The plastics industry in the United States generated 431 billion U.S. dollars in national shipments in 2019. The state with the highest value of plastics industry shipments was Texas, at 73.69 billion U.S. dollars. This was followed by Ohio, where shipments were valued at 32.85 billion U.S. dollars.
Value of plastics industry national shipments in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by select state (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Plastics industry in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global plastic production 1950-2021
- Premium Statistic Plastic material production worldwide by region 2021
- Premium Statistic Plastic materials flow worldwide 1950-2017
- Premium Statistic Plastic production in the U.S. 2021, by resin
- Premium Statistic Plastic resin production compound growth rate in the United States 1979-2019
- Premium Statistic Plastic & resin manufacturing market size in the U.S. 2011-2022
Production
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- Premium Statistic U.S. polyethylene production volume 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. LDPE production volume 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. HDPE production volume 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. PVC production volume 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. polypropylene production volume 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. polystyrene production volume 1990-2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. resin production volume 2010-2021
Segments
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Trade
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- Premium Statistic U.S. plastics industry national shipments value 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Plastics industry national shipment value in the U.S. 2018-2019, by state
- Basic Statistic Plastic resin shipments value in the U.S. 2004-2019
- Premium Statistic Thermoplastic resin sale shares in the U.S. 2020, by material
- Basic Statistic Total U.S. thermoplastic resin sales 2008-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. plastic sales and captive use 2020, by resin
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Plastic & resin manufacturing businesses in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Plastic & resin manufacturing employment in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. plastics industry employment by select state 2020
- Premium Statistic Dow's Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment revenue 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic ExxonMobil Chemical's net income 2001-2021
Outlook
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- Average content of engineering resins per light vehicle in North America 2004-2014
- Processed plastics production value in Brazil 2010-2020
- Distribution of plastic resin sales and captive use in the U.S. 2021, by material
- Distribution of global consumption of plastic additives by application 2014
- Nigeria's plastic consumption 2007-2020
- Brazil: processed plastics consumption value 2010-2019
- Ethiopia's plastic consumption 2007-2020
- Germany: import value of plastics in primary forms to the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-14
- EU27: export value of plastics and articles thereof from the UK 2012-2018
- Plastics - German foreign trade balance 2006-2015
- Industry revenue of manufacture of rubber and plastics products in Indonesia 2012-2024
- Poland: enterprises in the manufacture of plastics products industry 2011-2020
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Plastics Industry Association. (September 30, 2021). Value of plastics industry national shipments in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by select state (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203105/value-of-plastics-industry-shipments-united-states-by-state/
Plastics Industry Association. "Value of plastics industry national shipments in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by select state (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203105/value-of-plastics-industry-shipments-united-states-by-state/
Plastics Industry Association. (2021). Value of plastics industry national shipments in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by select state (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203105/value-of-plastics-industry-shipments-united-states-by-state/
Plastics Industry Association. "Value of Plastics Industry National Shipments in The United States in 2018 and 2019, by Select State (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203105/value-of-plastics-industry-shipments-united-states-by-state/
Plastics Industry Association, Value of plastics industry national shipments in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by select state (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203105/value-of-plastics-industry-shipments-united-states-by-state/ (last visited April 02, 2023)
Value of plastics industry national shipments in the United States in 2018 and 2019, by select state (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Plastics Industry Association, September 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203105/value-of-plastics-industry-shipments-united-states-by-state/