国际大厂副牌系列 · 07 GPPS
说个数字你可能没概念：全球每三只透明一次性塑料杯里，大约就有一只是GPPS做的。
勺子叉子、透明餐盒、灯罩、CD盒、家电面板内衬……这些你每天见的透明件，背后基本都是GPPS。它便宜、透光、好成型，是塑料界的"透明基建"。
但有意思的是，用量这么大的GPPS，副牌市场却乱得很。同样透明、同样能成型，有人卖正牌价，有人卖地板价，做出来的餐盒一个透光干净，一个雾蒙蒙发黄。你品你细品，差的不是透明，是底料。
这篇就把GPPS的全球供应格局和副牌门道讲清楚。
GPPS，通用级聚苯乙烯，也叫透苯。
苯乙烯单体聚合出来的透明颗粒，透光率高、刚性好、成型快，缺点是脆、不耐冲击、耐温一般。所以它适合做不承重、不抗摔、要求透明好看的件：一次性餐具、透明包装、灯罩、文具、家电内饰件。
全球GPPS供应，集中在几家苯乙烯系专业厂手里。按产能和市场份额交叉，排在前面的国外大厂主要是三家：英力士苯领、奇美实业、LG化学。
英力士苯领是全球聚苯乙烯的老大哥，PS产能盘子大；奇美在台湾，亚太透明PS的标杆；LG化学是韩国综合化工巨头，PS和ABS都做。这三家在GPPS圈里，基本是绕不开的名字。
GPPS副牌，先讲清是什么。
它是同一厂家同一牌号生产线上，出厂检验个别指标小幅没达正牌标准的那部分——熔指飘一点、透光雾度差一点、色相偏一档。分子链和正牌一锅出来，透明底子没变。
四个来源：开停车头尾料、牌号切换过渡料、工艺波动致个别指标小幅超标的批次、副线尾料。GPPS产线一开就是几十万吨，过渡料和头尾料在大盘里是稳定的副牌货源。
边界：正牌全指标达标；副牌基材一致、个别指标小幅浮动；回料是加工边角料再造粒；再生料是废旧回收造粒。GPPS副牌做内件、普通透明件、配色件可以；做食品接触的高透明餐具、做认证光学件，就别拿副牌冒险。
先说英力士苯领（INEOS Styrolution）。
这家是全球苯乙烯系树脂的专业龙头，PS产能口径上常年排全球前列，在欧洲和全球有十多套装置。GPPS这块，它家的商标是STYROLUTION PS。
代表牌号像158 N/L，这是耐高温级的GPPS，成型快、尺寸稳，做XPS和耐热透明件有口碑。它家的料在医疗实验室耗材和高耐热透明件圈子里很认。
它的副牌特点：工艺精细，副牌主要差在熔指和色相小幅浮动，透明底子干净。做一般透明件、配色件、非食品接触的透明内件，很合适。
再说奇美实业，中国台湾的老牌化工企业。
奇美在亚太GPPS圈是标杆级的存在，份额口径上常年靠前。它家PS商标是POLYREX®，GPPS牌号像PG-22、PG-33、PG-383M，国内做透明餐盒、灯罩、日用品的厂几乎都用过。
PG-33流动性好，做透明食品容器和灯罩；PG-383M偏通用注塑，做餐盒和冰箱抽屉；PG-22是透明高强度级。这些牌号在长三角和珠三角的注塑厂流通量很大。
奇美的副牌特点：牌号熟、市场认可度高，副牌多为通用透明级的小幅浮动料。做普通透明日用品、非接触食品的包装件，它的副牌是流通性很好的选项。
第三家，LG化学（LG Chem），韩国综合化工巨头。
它家PS产能口径上在全球排前面，韩国、中国、美国都有基地，GPPS牌号像25SPR这类通用注塑级，做TV外壳、冰箱搁板、一次性杯子都对口。LG的特点是装置规模大、批次供应稳。
LG化学的副牌特点：大盘通用级，副牌指标浮动窄，适合对透明度要求不极端、但要稳定量产的家电内衬件和普通透明包装。它家在韩国本土和中国市场的流通量都不小。
GPPS副牌挑货，几条硬规矩。
认透光。GPPS副牌坑多在雾度和发黄。到货先测透光率和色度，透明件拿强光一照，雾蒙蒙、发黄的直接退。
认熔指。GPPS脆，熔指选不对，薄壁件就开裂。做餐具用高流动，做结构内件用中熔指。
对用途。副牌别碰直接食品接触的高透明餐具、别碰光学级。普通透明内件、配色件、非接触包装，才是它的位置。
防回料。GPPS回料常见的冒充就是"发黄透明料"，低到离谱的透明GPPS，大概率掺了回收。
看包装留批次。大包装小包装都有，留样可溯。
科隆仓库现货｜GPPS充足
主推品牌：英力士苯领、奇美、LG化学
主要牌号：STYROLUTION PS 158、POLYREX PG系列、25SPR
包装规格：大包装、小包装均有现货
仓库现货通常在5000吨左右：小包副牌备货800-1000吨、箱装副牌备货300-500吨、大包料/吨包料备货3500-3900吨
供应保障：先测后签
口诀：
1. 食品接触高透明餐具、光学件——上正牌；
2. 普通透明内件、配色件、非接触包装——副牌可用；
3. 要高耐热透明——看STYROLUTION PS 158系列；
4. 要流通熟牌、做日用品——看奇美POLYREX PG系列；
5. 要大盘稳定、做家电内衬——看LG化学GPPS；
6. 到货测透光、测色度，发黄雾蒙就退；
7. 价格低得反常，先怀疑掺回料。
浙江杭州有家做透明家电面板和食品包装内托的客户，之前用GPPS副牌吃过苦头：贪便宜拿了批发黄透明料，做出来的微波炉旋钮内罩放三个月就变乌，客户退了一批。后来换成奇美POLYREX的GPPS副牌做非直接接触的家电内衬和普通透明包装，透光和色度实测对齐，变乌不良率从两位数压到千分之几，材料成本还省了一截。
GPPS副牌进厂，透光雾度先测后签，批次留样可溯，透明件一次做干净。这就是把副牌用对地方的价值——不将就、不冒险。宁波市科隆新材料有限公司做进口GPPS副牌多年，类似的选料案子处理过不少，说白了就是帮你把"透明不透明、发黄不发黄"这种事，在上机之前就拦下来。
Dataintelo《Polystyrene Crystal (GPPS) Market》报告（市场份额口径）｜核验日期2026-09-14
Industry Research《Polystyrene Market》报告（厂商与份额口径）｜核验日期2026-09-14
Chemical Research Insight《GPPS Industry 2026》行业报告｜核验日期2026-09-14
奇美化工官网POLYREX、INEOS Styrolution官网STYROLUTION PS、LG化学产品资料（牌号与商标核验）｜核验日期2026-09-14
International Major Brand Secondary Series · 07 GPPS
Let me tell you a number: globally, about one out of every three transparent disposable plastic cups is made of GPPS.
Spoons and forks, transparent lunch boxes, lampshades, CD cases, appliance panel linings...... These transparent parts you see every day are basically all made of GPPS. They are cheap, translucent, and easy to mold—the 'transparent infrastructure' of plastics.
