During April 13-16 2021, Alibaba(1688.com), the leading brand of global B2B online market, in collaboration with BASF, Arkema, Covestro, Dow and Evonik, will participate the CHINAPLAS 2021 and reveal how these famous brands improve their business efficiency via the online official flagship stores on 1688.com. It highlights positive impacts of industrial digitization, depicting the blueprint of Customer-to-Manufacturer business model (C2M) in the future.
As the wave of Industry 4.0 Initiative is booming, 1688 Industry Platform have not only boosted the digitalization and intelligent of raw material enterprises, but also, focused on the ecological synergy trend of B2B2C within next 10 years, explored together with industrial enterprises the C2M business pattern which production and supply optimization are driven by end users. Under C2M mode, consumers will decide what kind of raw material be applied for consumer goods, by which the innovative formula as well as patent design will go to the front and have a direct impact on consumers’ mind.
BASF 1688 flagship store provides more flexible and timely services for small and medium-sized enterprises
In China, with the deep penetration of digital transformation into the industrial field, the chemical industry has also faced major challenges and opportunities brought by emerging technologies such as intelligent alliance of all things. BASF is one of the first industrial brands to embrace the digital transformation. BASF 1688 flagship store can provide more flexible and timely services for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Since its establishment in 2018, BASF 1688 flagship store has launched more than 500 products from 11 business units, including a rich antioxidants and light stabilizers portfolio, of which the company is keen to maintain its leading position in this growing local market segment. BASF and Alibaba jointly built Consumer-to-Manufacturer (C2M) business mode in 2019 and started to jointly promote C2M business model in chemical industry. At Chinaplas 2021, BASF will present a new liquid antioxidant for rubber that meets the food contact regulations——Irgastab® IS 6300L.
Arkema contributes to a more sustainable future, deploys digital strategies and optimizes customer experience
As a global leader in specialty materials, Arkema is driven by innovation, a feature ingrained in Arkema's DNA. Focusing on five innovation platforms: natural resources management, lightweight materials and design, new energies, electronics solutions, home efficiency and insulation, Arkema contributes to a more sustainable world by launching Pragati (the World's first sustainable castor bean program), Start-up Connect (a global initiative of responsible innovation) and ABC（Advanced Bio-Circular）solutions to address high-performance, bio-sourced and recyclable polymers.
Collaborating with Alibaba 1688.com marks an important step for Arkema's digital strategy deployment in China based on local conditions. Arkema serves a broader range of clients with higher efficiency in a more convenient way. The company keeps on optimizing user experience and maximizing customer values, resulting in organic growth for Arkema itself. In this exhibition, Arkema will present sustainable solutions, including high-performance polyamides, fluoropolymers and adhesives. Besides, Arkema's segment Bostik, a leading specialist in adhesive technologies, will make its debut with cold-formed aluminum products designed for medical packaging.
Covestro launches high-content post-consumer recycled polycarbonates on its flagship store at 1688.com
As an innovative leader in sustainable polymer solutions, Covestro embraces the Circular Economy as a global guiding principle and focuses on four main areas to help realize resource-efficient Circular Economy, i.e., alternative raw materials, innovative recycling, renewable energy and joint solutions. At Chinaplas 2021, Covestro will highlight its sustainability portfolio including post-consumer recycled polycarbonates and ISCC PLUS certified circular solutions based on renewable feedstock attributed via the mass balance approach. Visitors to the fair can also learn about Covestro’s efforts to promote joint solutions in the value chain. One example is its partnership with Nongfu Spring and the recycling company Ausell to establish a first-of-its-kind, closed-loop polycarbonate recycling system to turn plastic waste into high-value applications.
Covestro is also committed to using digital platforms to better meet increasing customer demands for sustainability solutions. The company announced that it is now offering post-consumer recycled (PCR) polycarbonates on its flagship store at 1688.com. With 75% recycled content, the PCR grade offered on 1688 reduces carbon footprint by 50% compared to the virgin grade.
Dow displays application cases of polyurethane, packaging and specialty plastics and silicone products
Focusing on sustainable development, Dow is displaying application cases of its polyurethane, packaging, and specialty plastics and high-performance silicone products and technologies at this exhibition. Visitors will see environment-friendly applications that include the polyurethane insulation materials used in Haier's ultra-low temperature cold chain, and the packaging and specialty plastics used in recycled plastic packaging bags, 3D loop cushions, polyolefin artificial leather backpacks, recycled plastic modifiers and polyolefin carpet tile backing.
Dow cooperates with the Nordic Danish shoe and leather goods brand ECCO and supplies to the latter with SILASTIC™ 3D 3335 liquid silicone rubber which is custom-made as shoe midsole for consumers. The optical-grade injectable MS series silicone elastomer delivers optimal performance to automotive and industrial lighting systems, enabling a longer service life and an economical cost system too. In addition to that, a new generation of SILASTIC™ silicone leather solutions are being unveiled. Meanwhile, Dow also showcases AMPLIFY™ silicone-enhanced polymer products which increase the usage of recycled plastics in Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) to deliver higher performance and throughput. DOWSIL™ plastics and composite silicone additives are used to improve the processability and physical properties of the plastics.
Evonik addresses the need for high performance and sustainability with its latest material innovations, driving the digital transformation of the chemical industry
Evonik, one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies will showcase its latest polymers and additives solutions for a variety of industrial and consumer-oriented applications under the theme of “LEADING BEYOND CHEMISTRY, MATERIAL INNOVATION FROM EVONIK”. These new product innovations include material solutions developed for electric vehicles and the transportation industry, such as the insulation material PA12, high-performance gearbox made of VESTAKEEP® PEEK;
VESTAMID® NRG oil pipeline for industrial application which can withstand severe environment test, VESTENAMER® which facilitates rubber recycling; INFINAM®, the ready-to-use materials such as polymer powders and filaments for achieving design freedom in 3D printing applications; and additive solutions for the entire plastic value chain, such as porous biodegradable plastic ACCUREL®, gas-phase method metal oxide AEROXIDE®, and spheroid silica SPHERILEX®.
Evonik's new PA12 and precursor plant is scheduled to be completely operational in the second half of 2021. The new plant will help Evonik to expand the production capacity of PA12 by more than 50%, and support the company’s strategic growth in many key areas. Evonik is one of the first multinational chemical companies to open its flagship store on 1688.com, Evonik is committed to working with the domestic partners towards the digital era.
As the earliest and largest B2B e-commerce platform in China, 1688 industrial market build up complete supply chain with source of China’s manufacturing industry. At present, 70% of the world’s top 50 brands have entered into 1688. 1688 industrial products on sale have covered all the first-class industries of the national standard industry catalog, with more than 200 million SKUS online.
During the China Rubber & Plastic exhibition, visitors can not only understand 1688 and the five brands' products and online purchasing solutions in person, but also understand the grand occasion through online live broadcast in 1688.
