounting for 30% of the total plastic products volume of 50 million tons, approaching the application levels of developed countries.
The proposal of this development goal is based on the forecast that the total social demand for plastic packaging materials in 2010 will rise to 12 million tons, of which 430 million tons of grain will require 2 million tons of packaging materials; the demand for plastic beverage bottles is increasing day by day in carbonated beverages,the application ratio of PET bottles has reached 57.4%, and it is projected that the demand for PET bottles during the "11ve-Year Plan" period will exceed 1 million tons; the market for plastic beer packaging bottles is emerging, with beer production reaching 24 million tons in 200pproximately 30 billion packaging bottles annually; the market for fresh-keeping packaging films for fruits and vegetables has broad prospects, and with the development of national deep processing of agriand sideline products, demand for packaging i s increasing, with an estimated annual demand for plastic flexible packaging ranging from 1 to 2 million tons.
The flexible packaging industry using composite films is a newly emerging sector that began to develop rapidly in China in the late 1970s, benefiting froboth China's reform and opening-up policies and the advancement of science and technology as well as the polymer chemical industry; currently, the output of composite film flexible packaging has reached appro 1.1 million tons, accounting for about 22% of the total volume of plastic packaging films.

Although China's composite film flexible packaging industry started late, it began at a high level. Polymer materials engineering closely follows the development of global tecy, and large-scale film production lines for various materials are equipped with the most advanced facilities. Computer technology has been adopted throughout the entire process, from raw material production and product design to packagingcessing. The ISO9000 quality certification system has been established in many flexible packaging enterprises, and international standards for environmental and health management, such as 4000 and ISO18000, have begun to be accepted domestically. With color-printed plastic flexible packaging as the main product, trade has been conducted externally and is showinf continuous expansion, becoming a major source of growth for some export-oriented enterprises. The signing of the WTO agreement has provided more favorable conditions for China's opening up, while opening new or technical exchanges and product e xports in the plastic flexible packaging industry and opening up a broader market.

The packaging market is the largest application field for plastic films; among various plastic packaging products, packaging films rank first in both quantity and value. Packagin have become the largest consumption sector for global plastics, currently accounting for 25% of total global plastic consumption, with Europe and North America each representing 30% of global consumption. Global demand for plastic films is continuously growing, particularly with faster growth rates in developing countries; the shift from rigid to flexible packaging is one of the primary factors driving tth in demand for film materials.

(二) Achievements made in industry development

1. Scientific and technological progress and independent innovation capability

A significant contribution of the composite film flexible packaging industry to the market economy lies in the formation of an industry centered on color-printed plastic flexible packaging and relateg industries through technological innovation. This has resolved the long-standing issue of "first-class products, second-class packaging, and third-class prices" in China's commodities, created a ge number of jobs, promoted the prosperity of the commodity economy, and become a new growth point for the economy.

The development of the composite film flexible packaging industry has driven the growth of plastic film manufacturers producing BOPP, PE, PET, CPP, NYacuum metallized films, and pearlized films, as well as the development and product innovation of China's petrochemical industry.

The development of the composite film flexible packaging industry has also driven the advancement of gravure and flexographic printing technologies. It has simultaneouslyd the growth of printing and packaging machinery and raw materials, including multi-color gravure and flexographic printing presses, dry lamination machines, coating machines, extrusion lamination machines, multunctional slitting machines, various bag-making machines, vacuum metallizing equipment, multi-layer co-extrusion film production equipment, as well as technologies such as photoelectric web guiding, ed automatic register control, and solvent recovery. Comprehensive plastic flexible packaging machinery production bases have been established in Dalian, Tangshan, Tianjin, Weinan, Shnghai, Wuxi, Shantou, Wenzhou, Ruian, and Guangzhou. This has also boosted the production of inks and adhesives, giving rise to major domesticreign-funded ink manufacturers such as Beijing Xiongying Rainbow, Zhejiang Xin Dongfang, Hangzhou Hanghua, Shanghai Kl erks, Shenzhen Shenri, ShangC, and Guangdong Jiangmen Toyo Ink, as well as adhesive manufacturers like Beijing Chemical Institute, Kunshan Jialipu, Beijing Gaoming, Henkel, Rhm and Haas, and Bostik Findley. Furthermore, it has driven the development of the electro-engraving industry represented by Shanxi Yuncheng Engraving Group and Bing Jinggong, automatic register technology and equipment led by Wuhan Huamao and Xi'an Saikai, and the recently emerging ceramic roller laser engraving industry represented

The development of the flexible packaging industry with composite films has provided new business opportunities for industries such as packaging design, material supply, and transportation. A ing industry centered on composite film flexible packaging processing has begun to take shape. The rise and development of the composite film flexible packaging industry have injected new vitality into old enterprises, increased the technologl content of existing township enterprises, and opened up new avenues for the development of sole proprietorships, making a historic contribution to social stability and economic prosperity of our country.

