China’s biomaterials industry has achieved some progress in the first ten months of 2013. For example, China's bamboo fiber industry is developing rapidly in 2013, which may further intensify the competition within the industry. Besides, China's PAM industry is developing steadily as well in 2013.
Some companies also showed an active development momentum in Oct. 2013. For example, Construction of Blue Ridge Tunhe's biodegradable PBS program has been going smoothly as of Oct. 2013. Hismer Bio-Technology's chitosan fiber won the award of "Chinese fabric star" in Oct. 2013. YFY Yangzhou announced that its straw-based paper program was put into operation in Yangzhou City on Sept. 17, 2013.
As for the raw materials, China's sebacic acid industry is witnessing a good momentum of development in 2013, and enterprises are actively improving the quality of sebacic acid and establishing new production lines. Besides, China's potato price witnessed a significant rise in July-Aug. 2013, before falling gradually during Sept. 2013.
In Sept. 2013, the import volume of PLA decreased while the export volume increased compared to Aug. 2013. Besides, the import volume of fresh cassava decreased compared to April 2013, and the import volume of dry cassava decreased month on month as well. China's import volume and import price of castor oil and its derivatives both recorded monthly declines from Aug. 2013.
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