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Wheat straw is used to manufacture a range of products, including kitchenware, phone cases, and accessories. In this guide, we explain what importers and Amazon sellers must know about wheat straw products, molding, plastic composites, and much more.
We also list several of China’s leading manufacturers of wheat straw products.
We are not affiliated with any of the companies listed in this guide. We have selected these companies based on their claimed product scope, history, certification, and capabilities.
Wheat straw is the dry stalk of the wheat plant after the grains are removed. Traditionally, farmers would burn out the wheat straw and use the ashes as fertilizers. In recent years, wheat straw has gained popularity as an eco-friendly and sustainable material, especially in the food contact products and accessories industry.
Researchers found out that lignin, a kind of organic polymer that is contained in the tissue of the plants, can be combined with sugar to manufacture biodegradable food contact products and other accessories.
Additionally, manufacturers often process wheat straw with Polypropylene (PP), Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), or other petroleum derivatives to create more durable and resistant wheat straw plastic products.
That said, when combined with petroleum derivatives, wheat straw products are not 100% biodegradable. Still, wheat straw products can still be deemed as more eco-friendly products as the amount of plastic materials necessary to manufacture such products is reduced. Another important factor that induces massive attention to wheat straw is the high yield, high accessibility, and low cost of the raw materials.
In addition to its positive impact on the environment and economic effectiveness, wheat straw plastic products are also favored by general consumers and food packaging industries for the following reasons:
Nowadays it’s possible to find any sort of accessories containing wheat straw, including:
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Manufacturers often mix wheat straw with PP, TPU, or other petroleum derivatives to create wheat straw plastic composites. The combination of wheat straw with polymers are proven to have better performance in tensile and flexural properties when compared to pure plastic products.
For example, a study done by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that the tensility of 30% wheat straw and 70% polypropylene composite samples are twice as strong as the virgin polypropylene (PP).
In particular, polypropylene has a tensile modulus of 1.7 GPa (Gigapascals), while the average value of wheat straw composite blends is 3.3 GPa. And the average flexural value of wheat straw-PP composite is 2.5 times greater than virgin PP.
From a practical standpoint, after considering the mechanical property, durability, and other factors, the higher the percentage of wheat straw used as the filler in the composite, the more economically effective the products are.
The same study shows that producing a 30% wheat straw and 70% polypropylene formulation costs around US$0.559 per pound, whereas a 50% wheat straw and 50% polypropylene formulation costs around US$0.465 per pound.
Currently, most wheat straw products have wheat straw content ranging from 30% to 70%. Note that a higher percentage of wheat straw alters the properties of the composite, such as its flexibility or durability.
Wheat straw can be used as the raw material to produce kitchenware, tableware, bathroom ware, packagings, and some single-used products. Below you find some examples of products that might be manufactured using wheat straw:
The raw wheat straw can be converted into pulp and combined with PP, TPU, or other plastics, and go through injection molding processes. The machines used to mold wheat straw products are called pulp molding machines, and the overall process is similar to the traditional plastic molding process.
However, there are some differences, due to the organic nature of the wheat straw pulp:
Wenzhou Puqiao Arts & Crafts is a professional homeware products manufacturer from Wenzhou. The company was founded in 2014, specializes in designing, producing, and exporting kitchenware, bathroom ware, and automobile accessories made in wheat straw, diatomite, and plastic.
Puqiao’s R&D team is located in Hangzhou, which engages in the design and development of a broad range of innovative and functional accessories for bathroom use, such as wall-hanging multifunction tissue boxes, toothbrush holders with suction cups, diatomite anti-slipping bath mats, sponge cup brushes, double-decker dustbins with wheels, and car visors.
The company offers ODM services with a full catalog of products for customers to choose from. More importantly, Puqiao also offers OEM services and its factory is equipped with injection molding machine lines for multiple choices of homeware products.
In recent years, Puqiao has developed its wheat straw tableware product lines, supplying different kinds of wheat straw tableware and household products including, containers, plates, cups, wheat straw chopsticks, and toothbrush holders.
According to the official website of Puqiao, the company is ISO 9001 certified and has a capacity of around 500,000 pieces per month.