2. Energy conservation and emission reduction

Communist Party of China, which called for "the whole society to strengtheand resource conservation and ecological environmental protection, and enhance the capacity for sustainable development," soft packaging enterprises have made enhancing independent innovation capabilities and developing a circular economy the central focus of transforming of economic growth, making energy conservation and emission reduction a new growth point for the packaging industry. Centering on the goals of energy conservation and emission reduction, enterprises have adopted effective measuroved systems, and secured funding to implement energy conservation and emission reduction in every stage of development and every task. Not only have they controlled existing energy-saving potential, but they have ay controlled incremental energy consumption. They have broken down consumption indicators for water, electricity, and coal to individual departments, assigned responsibility for raw material consumption, and strictly controlled pollu tion sources sas smoke and dust, sewage discharge, and printing inks to the minimum limit. The entire industry has further realized that the soft packaging industry must make great efforts to treat energy conservation and emissireduction as a growth point for corporate benefits and prioritize energy conservation and emission reduction as a key area of innovation work.

Tracing back to the early 1980s, the dry lamination film process was introduced from Japan to China nearly 3ago, playing a significant role in transforming the country's packaging landscape. However, the problems associated with this process have exacted a heavy toll on the ecological environment and the physical and mentf production personnel. Compared with solvent-free lamination, dry lamination suffers from high energy consumption and the emission of large amounts of organic exhaust gases during production. Without proper treatment, themissions are discharged directly into the atmosphere, causing severe air pollution and wasting substantial resources and energy. Currently, a few strong soft packaging color printing enterprises have installed solvent recovery and treatmenems on their printing or dry lamination equipment, achieving good social and economic benefits, which serves as a positive promotion for the industry.

After nearly a decade of effort, the application ratio of environmentally friendly composite processes has continuously increased, promoting the continuous advancement of energy conservation and emission reduction in tustry. Since 1995, the Specialized Committee has gradually promoted the solvent-free composite process, which is internationally mature and characterized by energy efficiency, high efficiency, environmental riendliness, safety, hygiene, and the absence of solvent residues in products; to date, over 40 production lines have been introduced.

In recent years, due to the increasing variety of raw materials suitable for co-extrusion processing and continuous advancements in co-extrusion equipt, the co-extrusion compounding process has gained numerous advantages: fewer process steps, low cost, high efficiency, environmental friendliness, no exhaust gas emissions, no solvent residues ucts, safety, and good hygiene. Particularly when utilizing expensive special bonding resins and high-performance resins, the unique property of thinning reduces raw material costs, attracting increasing attention from indu leaders and professionals. Consequently, the number of introduced co-extrusion production lines has been steadily increasing, making co-extrusion compounding a significant feature in the development of Chinle packaging industry. Existing types of co-extrusion compounding processes include co-extrusion blow molding (up to 9 layers), co-extrusion cast ilm (up to 11 layers), flat film extrusion (up to 5 layers), and flat film extrusion tandem (up to 9 layers), and so on.

3. Standard formulation

We persist in carrying out standardization work, gradually improving the establishment of the composite film standard system, and promoting the continuous improvement of product q Formulating sound standards is the primary task of standardization work; standards are important technical documents guiding corporate production and the yardstick for measuring quality. Through the implementation of standardto establish a normal production order and seek the best economic and social benefits. Therefore, since its establishment, the Composite Film Specialized Committee has attached great importance to the promotion of staization work. Given that the industry lacks applicable international standards and advanced foreign standards, and in order to meet the needs of improving product quality and production development, formulating standards has beisted as one of the committee's long-term key tasks. Under the leadership of the committee and relying on the concerted efforts of member units, we have overcome the shortage of funding for standard n, carefully organized working groups, and carried out the formulation and revision of industry and national standards. This has greatly enhanced the norms and standards of flexible packaging color printing products, promoting the continuousprovement of product quality and the enhancement of market competitiveness.

The following standards have been formulated from 1988 to the present:

1) National standards formulated in 1988 include:

GB 0004-88 PET／AL／CPP composite film bag

GB 10005-88 BOPP／LDPE films and packaging bags

2) Industry standards formulated in 1991:

QBT1871-93 biaxially oriented nylon(BOPA)／Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) composite film bag

3) Industry standards formulated in 1995:

QB2197-96 Composite film and bags for pickled mustard packaging

4) In 1996-1997, revised two national standards GB 10004-88 and GB 10005-88

GB／T10004-98 Retortable composite film and bags

GB／T10005-1998 Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP)/Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Composite Film, Bags

5) 2003--2006 established“General Rules for Composite Films and Bags for Packaging”national standard；

6) In November 2008, the formulation of three national standards for plastic composite film products—composite films and bags for food packaging made of paper and plastiposite films and bags for food packaging made of aluminum foil and plastic, and co-extruded composite films and bags for food packaging—was completed; currently, these three standards are unthe approval process.

4. Specialized Regions and Industrial Clusters

In recent years, led by the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta, a series of flexible packaging bases and industrial clusters have econcentrated and high-density expansion is unprecedented in the flexible packaging industry and presents a good opportunity to elevate the overall industry level. The plastic packaging production volume in the Pearl River Delta acounts for 40% of the national total, with BOPP production capacity representing 25% of the national total; it also ranks first in the nation for BOPle packaging composite color printing, and packaging printing. The integration of the plastic industry in the Yangtze River Delta region has accelerated, with plastic packaging material output accountin for over 30% of the entire industry. Meanwhile, the Yangtze River Delta is the most active region for plastic trade; the International Plastic City in YuyTaizhou, and Changzhou provides enterprises with a platform featuring specialized division of labor, complementary advantages, information sharing, and extensive collaboration, further promoting the development of the plastic packaging.