Benefiting from national policy support, my country’s animal and plant protein fiber industry has promising development prospects

Animal and plant protein fibers refer to fibers that are made from proteins extracted from animals or natural plants and then spun. Animal and plant protein fibers have the advantages of degradability, good biocompatibility, high strength, good drape effect, and easy cleaning. They are widely used in many fields such as clothing, construction, aerospace, household products, medical and health care.

In recent years, the country has attached great importance to the development of the animal and plant protein fiber industry and introduced many policies to support it. In October 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the “Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment (2022 Edition)”. The document clearly included new biomass fibers such as animal and plant protein fibers and regenerated cellulose fibers into the chemical fiber manufacturing industry catalog. Against this background, the development speed of my country’s animal and plant protein fiber industry is expected to further accelerate.

There are a wide variety of animal and plant protein fibers. Animal protein fiber can be divided into silk fiber, wool fiber, rabbit hair fiber, etc.; plant protein fiber can be divided into soybean protein fiber, leaf-eating plant protein fiber, Tianlian protein fiber, etc. Soybean protein fiber, also known as soybean fiber, usually uses soybean meal as raw material. It has the advantages of high strength, good resistance to degeneration, strong breathability, good antibacterial properties, and low production cost. It is widely used in mattress liners, sweaters, scarves, etc. It is widely used in products such as quilts and quilt cores. Benefiting from the continuous expansion of the application scope of soybean protein fiber, the prosperity of my country’s animal and plant protein fiber industry has further improved.

According to the “2023-2028 China Animal and Plant Protein Fiber Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center , animal and plant protein fibers are widely used in many fields such as clothing, construction, aerospace, household products, medical and health care. In the field of clothing, animal and plant protein fibers can be used to produce fashionable women’s clothing, sportswear, suits, underwear, etc.; in the field of construction, animal and plant protein fibers can be used as green building materials to produce waterproof mortars, dry powder coatings, thermal insulation mortars, etc.; in the home In the field of supplies, animal and plant protein fibers can be used as fillers for quilt cores, pillow cores and other products. As market demand becomes increasingly strong, the development prospects of the animal and plant protein fiber industry will continue to improve.

The main manufacturers of animal and plant protein fibers in my country include Zhejiang Jiali Protein Fiber Co., Ltd., Qingdao Haihua Fiber Co., Ltd., Xinxiang Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd., etc. It is expected that in the future, with the support of national policies, the number of animal and plant protein fiber production enterprises in my country will further grow.

Industry analysts said that as a new type of biomass fiber, animal and plant protein fibers have the advantages of renewable and good biocompatibility. It has broad application prospects in the textile field. In recent years, benefiting from national policy support and the improvement of independent research and development capabilities of local companies, the development speed of my country’s animal and plant protein fiber industry has accelerated. In the future, companies with high-performance product production capabilities will occupy a larger space in my country’s market.