According to the report of Paper-Pulp-Making Enzyme Industry Market Outlook(2017-2024), the output value of global paper-pulp-making enzyme industry will reach 225 million U.S. dollars and the output will exceed 9,500tons in 2024. The paper-pulp-making enzymes are mainly used in technology needs of deinking and fibrillation in the paper pulp making process. Besides, with the increasing awareness of environmental protection, it is necessary for us to reduce the energy consumption and lower negative influence of paper industry on the environment, as is inseparable from the extensive use of paper-pulp-making enzymes.
It is highly valued by many papermaking companies that paper-pulp-making enzymes are friendly to paper pulp making machinery.
The paper-pulp-making enzymes are mainly used in the pulp bleaching and deinking processes. Under the action of the enzymes, the pulp bleaching and deinking processes can be more smooth, and the running-in process of the pulp and paper pulp making machines is much easier, making excessive machine wear and energy consumption be effectively reduced and then the efficiency improved. The enzymes can increase the pulp production capacity and increase the brightness of the pulp, so that the quality of the paper produced from the paper pulp making machines is better. Many papermaking companies are also shifting from reducing the costs to focusing on profit maximization and using the enzymes such as hemi-cellulose enzyme, cellulose enzyme, lipase, etc. to optimize the papermaking processes and then get a more balanced development.
In addition, the demand for the paper-pulp-making enzymes in the printing industry should not be underestimated. The growing demand for advertising printing, packaging surface printing, and book printing for colleges and universities also impose certain requirements on paper properties. These are promoting the progress of the enzyme industry, and also making continuous improvement of the research and development of paper pulp making machinery. However, the enzyme industry is also facing some challenges. Especially compared to traditional chemicals, the cost and price of the enzymes are relatively higher. And the use of electronic products has also reduced people's demand for paper to a certain extent. In addition, European countries have a relatively strict policy on papermaking, which has led to the closure of many factories of paper pulp making machines and increased industry uncertainty.
Market Prospects of The Paper-Pulp-Making Enzyme Industry
- Amylase: In 2016, the output value of amylase in the paper pulp making industry has exceeded 45 million US dollars. It is mainly used in the deinking, coating, cleaning, and effluent fields in cardboard paper production. At the same time, the demand for paper smoothness in the printing industry has also increased the market demand.
- Cellulose Enzyme: In 2024, the output of cellulose enzyme in the paper pulp making industry will exceed 3,500tons. It is widely used in fiber optimization to help improve the performances of paper pulp making machines and reduce operational risk. With the popularization of its application, the use of strong alkali chemicals will gradually decrease.
- Lipase: The lipase market will grow by 6% by 2024. It is widely used in the degreasing process of sulphite pulping process. By removing the resin in pulp, the effect of resin deposition on paper quality will be reduced.
- Xylanase: The output value of the xylanase industry will exceed million US dollars in 2024. For sulfate pulp production, it has special requirements for whiteness and can reduce the use of chemicals, which will provide the opportunity for the development of the xylanase industry.
The paper-pulp-making enzymes are mainly used for bleaching, deinking, microbiological control and peroxide decomposition. With continuous emergence of new biological enzymes, the industry's profit rate is rising, and it will also improve related production, improve product quality and protect the environment.
However, the research and development of paper-pulp-making enzymes have yet to be developed. For example, the natural conditions for the development of bio-enzymes are unique in Estonia and its forest coverage rate is as high as 53.9%. However, it has no perfect research and development ability and research activities.
As the practitioners, besides looking ahead to the replacement of paper pulp making machinery, we should also focus on the precise application of paper-pulp-making enzymes in the papermaking industry. The development of future science and technology will create conditions for further development and popularization of biological enzymes. In the past, many enzymes were proposed from animal tissues. With the development of technology, the efforts to extract transgenic plants and microorganisms will also be gradually increased. With the improvement of gene and protein engineering levels, the cost of enzymes has also been significantly reduced. In the future, the industry will gradually focus on the extraction and development of the enzymes with various special uses from microorganisms.