But interestingly, despite such a large amount of GPPS, the secondary brand market is chaotic. Both transparent and moldable, some sell at official price, some at floor prices. The finished lunch boxes are translucent and clean, while the other is hazy and yellow. If you look closely, the problem isn't transparency, but the base material.
This article will clearly explain the global supply structure of GPPS and the principles of sub-brands.
GPPS, general-grade polystyrene, also called permeable styrene.
Styrene monomers polymerize transparent particles with high light transmittance, good rigidity, and quick molding, but their drawbacks are brittleness, poor impact resistance, and average temperature resistance. Therefore, they are suitable for making items that are not load-bearing or drop-resistant, and require transparency and aesthetics: disposable tableware, transparent packaging, lampshades, stationery, and home appliance interior parts.
Global GPPS supply is concentrated in the hands of several specialized styrene manufacturers. Based on production capacity and market share, the top foreign giants are mainly three: INEOS Styrene Collar, Chi Mei Industrial, and LG Chem.
INEOS Styrene is the global leader in polystyrene, with a large PS production capacity; Chimei is in Taiwan, the benchmark for transparent PS in the Asia-Pacific region; LG Chem is a Korean comprehensive chemical giant, producing both PS and ABS. These three are basically unavoidable names in the GPPS community.
GPPS secondary brands, let's first clarify what they are.
It's the part on the same manufacturer's production line with the same grade, where some factory inspection indicators slightly fall short of the genuine brand's standards—melt fingers float a bit, light transmission haze is a bit weak, hue is off. Molecular chains and genuine products are all in one place, but the transparent base remains unchanged.
Four sources: starting and stopping front and tail materials, grade switching transition materials, batch with slight exceedances due to process fluctuations, and auxiliary line tail materials. The GPPS production line operates hundreds of thousands of tons, and transition and tail materials are stable secondary brand sources in the main market.
boundary: genuine brand meets all indicators; secondary brand base material is consistent, with slight fluctuations in some indicators; recycled material is processed scraps and then pelletized; recycled material is recycled and pelletized. GPPS secondary brand can be used for interior parts, ordinary transparent parts, and color-matched parts; for high-transparency tableware for food contact and certified optical components, don't risk secondary brand products.
Let's start with INEOS Styrolution.
This company is the global leader in styrene-based resin, consistently ranking among the top globally in PS production capacity, with more than a dozen sets of facilities in Europe and worldwide. For GPPS, their trademark is STYROLUTION PS.
represents grades like 158 N/L, which is a high-temperature resistant GPPS with fast molding and stable dimensions, and has a good reputation for making XPS and heat-resistant transparent parts. Their materials are well recognized in the medical laboratory consumables and high heat-resistant transparent parts circles.
