Around 30 percent of South Korea's imports of plastics and articles thereof came from China in 2020, making it the largest plastics importer for South Korea that year. Japan was the second-largest importer for plastics that year at just over 27 percent.
Distribution of import value for plastics and articles thereof from South Korea in 2020, by country
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Statistics on Plastics industry in South Korea
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Export value from South Korea in 2021, by commodity
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Production
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- Premium Statistic Plastic raw materials domestic demand South Korea 2021, by material type
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Companies
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- Premium Statistic Number of plastics manufacturing companies South Korea 2011-2020
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Imports
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- Premium Statistic Import value share to South Korea in 2022, by commodity
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Exports
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- Premium Statistic Plastics export market growth rate South Korea 2019-2020, by country
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- Premium Statistic Share of exports for plastics and related goods South Korea 2020, by country
Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Usage frequency of single-use plastic South Korea 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of single-use plastic items consumed per capita South Korea 2019
- Premium Statistic Per capita single-use plastic items consumption South Korea 2019
Plastic recycling & waste
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- Premium Statistic Distribution of plastic household waste South Korea 2021, by product
- Premium Statistic Company sources of household plastic waste South Korea 2021, by quantity
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste recycling rate South Korea 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Challenges to recycling plastic waste South Korea 2021
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The Observatory of Economic Complexity. (October 11, 2022). Distribution of import value for plastics and articles thereof from South Korea in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338341/south-korea-share-of-import-value-for-plastics-and-articles-thereof-by-country/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity. "Distribution of import value for plastics and articles thereof from South Korea in 2020, by country." Chart. October 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338341/south-korea-share-of-import-value-for-plastics-and-articles-thereof-by-country/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity. (2022). Distribution of import value for plastics and articles thereof from South Korea in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338341/south-korea-share-of-import-value-for-plastics-and-articles-thereof-by-country/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity. "Distribution of Import Value for Plastics and Articles Thereof from South Korea in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338341/south-korea-share-of-import-value-for-plastics-and-articles-thereof-by-country/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity, Distribution of import value for plastics and articles thereof from South Korea in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338341/south-korea-share-of-import-value-for-plastics-and-articles-thereof-by-country/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Distribution of import value for plastics and articles thereof from South Korea in 2020, by country [Graph], The Observatory of Economic Complexity, October 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338341/south-korea-share-of-import-value-for-plastics-and-articles-thereof-by-country/