In 2021, the shipment volume of plastic food containers manufactured by members of the Japan Plastic Food Container Industry Association in Japan amounted to around 621 thousand metric tons. Figures increased compared to about 592 thousand tons in the previous year.
Shipment volume of plastic food containers in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons)
fiscal year 2012 to 2021; the fiscal year in Japan starts on April 1st and ends on March 31st of the following year
Supplementary notes
Figures represent plastic food containers produced by members of the Japan Plastic Food Container Industry Association.
Figures include food containers made from polystyrene (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), and bioplastics.
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