In 2019, Asia accounted for approximately 51 percent of the total global production of plastic materials, which made it the world's largest plastic producing region. Much of the plastic production in Asia comes from China, which accounted for 31 percent of the global plastic production in 2019.
Share of global plastic materials produced in Asia from 2013 to 2019
Plastics materials: includes thermoplastics, polyurethanes, thermosets, elastomers, adhesives, coatings and sealants, and polypropylene-fibers. Does not include polyethylene terephthalate, PA, and polyacryl fibers.
This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.
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PlasticsEurope (PEMRG). (December 10, 2020). Share of global plastic materials produced in Asia from 2013 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258324/plastics-production-share-of-asia/
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Share of global plastic materials produced in Asia from 2013 to 2019 [Graph], PlasticsEurope (PEMRG), December 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258324/plastics-production-share-of-asia/