China: production of plastic products by month 2020-2021

In December 2021, about 7.95 million metric tons of plastic products were produced in China.

Plastics industry in China

China is the world’s largest plastic producer by far. In 2020, China accounted for a nearly one-third share of the global plastics production. In 2018, the revenue of China's rubber and plastic products industry amounted to over 468 billion U.S. dollars. It is expected that China's plastic manufacturing revenue will remain similar in the next few years.

Chinese plastics industry

With China's plastic export volume continuously growing over the past few decades, the industry has undergone a transition from quantity to quality; the future development of this industry is focusing more on technological innovation with eco-friendly concepts. This is partly due to consumers' health concerns as well as international environmental concerns.