August 26, 2024 – In Hezhou City, Guangxi Yunhe New Material Technology Co., Ltd. is busy with its production lines. From mining ore to processing and degrading calcium carbonate powders and masterbatches, and finally producing degradable plastic products, the series of processes are well-organized. Remarkably, an ordinary marble, through the skilled hands of technology here, can be transformed into common degradable lunch boxes and plastic bags seen in large supermarkets. Even the solid wastes that were once considered useless have been reborn as superior raw materials for ore regreening and building material manufacturing. This innovative transformation not only brings considerable economic benefits to the industry but also promotes the progress of environmental protection, truly achieving the miracle of “turning stones into gold.”
Hezhou, a city known for its rich calcium carbonate resources, once faced difficulties in the early stages of industrial development. At that time, product quality was low, environmental pollution was severe, marble scraps piled up, and roughly processed products and semi-finished products struggled to win market favor. However, Hezhou did not stop there. Instead, it actively promoted the transformation and upgrading of the calcium carbonate industry chain, increased investment attraction and technology introduction, and aspired to build a calcium carbonate new material industry cluster, and even become the “Capital of Masterbatches in China.”
In this wave of transformation, Guangxi Yunhe New Material Technology Co., Ltd. emerged as a new star introduced by Hezhou to realize the dream of becoming the “Capital of Masterbatches in China.” Starting from calcium carbonate ore, the company has successfully built a green circular economy industrial chain of “ore mining – calcium carbonate powder – degradable plastic masterbatch – degradable plastic products – comprehensive utilization of solid waste.”
Zhong Weiping, the vice president of Guangxi Yunhe New Material Technology Co., Ltd., excitedly introduced, “The originally low-value calcium carbonate raw stone can be transformed into valuable degradable calcium carbonate powders, masterbatches, and plastic products through technological innovation and advanced processing techniques in our hands.” What’s more surprising is that their degradable plastic products can decompose by themselves in just 180 days in a natural environment. Currently, the company has launched its second-generation products, with a calcium carbonate content of over 40%, and the price has been reduced by 25%, which undoubtedly further enhances the product’s market competitiveness.
Hezhou High-tech Zone has currently approved 15 degradable plastic projects, and the entire industry chain is expected to release nearly 4 million tons of production capacity. More excitingly, Hezhou’s calcium carbonate new material industry cluster has been recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as the country’s first national small and medium-sized enterprise characteristic industrial cluster in the calcium carbonate field, marking a solid step forward in Hezhou’s transformation and upgrading of the calcium carbonate industry.