近日,英国央行宣布将于2017年9月正式发行面值为10英镑的塑料钞票,并会在未来把发行范围扩大到面值更大的钞票。目前,全球已有近40个国家和地区发行塑料钞票,其中7个国家的流通货币已经全部由纸币更换为塑料钞票,分别是澳大利亚、百慕大、文莱、新西兰、巴布亚新几内亚、罗马尼亚和越南。据美国权威机构预测,塑料钞票代替纸钞流通已是大势所趋,塑料基材的市场空间会高达200亿美元。 Recently, the Bank of England announced that it will officially issue plastic pouches worth 10 pounds in September 2017 and will extend its offering to larger-denominated banknotes in the future. At present, nearly 40 countries and regions worldwide issue plastic banknotes, of which 7 countries have all changed their currency from banknotes to plastic banknotes, namely Australia, Bermuda, Brunei, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Romania and Vietnam. According to the predictions of the U.S. authoritative agency, plastic banknotes have become the dominant trend in place of paper currency. The market for plastic substrates will reach as high as 20 billion U.S. dollars.