According to the statistics of "China Plastic Packaging Industry Market Prospect and Investment Opportunity Analysis Report 2013-2018", the total output value of the packaging industry in 2011 was 929.639 billion yuan. The total output value of the plastic packaging industry accounted for 10% of the total output value of the national packaging industry. In 2011, the total output value of the plastic packaging industry was estimated to reach 90 billion yuan, and the number of enterprises reached 2000. China's plastic packaging industry can produce more than 30 varieties of plastic packaging materials in six categories, which can basically meet the needs of the domestic pharmaceutical industry. The annual sales of the plastic industry has accounted for about 15% of the total sales.

 

In the plastic packaging industry, there are fewer large enterprises and state-owned enterprises, more and more private enterprises scattered, and the overall scale of the industry is small. At the same time, the industry is facing many market intrusions from foreign brands, such as the German Schott Group, which has entered the Chinese market with its strong technical and economic strength. During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, China's plastic packaging industry needs to be integrated, through enterprise alliance, acquisition, merger and other means, to form a number of large enterprises, joint ventures, so as to promote the healthy development of the industry.

 

With the rapid development of China's economy, the improvement of people's living standards and the increase of medical expenses caused by population aging, the intensification of new drug development, the acceleration of the reform of medical security system and the expansion of medical insurance for urban residents, the plastic industry will continue to maintain the momentum of rapid growth. In addition, the quality of plastic wrapping materials and packaging varieties in China are significantly lower than those in the international level. In developed countries, plastic packaging accounts for 30% of the value of plastic products, compared with less than 10% in China. The next few years will be a period of rapid development of China's plastic packaging industry.

 

The Outline of the 12th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Plastic Packaging Industry (Draft for Consultation) points out that plastic packaging is an important part of the plastic industry, and that direct contact with packaging materials and containers constitutes the basic elements of drugs, which has an important impact on the quality and safety of drugs. Therefore, in the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" of the plastic industry, plastic packaging should be placed in the same position as pharmaceuticals, rather than supporting industries, which should be clearly defined in the national plastic industry planning. The research of plastic packaging materials should be synchronized with the development of pharmaceuticals. We should strengthen the policy support to the plastic packaging industry, embody the industrial policy of plastic packaging materials, the key product and technology fields, and the development direction.