New 2 million-ton project for biodegradable materials and products in Tonglu, Zhejiang

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On the morning of November 1, the third batch of major project promotion events for 2025 in Tonglu County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, were held in the high-tech zone. Among them, the headquarters project of the Xiaocao Green Energy Yangtze River Delta Biodegradable Materials Industrial Park, which is to be established in Tonglu High-Tech Zone, has a total investment of 5 billion yuan. Using PBAT, PLA, calcium carbonate powder, and bamboo fiber as main raw materials, it is planned to produce 2 million tons of biodegradable materials and 2 million tons of finished products per year. Xiaocao Green Energy was established on February 28, 2025, with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. It was founded jointly by Shanghai Deqi Rui Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Dongjing Green Energy New Materials Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Shangchu Commercial Management Co., Ltd., which hold 35%, 32.5%, and 32.5% of the shares respectively. Chen Dejun, the chairman of Shentong Express, serves as the chairman of the company; Zhang Hao, the chairman of Inner Mongolia Dongjing Zhongke, acts as the president; and Shang Xuebing, a co-founder of ZTO Express, serves as the executive director. Chen Dejun, chairman of Xiaocao Green Energy (Shanghai) New Materials Co., Ltd., once said: “Xiaocao Green Energy’s shareholder structure covers all segments of the fully biodegradable materials industry chain.” As a pioneer in the field that the express delivery industry has been continuously focusing on, Shareholder Empowerment Xiaocao boasts a logistics network, warehousing system, and sales channels across the entire country ； Meanwhile, one of the shareholders, Dongyuan Group, is advancing plans to build a production capacity of 1.2 million tons of PBAT by the following year; the company already has control over all the key upstream technologies and resources related to PBAT, PLA, bamboo fiber, and calcium carbonate powder. ” Shang Xuebing, executive director of Xiaocao Green Energy, said, “We will make every effort to advance the development of a comprehensive ecosystem for this project, creating an ecological circle for the entire biodegradation industry chain in the Yangtze River Delta. By bringing together enterprises from upstream and downstream sectors, we will foster employment and entrepreneurship, thereby contributing to the implementation of the ‘dual carbon’ strategy and supporting the green development and ecological transformation of Tonglu.” ” Zhang Hao, president of Xiaocao Green Energy, said in a recent interview that the fully biodegradable delivery bags currently being promoted by the company have received positive feedback from the market, as their cost is now comparable to that of traditional products.