Vietnam: Issuance of energy consumption norms in the plastics industry

This content is detailed in Circular 38/2016/TT-BCT regulating energy consumption norms in the plastic industry as follows.

Energy consumption norms in the plastics industry by 2025 are regulated by Circular 38/2016/TT-BCT as follows:

  1. Period until the end of 2020

Packaging plastics (kWh/kg)

Construction plastics (kWh/kg)

Household plastics/Technical plastics (kWh/kg)

Bags

Bottles

Packaging plastics

0,7

1,96

0,79

0,46

1,27

  1. Period from 2021 to the end of 2025

Packaging plastics (kWh/kg)

Construction plastics (kWh/kg)

Household plastics/Technical plastics (kWh/kg)

Bags

Bottles

Packaging plastics

0,55

1,45

0,62

0,35

1,00

Notably, plastic products regulated by Circular 38/2016/TT-BCT include:

- Packaging plastics: including plastic bags, plastic bottles, and packaging plastic.

- Construction plastics: including types of plastic products used in construction produced through extrusion processes, excluding products combined with other types of materials.

- Household/Technical plastics: including household plastic products and technical plastics produced through injection molding processes.

Relevant provisions can be found in Circular 38/2016/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam effective from February 10, 2017.

- Thanh Lam -

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