EU exports of plastics and articles thereof had a value of almost 90 billion U.S. dollars in 2021.
The United Kingdom was the European Union's largest trade partner for plastics and articles thereof in 2021, with an export value of 14 billion U.S. dollars. The United States followed, which imported 11.1 billion U.S. dollars worth of plastics and articles thereof. In total, Export value of plastics and articles thereof from the European Union in 2021, by destination (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Plastics industry in Europe
Overview
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Production & consumption
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- Premium Statistic Plastics production in Europe 1950-2021
- Premium Statistic Cumulative plastics production in Europe 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Europe's share of global plastic material production 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Plastics demand distribution in Europe (EU-27+3) 2021, by select country
- Premium Statistic Plastic demand distribution in the EU-27+3 2021, by segment
- Premium Statistic Plastics converter demand shares in Europe 2016-2021, by polymer
Segments
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- Basic Statistic Manufacturing turnover of plastic in primary forms EU 2011-2019
- Basic Statistic Manufacturing turnover of plastic in primary forms in the EU 2018, by country
- Basic Statistic Manufacturing turnover of plastic products EU 2011-2020
- Basic Statistic Manufacturing turnover of plastic products EU 2018, by country
- Basic Statistic Manufacturing turnover of plastic packing goods in the EU 2011-2019
- Basic Statistic Manufacturing turnover of plastic packing good in the EU 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic European plastic packaging market value 2020-2026
- Premium Statistic Polypropylene market size in Europe 2018-2027
Trade
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- Premium Statistic Global trade value of plastics and articles thereof in the EU 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Export value of plastics and articles thereof from the EU 2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Global export value of plastics and articles thereof from the EU-28 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Export value of plastic packaging from the EU 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Import and export value of plastic packaging types in the EU 2020
Companies
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Waste treatment
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UN Comtrade. (December 6, 2022). Export value of plastics and articles thereof from the European Union in 2021, by destination (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271848/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-by-country/
UN Comtrade. "Export value of plastics and articles thereof from the European Union in 2021, by destination (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271848/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-by-country/
UN Comtrade. (2022). Export value of plastics and articles thereof from the European Union in 2021, by destination (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271848/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-by-country/
UN Comtrade. "Export Value of Plastics and Articles Thereof from The European Union in 2021, by Destination (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271848/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-by-country/
UN Comtrade, Export value of plastics and articles thereof from the European Union in 2021, by destination (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271848/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-by-country/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Export value of plastics and articles thereof from the European Union in 2021, by destination (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], UN Comtrade, December 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271848/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-by-country/