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Address: Building 2, South Xing’ao Clothing Garden, Chaoge Road, Aojiang Town, Pingyang County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
T&T Plastic Hardware (Zhuhai) was founded in 2006 and has been specializing in the ODM and OEM services for water bottles, protein shakers, cups, flasks, and lunch boxes, primarily for sports and fitness industries, with materials like stainless steel, plastics, silicone, and borosilicate. In recent years, T&T Plastic has also started to manufacture products using wheat straw.
The in-house design team of T&T Plastic has developed more than a few hundred types of products, some of which are innovative in functionality or exterior design, such as multilayer lunch boxes, leakproof bento boxes, sandwich boxes, multipurpose refrigerator crisper, shakers for cocktails, soups, soft drinks, water bottles with amethyst healing crystal, collapsible bottles, promotional gift beverage containers of special designs in fruit-shaped, basketball-shaped, hamburger-shaped, and football-shaped.
T&T Plastic has especially developed a product line making wheat straw products, which includes wheat straw sport water bottles with a capacity of 32 oz, 1,500 ml, 2,200 ml, and 1 gallon, wheat straw travel suit retractable cups, wheat straw snack, and fruit trays, wheat straw coffee mugs and wheat straw tumblers.
According to the official website of the company, its manufacturing facility is located in Shenzhen, covering an area of more than 10,000 square meters, with more than 200 professionals working in it. The business volume is about 15 million per year.
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Address: Building 21, 2nd Yangye Road, Kuichong Town, Dapeng District, Shenzhen, China
Founded in 1994, Shuangton Daily Necessities specialized in the development, production, and distribution of disposable utensils. The company is headquartered in Yiwu and welcomes ODM and OEM orders from mainland China and overseas buyers.
At the present, there are 8 production lines in the factory of Shuangton Daily Necessities, with more than hundreds of derivative products, mainly producing disposable utensils for restaurants and beverage shops, including straws, forks, spoons, cups, bowls, plates, and take away containers made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), bamboo, silicone, glass, and stainless steel.
In recent years, Shuangton has developed new product lines using eco-friendly materials, such as wheat straws, bagasse, and kraft paper. Examples of these products include disposable plates, wheat straw cardboard meal boxes for hamburgers, noodles or rice, wheat straw cardboard wedges for sandwiches, wheat straw clamshell meal boxes, paper wrap cups for french fries, kraft salad box with PLA window, and edible straw for tapioca drinks.
According to the official website of Shuangton, the total investment to the company has reached USD 40 million. The factory area of the company is over 40,000 square meters equipped with several disinfection workshops and production facilities, yielding an annual output of 12,000 tons of products.
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Address: Beiyuan Industrial Zone, No.378 Beiyuan Road, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Established in 2000, Wuxi Sujia Daling Decoration Packing is a manufacturer primarily using wheat straw, paper, reed, bamboo, and other materials as the main production sources.
The company’s factory is located in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, and specializes in producing straws of innovative designs and colorful patterns, which are ideally used in birthday parties, wedding ceremonies, anniversary ceremonies, family gatherings, backyard barbecue, picnics, baby showers, bars, hotels, or occasions and special events with festive vibes.
The company welcomes OEM orders and provides assistance in the design customization and branding of the products, such as product design, logo design, color assorting, and even special design with innovative elements, such as adding embellishments like flamingo paper cuttings, paper umbrella, and satin ribbons to the straws.
Other than wheat straws, Wuxi Sujia also designs and manufactures other small accessories like kraft boxes, bamboo chopsticks, bamboo skewer products, slip sheets, dunnage bags, and honeycomb cardboards.
Currently, the factory of Wuxi Sujia covers an area of more than 8,000 square meters, employing more than 41 workers.
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Address: Xiaofeng Road, Huishan District, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China
Xuzhou Bien International Trade is an expert in developing and producing pulp-molding and eco-friendly tableware products using renewable, recycled, or reclaimed materials. The company was founded in 2010 and has developed more than 100 models of products made with natural plant fibers such as wheat straws, bagasse, and crystallized polylactic acid (CPLA).
These products are primarily for the catering and foodstuff industry including disposable bowls, plates, dishes, cups, food cartons, forks, knives, and spoons microwave and freezer safe, as well as oil-resistant.
Xuzhou Bien offers great flexibility for the sizes of the products. Customers can choose customizable sizes plates ranging from 5-12 inches, clamshell meal containers ranging from 300-1000 ml, egg cartons of 4-12 bulks, coffee cup carriers of 2-6 bulks.
