China: production of plastic products by month 2020-2022

China produces roughly seven million metric tons of plastic products every month. Since January 2020, the highest monthly output of plastic products was recorded in December 2021, at 7.95 million metric tons.

Plastics production in China

China is the world’s largest plastic producer by far, accounting for nearly one-third of global plastics production. China's share of plastic materials production has been steadily increasing in recent years, rising from 26 percent in 2014 to 32 percent in 2020.

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.