GRS Certification: A Green Pass and Profit Engine for Chinese Plastic Exports

  The EU's "Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation" (PPWR) sets a strict threshold: from 2030, the content of post-consumer recycled materials (PCR) in plastic packaging must reach 30%, and those who fail to meet the standard will be subject to a plastic tax of 800 euros per ton. This policy makes GRS Global Recycling Standard Certification a key breakthrough for Chinese companies - a plastic bag factory in Dongguan has relied on this certification to enter the supply chain of fast fashion giants with its 100% PCR composite packaging bags, with annual exports exceeding 180 million yuan.

  The core value of GRS certification lies in building a reliable traceability system. Taking recycled plastic bags exported to the EU as an example, companies need to match TC transaction certificates for each batch of goods and provide 12 types of certification documents such as raw material procurement contracts, transportation documents, and recycler qualifications. A packaging company in Xiamen uses blockchain technology to shorten the traceability cycle from 7 days to 2 hours, greatly improving customer trust.

The more far-reaching impact is in profit reconstruction. A daily necessities factory in Ningbo transforms PIR injection molding scraps into food-grade tableware, and the product premium reaches 25% after passing GRS certification; a material company in Shandong enters the UK infrastructure market with UKCA-certified PIR insulation boards, and its profit margin increases by 18%.

  Technological innovation and certification are forming a synergistic effect. The high-performance technology of marine plastic (OBP) developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences team increases the impact strength of recycled PET by 3 times through molecular chain repair, and opens up the high-end market with UL 2809 environmental certification. When TC certificates become the hard currency of green trade, China's plastics industry is moving from the OEM model to a new battlefield for standard setters.