In the global wave of plastic pollution control, bamboo, a rapidly growing and biodegradable natural material, is entering the field of vacuum formed products with its unique physical properties and environmental advantages, becoming a part of replacing traditional plastics. They are mostly made by blending bamboo fiber/bamboo powder with fully biodegradable materials such as PLA and RPET, and then forming them into sheets through vacuum forming/molding processes. They are widely used in scenarios such as food delivery, food packaging, and logistics lining.
There is currently no authoritative national unified statistical data on the market share of bamboo vacuum formed products in the food and beverage delivery field, and its approximate position can only be understood from the current industry situation and local data. Overall market share: Still a niche market, but growing rapidly. Market size: In 2024, the sales volume of disposable lunch boxes in China is about 84.9 billion, with plastic lunch boxes still dominating. Bamboo products positioning: Bamboo fiber lunch boxes, tableware, etc. belong to "environmentally friendly alternatives". According to monitoring by the Ministry of Commerce, the usage of such substitutes increased by 26.31% month on month in the first half of 2025, indicating that they are in a period of rapid penetration, but the base is still small, in the single digits, and far from becoming mainstream in the market.
After purchasing fresh bamboo leaves and bamboo slices for the production project of "replacing plastic with bamboo", they are subjected to coarse crushing, ultrafine crushing, graded screening, and drying to obtain ultrafine powder with a mesh size of 500-5000. Some ultrafine powders are sold as products, some are mixed with PLA and PBAT for granulation to obtain biodegradable particles A, some are mixed with PLA for granulation to obtain biodegradable particles B, and some are mixed with PLA and PBAT for injection molding into packaging boxes. Part of the biodegradable particles are sold as products, and some of the biodegradable particles A are blown to obtain biodegradable plastic film. After blowing and bag making, biodegradable express bags are obtained, and biodegradable lunch boxes are obtained through vacuum forming; Partially biodegradable particles B are injected into biodegradable cups, bowls, knives, forks, and spoons.