In 2020, domestic demand in South Korea for polypropylene (PP) amounted to around 1.56 million tons, making it the most in-demand type of raw plastic material. Demand for High Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE) and Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) also lay at over one million tons each. Last year South Korea produced over 4.6 million tons of PP, nearly three times the domestic demand.
Domestic demand of plastic raw materials South Korea 2020, by material type (in 1,000 tons)
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KPIA. (August 24, 2021). Domestic demand of plastic raw materials South Korea 2020, by material type (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101029/south-korea-plastic-raw-materials-domestic-demand-by-type/
KPIA. "Domestic demand of plastic raw materials South Korea 2020, by material type (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. August 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101029/south-korea-plastic-raw-materials-domestic-demand-by-type/
KPIA. (2021). Domestic demand of plastic raw materials South Korea 2020, by material type (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101029/south-korea-plastic-raw-materials-domestic-demand-by-type/
KPIA. "Domestic Demand of Plastic Raw Materials South Korea 2020, by Material Type (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101029/south-korea-plastic-raw-materials-domestic-demand-by-type/
KPIA, Domestic demand of plastic raw materials South Korea 2020, by material type (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101029/south-korea-plastic-raw-materials-domestic-demand-by-type/ (last visited May 18, 2022)