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Address: Room 303-308, Building 4, Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park, Xiadian Road, Gulou District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Taizhou Huangyan Jingmao Plastic Factory, established in 2005, is an enterprise that specializes in making household products. The main product lines of the company are tableware, kitchenware, drinkware, storage boxes, and portable mirrors.
The company uses wheat straw, bamboo fiber, and plastic as the main raw materials to produce products such as bowls, plates, cups, food storage containers, ice mold, ice buckets and pitchers, beer mugs, cold water jug sets, and baby bottles.
Currently, the factory building of Jingmao is located in Taizhou and has a total area of more than 3,000 square meters, equipped with 12 injection machines, employing more than 30 professional workers.
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Address: Xinlaiqiao Village, Jiangkou Street, Huangyan District, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Founded in 2008, Ningbo AYC Biological Technology is committed to the development and production of food contact products such as bowls, plates, cups, utensils, lunch boxes, water bottles, and chopping boards.
AYC mainly uses biodegradable materials like wheat straw, bamboo, sugar cane, corn starch, and tapioca roots as the base materials.
AYC participate in around three to five international exhibitions in the eco-friendly and biodegradable food contact industry in the past decades across the world to promote its products, including Canton Fair, Las Vegas ASD Fair, Hong Kong Baby Products Fair, Kind + Jugend Fair for Baby, and Children’s Products in Cologne, Interiorlifestyle China in Shanghai, and Ambiente Messe Frankfurt.
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Address: 707~708, Building 2, Yinchen International Business Center, Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
Founded in 2018, Hubei Wheat Straw Environmental Technology is a professional manufacturer of pulp-molded and degradable tableware and packaging products for medical and consumer products. The company makes up to 34 types of products, including plates, small dishes, cups, lunch boxes, and trays, using wheat straw, bamboo fiber, pulps, and bagasse as the base material.
Currently, the company’s factory covers an area of over 300 acres of land, employing more than 300 staff, and produces more than 100 million pieces of wheat straw tableware annually.
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Address: Dongcheng Avenue, High-Tech Industry Development Zone, Changtangkou Town, Xiantao, Hubei Province, China
Shenzhen Gobay Electronics was founded in 2006 as a manufacturer of a comprehensive range of mobile phone accessories such as phone cases, phone pouches, cords, screen protectors, and magnetic car vent phone holders.
Gobay welcomes ODM and OEM orders and offers one-stop services starting from product design, molding, rubber painting, manufacturing, assembly to delivery. The primary product line of Gobay produces more than a few hundred types of phone cases made with different materials, covering TPU, PC, PU leather, and silicon case.
In recent years, Gobay has specially developed phone cases made in wheat straw and TPU in several designs and colors, available for iPhone and Android smartphones.
Currently, Gobay employs more than 10 professional in-house R&D engineers, developing more than 10 assembly production lines from molding to injection with a monthly production capacity of 3,000,000 pieces of mobile phone cases and 500,000 pieces of phone accessories.
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Address: 3F, Fengze Building E, Huafeng No.2 Industrial Park, Hangkong Road, Gushu, Bao’an, Shenzhen, China
Dongguan Dexuan Plastic Hardware Products was founded in 2013. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing single-use cutlery, food plates, bowls, cups, stirrer, and other types of food contact kitchenware made with plastic and natural materials, primarily corn starch, sugarcane, and wheat straw.
Dexuan also has a special product line for single-use airline cutlery sets.
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Address: Building B, Fenghuang Avenue, West Road, Huangmaling Village, Dongkeng Town, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China
Mo Chuiyan has an MA in Islamic Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has previously worked as a marketing developer for Middle Eastern countries in an E-commerce company. She has also worked as a merchandiser in the garment industry, where she gained expertise in material sourcing and production management. She currently works as a content editor for Chinaimportal.com
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My question is what part of the process is tested on animals? Is your product vegan free? China usually request their products to be tested.
Hi Susan,
I find it unlikely that wheat straws would be animal tested.
Dear all
We have a requirement of this kind of bottles and jars, which are Wheat Straw based ( eco-friendly and biodegradable)
10g, 50g, 100g – Jars
20ml, 100ml, 200ml – Bottles