Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the intensifying global competition for carbon neutrality and how the bio-based industry can address three major contradictions: reliance on upstream raw materials, certification barriers in the midstream, and limitations in downstream applications [1]. Group 1: Event Overview - The 2025 Bio-based Industry Strategic Seminar was held from May 25-27 in Shanghai, focusing on industry breakthroughs [3]. - The seminar gathered 25 representatives from industry associations, well-known brands, material companies, and research institutions to discuss three core topics: market reshaping, policy collaboration, and technological breakthroughs [6]. Group 2: Key Insights from the Seminar - Need for Certification and Traceability: International brand representatives emphasized that non-food bio-based raw material certification (C14 testing + supply chain traceability) has become a prerequisite for collaboration [10]. - Price Tolerance: Brands are generally willing to accept a price increase of up to 10%, but a doubling of costs would hinder promotion [11]. - Performance and Application: Companies highlighted the need for bio-based materials to meet specific performance requirements, such as lightweight and decorative features for automotive parts, and integrated packaging solutions for cosmetics [12][14]. Group 3: Strategies for Bio-based Material Companies - Cost and Purity Challenges: The bio-based furan industry is focusing on overcoming the cost and purity challenges of FDCA, which is currently priced at 40 times that of PTA [14]. - Identifying Unique Value Propositions: Companies agreed that bio-based materials should leverage unique performance advantages rather than merely replacing petroleum-based materials [15]. - Policy Collaboration: There is a call for China to establish a bio-based material standard system in conjunction with the EU's packaging regulations to facilitate non-food raw material development [16]. Group 4: AI Empowerment in Bio-manufacturing - Companies shared practices of using AI to reduce R&D costs by 30% through protein modification, enhancing enzyme efficiency, and improving accuracy and speed in research [16]. Group 5: Regional Development Initiatives - Zhoushan is positioning itself as a new hub for the bio-based industry by attracting projects related to PLA, PHA, FDCA-PEF, and providing comprehensive support including raw material supply and industrial land [17]. Group 6: Consensus and Conclusions - The seminar reached three core conclusions: 1. Upstream raw materials must shift to non-food sources for large-scale commercialization, driven by policy and technological innovation [20]. 2. Accelerating the establishment of carbon footprint standards aligned with international norms is essential to break down green trade barriers [20]. 3. Collaboration between brands and material suppliers is necessary to redefine applications from "performance substitution" to "value creation" [20].
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