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Plastic story
Plastic past, present and future
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Plastic means that it can be easily processed into a desired shape.
Derived from the Greek word plastikos.
Until the 1860s, billiard balls, combs, and piano keys made of
ivory were valuable because of their rarity.
As a result, the demand for the wealthy increased, which led to the extinction of elephants.
To solve this problem, 'celluloid', the origin of plastic, was developed.
Plastics, which cost less to produce, soon became a symbol of popularization
of consumption and cultural democracy.
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Plastic consumption, which has increased rapidly since World War II,
has reached a whopping 460 million tons in 2020 alone .
The amount of waste was 5.8 billion tons from 1950 to 2015, of which
more than 90% were not recycled but landfilled or incinerated.
Some of it was not properly disposed of and flowed into the sea to become marine debris.
Global Plastics Production Trend
자료 : Industry data, SAMSUNG Securities
Current status of global plastic production, consumption and processing (1950~2015)
자료 : Science Advances, SAMSUNG Securities
This is adversely affecting the environment in several ways, and among them,
plastics that have become marine debris are
It becomes microplastic and eventually accumulates in the human body through the food chain.
Source: Science Advances, Samsung Securities
Global Plastics Production Trend
Current status of global plastic production, consumption and processing (1950~2015)
자료 : 세계자연기금(WWF:World Wide Fund for Nature), SAMSUNG Securities
자료 : Our in world data, SAMSUNG Securities
In addition, plastics are used in the climate crisis caused
by excessive emission of greenhouse gases by humans.
You cannot be free. Since the raw material of plastic is fossil fuel, it is fundamentally
It contains carbon emissions that cannot be excluded, and due to the rapid industrial growth compared to other industries, It plays a significant role in continuing to increase
the growth rate of carbon emissions after 2020.
Plastics that have brought abundant benefits to mankind,
At the same time, plastics, which presented a great challenge to be solved,
What should the future of plastics look like?
Carbon emissions from plastic production and consumption
자료 : Nature climate change, SAMSUNG Securities
Global Carbon Emissions Prospects from Plastics
자료 : Nature climate change, SAMSUNG Securities
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The plastic of the future is the problem of environmental pollution of existing plastics and the
We will improve our shortcomings, and we will be reborn based on the following 4 principles.
Back to nature
You must be able to return to nature.
Operable Degradation
Adjust the decomposition time according to the usage environment
Property Replaceable
Possesses physical properties equivalent to that of conventional plastics depending on the application
Price Replaceable
Reasonable price distribution like existing plastics
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