On March 1, 2026, the new national standard GB/T 10454-2025 for FIBCs (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Packaging) officially came into effect, replacing the 2000 and 2019 versions of the previous standards. This standard propels my country's flexible bulk packaging industry from scale expansion to a dual upgrade in quality and environmental friendliness. Currently, driven by demand from sectors such as chemicals, building materials, new energy, and food logistics, the FIBC industry is embarking on a new cycle of high-quality development, driven by standardization, greening, and intelligentization.
The new standard comprehensively upgrades safety performance, structural design, environmental requirements, and testing methods. It unifies product classification, improves lifting and sealing reliability, strengthens specifications for specialized bags such as food-grade, conductive, and hazardous materials packaging, and helps companies align with UN-DG international hazardous materials certification and EU environmental directives, reducing technical barriers to cross-border trade and enhancing export competitiveness.
At the market level, the industry maintains steady growth. The Chinese FIBC market size is projected to reach nearly 18 billion yuan in 2025, with an average annual growth rate of approximately 5.8%, and is expected to exceed 24 billion yuan by 2030. In the global market, the production of flexible medium-sized bulk containers (FIBCs) reached 1.324 billion units in 2025, with the Asia-Pacific region accounting for nearly half. As a major global production and export base, my country is experiencing robust order books due to multimodal transport, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the trend of supply chain localization. Many companies are operating at full capacity to achieve a strong start to the year.
Technological and material innovation has become a core competitive advantage. In the environmental field, the application of recycled polypropylene (rPP) and bio-based biodegradable materials is accelerating. Leading companies have increased the proportion of green products to 70%, and recyclable models have reduced packaging costs by 40%-60%, reducing carbon emissions per ton of cargo by 3-5 kg.
Application scenarios continue to expand. The chemical industry dominates demand, with rapid growth in food-grade packaging for grains, feed, and starch. Minerals and building materials rely on FIBCs for efficient loading and unloading. The new energy sector is driving the development of clean aluminum-plastic films and anti-static bags. For hazardous chemical exports, high-sealing, anti-aging, and compliant certified FIBCs have become the mainstream solution, covering multimodal transport including sea, rail, and land.
Industry insiders say that the new national standard and the dual-carbon policy will work together to accelerate industry reshuffling, promote the quality improvement and transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, and cultivate leading enterprises with global competitiveness. In the future, FIBCs will be deeply integrated into smart logistics and green supply chains, supporting the efficient circulation of bulk materials with their lightweight, functional, and circular characteristics, providing solid packaging support for industrial cost reduction, efficiency improvement, and sustainable development.
