Germany is Europe's largest producer and manufacturer of plastics, and in 2020 exported more than 58 billion U.S. dollars worth of plastics and articles thereof internationally. This was by far the largest export value of plastics in the European Union.
Global export value of plastics and articles thereof from European Union (EU-28) in 2020, by country (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
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- Premium Statistic Plastics demand distribution in Europe (EU-27+3) 2021, by select country
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Segments
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- Basic Statistic Manufacturing turnover of plastic in primary forms EU 2011-2019
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- 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
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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. (October 26, 2021). Global export value of plastics and articles thereof from European Union (EU-28) in 2020, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271998/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-worldwide-by-country/
UN Comtrade. "Global export value of plastics and articles thereof from European Union (EU-28) in 2020, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271998/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-worldwide-by-country/
UN Comtrade. (2021). Global export value of plastics and articles thereof from European Union (EU-28) in 2020, by country (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271998/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-worldwide-by-country/
UN Comtrade. "Global Export Value of Plastics and Articles Thereof from European Union (Eu-28) in 2020, by Country (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271998/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-worldwide-by-country/
UN Comtrade, Global export value of plastics and articles thereof from European Union (EU-28) in 2020, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271998/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Global export value of plastics and articles thereof from European Union (EU-28) in 2020, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], UN Comtrade, October 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271998/european-union-export-value-of-plastics-worldwide-by-country/