Distribution of injection molding plastics demand in Europe 2021, by type

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 28, 2024
In Europe, polypropylene accounted for the largest share of demand for injection molding plastics in 2021, having accounted for 45 percent of the market demand. Polyethylene (HDPE) held the second-largest share of consumer demand for injection molding plastics in Europe that year, at 17 percent.

Injection molding is a method to produce molded products. It consists in injecting molten plastic materials into a mold, cooling, and then solidifying the molded plastic for the finished product.

Distribution of demand for injection molding plastics in Europe in 2021, by type

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November 2022

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Europe

Survey time period

2021

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The sum of the figures exceeds 100 percent due to rounding.

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