Its sub-brand features: fine craftsmanship, with main differences in melt finger and hue fluctuations, and a clean transparent base. It's very suitable for general transparent parts, color-matched parts, and non-food-contact transparent internal parts.
Now, let's talk about Chi Mei Industrial, a long-established chemical company from Taiwan.
Chi Mei is a benchmark presence in the Asia-Pacific GPPS community, consistently leading in market share for years. Their PS trademark is POLYREX®, and GPPS grades like PG-22, PG-33, PG-383M. Almost all domestic factories making transparent lunch boxes, lampshades, and daily necessities have used it.
PG-33 has good flowability and is used for transparent food containers and lampshades; PG-383M is more general-purpose injection molding and is used for lunch boxes and refrigerator drawers; PG-22 is a transparent high-strength grade. These grades are widely circulated in injection molding factories in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta.
Chimei's sub-brand characteristics: well-known grades and high market recognition, mostly general-purpose transparent small-floating materials. For packaging of ordinary transparent daily necessities and non-contact food, its sub-brand is a highly liquid option.
The third company is LG Chem, a Korean comprehensive chemical giant.
ranks among the world's top in PS production capacity, with bases in Korea, China, and the US. Its GPPS grades are general injection molding grades like 25SPR, suitable for TV shells, refrigerator shelves, and disposable cups. LG's characteristics are large equipment scale and stable batch supply.
LG Chemical's sub-brand features: general-purpose large plates, narrow sub-brand specs, suitable for home appliance liners and standard transparent packaging that do not require extreme transparency but require stable mass production. Their circulation volume in both the Korean domestic and Chinese markets is significant.
GPPS sub-brand selection, there are a few hard rules.
Recognize Transparent Light. GPPS secondary brands often have pitfalls in haze and yellowing. Measure light transmittance and color first upon arrival; for transparent parts, shine a strong light; if hazy or yellow, they are immediately returned.
Recognize the melting fingers. GPPS is brittle; if the melting finger is chosen incorrectly, thin-walled parts will crack. Use high-flow for tableware; use medium melting fingers for structural inner parts.
Correct usage. Secondary brands should avoid high-transparency tableware that comes into direct contact with food, and avoid optical grade. Ordinary transparent inner parts, color-matched parts, and non-contact packaging are the proper spots.
Anti-return. The common counterfeit for GPPS recycled materials is "yellowed transparent material." Ridiculously low transparent GPPS is most likely mixed with recycled materials.
Check the packaging to keep the batch. Available in both large and small packages, traceable samples.
Cologne warehouse in stock | GPPS sufficient
Main recommended brands: INEOS Styrene, Chimei, LG Chem
Main grades: STYROLUTION PS 158, POLYREX PG series, 25SPR
Packaging specifications: both large and small packages in stock
Warehouse stock usually around 5000 tons: small sub-brand stock 800-1000 tons, sub-brand containerized 300-500 tons, large package/ton sub-brand stock 3500-3900 tons
supply guarantee: test before signing
Mnemonic:
1. Food contact high-transparency tableware and optical parts—genuine brand;
2. Ordinary transparent inner parts, color-matched parts, non-contact packaging—secondary brands can be used;
3. High heat resistance and transparency—check STYROLUTION PS 158 series;
4. For circulation, well-known brands, daily necessities—check Chimei POLYREX PG series;
5. For stable crotches, make home appliance liners—check LG Chem GPPS;
6. Measure light transmittance and color upon arrival; return if yellowish or hazy;
7. The price is abnormally low; first suspect mixed recycled material.
There is a client in Hangzhou, Zhejiang that produces transparent appliance panels and food packaging trays. They previously had a bad experience using a secondary brand of GPPS: trying to save money, they bought a batch of yellow transparent material wholesale, and the inner cover of the microwave knob turned dark after three months, leading the client to return a batch. Later, they switched to Chi Mei POLYREX's secondary GPPS for non-direct-contact appliance linings and ordinary transparent packaging. The measured light transmittance and chromaticity aligned, and the defect rate of darkening dropped from double digits to a few per thousand, while saving a portion of material costs.
When secondary GPPS enters the factory, measure the haze before approval, keep batch samples traceable, and make transparent parts correctly in one go. This is the value of using secondary brands in the right place—not compromising, not taking risks. Ningbo Cologne New Material Co., Ltd. has been dealing with imported secondary GPPS for many years, handling many similar material selection cases. Simply put, they help you intercept issues like 'transparent or not, yellowing or not' before the machine process.
Dataintelo "Polystyrene Crystal (GPPS) Market" report (market share basis) | verification date 2026-09-14
Industry Research "Polystyrene Market" report (manufacturer and share basis) | verification date 2026-09-14
Chemical Research Insight "GPPS Industry 2026" industry report | verification date 2026-09-14
Chi Mei Chemical official website POLYREX, INEOS Styrolution official website STYROLUTION PS, LG Chem product materials (grade and trademark verification) | verification date 2026-09-14
