market value of plastics also continues to grow.
Global plastics production was estimated at 390.7 million metric tons in 2021, an annual increase of four percent. Plastics production has soared since 1950s. The incredible versatility of this group of materials accounts for the continued growth in production year after year. In tandem with that growth, the Annual production of plastics worldwide from 1950 to 2021 (in million metric tons)
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Statistics on Plastics industry in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global plastic production 1950-2021
- Premium Statistic Plastic material production worldwide by region 2021
- Premium Statistic Plastic materials flow worldwide 1950-2017
- Premium Statistic Plastic production in the U.S. 2021, by resin
- Premium Statistic Plastic resin production compound growth rate in the United States 1979-2019
- Premium Statistic Plastic & resin manufacturing market size in the U.S. 2011-2022
Production
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- Premium Statistic U.S. polyethylene production volume 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. LDPE production volume 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. HDPE production volume 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. PVC production volume 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. polypropylene production volume 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. polystyrene production volume 1990-2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. resin production volume 2010-2021
Segments
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Trade
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- Premium Statistic U.S. plastics industry national shipments value 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Plastics industry national shipment value in the U.S. 2018-2019, by state
- Basic Statistic Plastic resin shipments value in the U.S. 2004-2019
- Premium Statistic Thermoplastic resin sale shares in the U.S. 2020, by material
- Basic Statistic Total U.S. thermoplastic resin sales 2008-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. plastic sales and captive use 2020, by resin
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Plastic & resin manufacturing businesses in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Plastic & resin manufacturing employment in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. plastics industry employment by select state 2020
- Premium Statistic Dow's Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment revenue 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic ExxonMobil Chemical's net income 2001-2021
Outlook
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Further related statistics
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- Distribution of plastic resin sales and captive use in the U.S. 2021, by material
- Per capita consumption of plastic materials worldwide by region 2015
- Plastics - German foreign trade balance 2006-2015
- Density of plastic materials in relation to buoyancy in seawater
- Plastics converter demand shares in Europe 2016-2021, by polymer
- Average content of engineering resins per light vehicle in North America 2004-2014
- Selected plastic/composite resin content in light vehicles in North America 2004-2014
- Global share of plastic consumption by class 2018
- Global market value of thermoforming plastics 2019 & 2024
- U.S. plastic compounding market revenue 2014-2026
- Global market value of plastic compounding 2018 & 2026
- Global distribution of plastic consumption 2019, by application
- Global automotive plastics market value 2019 & 2027
- U.S. plastic resin trade 2003-2013
- Global plastic consumption volume by application 2017
- United States: import value of plastics and articles thereof to the UK 2012-2018
- Industry revenue of “rubber and plastic hose and belting manufacturing“ in Illinois 2012-2024
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- Average content of engineering resins per light vehicle in North America 2004-2014
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- Global market value of thermoforming plastics 2019 & 2024
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PlasticsEurope (PEMRG). (December 2, 2022). Annual production of plastics worldwide from 1950 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282732/global-production-of-plastics-since-1950/
PlasticsEurope (PEMRG). "Annual production of plastics worldwide from 1950 to 2021 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282732/global-production-of-plastics-since-1950/
PlasticsEurope (PEMRG). (2022). Annual production of plastics worldwide from 1950 to 2021 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282732/global-production-of-plastics-since-1950/
PlasticsEurope (PEMRG). "Annual Production of Plastics Worldwide from 1950 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282732/global-production-of-plastics-since-1950/
PlasticsEurope (PEMRG), Annual production of plastics worldwide from 1950 to 2021 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282732/global-production-of-plastics-since-1950/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Annual production of plastics worldwide from 1950 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph], PlasticsEurope (PEMRG), December 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282732/global-production-of-plastics-since-1950/