PLA degradable straw main application scenarios include catering industry, enterprise and institutional customization, civil aviation, household daily consumption, etc.

First, beverage industry

1. Hot coffee drinks

From the perspective of coffee market, under the influence of drinking culture, freshly ground coffee has become the main product of coffee culture. With the popularity of coffee culture, Chinese consumers’ demand for coffee is gradually changing from the taste of instant coffee to Jingpin coffee and offline social interaction. In addition, thanks to the development of the Internet and the popularity of take-out, the consumption scene of freshly ground coffee has been further broadened. With the popularity of ground coffee, ground coffee will be on the rise in the future.

2. Milk tea drinks

Milk tea drinks refer to Chinese drinks made of tea leaves, fresh milk, fresh fruit and other natural ingredients through a more diversified tea base and ingredients. In recent years, milk tea drinks develop rapidly and are favored by young consumers. Unlike traditional catering, ready-made tea drinks have a high degree of standardization in product production, high convenience of takeout, mobile Internet and mobile payment, which greatly expand the consumption scene of milk tea drinks and have the potential to achieve scale expansion. The development of freshly ground coffee, milk tea and other beverage industries will drive the growth of the demand for degradable plastic catering PLA straw.

Second, fast food industry

Fast food is the main consumption area of food utensils. Fast food has become a way of life, resulting in the emergence of “fast food culture” and “fast food doctrine”. Fast food industry as a part of the catering industry, the development speed is amazing, and presents a vigorous development attitude. PLA plastic catering features hygiene, convenience, light weight, beautiful and so on, fully meet the fast, convenient, hygienic and standardized demand of fast food, become a factor to promote the development of fast food industry, fast food industry and the rapid development of the growth of degradable plastic catering set.

3. Take-out industry

With the development of Internet technology and the increasingly accelerated pace of urban life, consumers have less leisure time, and the food delivery market has ushered in development opportunities. The turnover of Chinese food takeout market is increasing year by year. In the future, with the further maturity of Internet technology, the expansion of catering takeout scene, the improvement of residents’ purchasing power and the continuous optimization of catering logistics, catering takeout market is expected to maintain a continuous growth. The rapid development of the food delivery industry will also lead to the growth of biodegradable plastic food utensils.

Degradable and environmentally friendly PLA straw is a daily item in the catering industry. With the rise and rapid development of fast food, take-out, milk tea and other lifestyles, the consumption of straw is still rising. As straws are disposable consumer products, they consume a large amount of raw materials every day, and their waste is still polluting the environment. Non-degradable disposable plastic straws and other tableware have become the focus of national control of disposable plastic pollution.