回顾了2013年1季度国内外合成橡胶价格走势，分析了价格变化的原因，对2013年2-3季度合成橡胶价格进行了预测。

10 月份，生产资料行业运行继续保持回暖态势。企业预期良好，效益改善。上游产品价格有所回落，生产增速继续保持稳中有升。市场需求继续趋好，业务活动较为活跃，商品周转效率有所提升，业务规模呈现趋稳回升发展态势。进入三季度以来，“稳增长、调结构”政策效果显现，经济活动链条上的采购、生产等各环节均出现明显积极变化，经济运行已进入平稳增长区间。

The Global Plasticizer market is expected to witness moderate growth during the period 2013-2018. The APAC region dominated the Global Plasticizer market in 2013, and is expected to continue dominating and gaining market share during the forecast period because of the high population and rapid development of numerous countries in the APAC region. China was the leading country in this market, in terms of both production capacity and volume consumption. The Global Plasticizer market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.95 percent during the forecast period.

Bioplastics are plastics that have been made from renewable biomass sources or food crops such as vegetable fat, corn starch, vegetable oil, pea starch, and microbiota. The different types of bioplastics available include polymers that are directly extracted from biomass and processed, polymers that are made from bio-based precursors such as PLA, and polymers that are made by bacteria such as PHA and PHB. Bioplastics are different from conventional plastics, and they can be used to produce various products such as utensils, bags, furniture, carpets, films, bottles, cups, and packaging materials. They are less harmful than other plastics, which are generally made from fossil fuels (such as petroleum), and they produce lower amounts of GHGs than other plastics. Consequently, the use of bioplastics helps in the reduction of carbon emissions, which is not possible with fossil fuel-based plastics. Bioplastics are widely used in the Packaging sector as they are eco-friendly in nature and reduce the risk of food contamination.