Plastic raw materials domestic demand South Korea 2021, by material type

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 9, 2023
In 2021, domestic demand in South Korea for polypropylene (PP) amounted to around 1.6 million tons, making it the most in-demand type of raw plastic material. Demand for low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) also stood at over one million tons each. The previous 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 2021, by material type (in 1,000 tons)

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Release date

November 2022

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

*LDPE includes L-LDPE and EVA.
The source did not provide a date of publication. The date used here is the access date.

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