Total plastic sales and captive use in the United States amounted to 124.69 billion pounds in 2020. Thermoplastics - such as LDPE and LLDPE - accounted for 87 percent of plastic sales and captive use that year.
Plastic sales and captive use in the United States in 2020 by resin
(in millions of pounds)
*Millions of pounds, dry weight basis, except phenolic resins, which are reported on a gross weight basis.
**Sales & captive use data include imports.
***Canadian production and sales data included.
****Canadian and Mexican production and sales data included.
*****Includes: epoxy resin, polyurethanes (TDI, MDI and polyols), phenolic, urea, melamine, unsaturated polyester and other thermosets.
****** Includes: PET, nylon, ABS, engineering resins, and other thermoplastics.
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American Chemistry Council. (March 7, 2021). Plastic sales and captive use in the United States in 2020 by resin (in millions of pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/622845/total-plastics-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-united-states-by-resin/
American Chemistry Council. "Plastic sales and captive use in the United States in 2020 by resin (in millions of pounds)." Chart. March 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622845/total-plastics-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-united-states-by-resin/
American Chemistry Council. (2021). Plastic sales and captive use in the United States in 2020 by resin (in millions of pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622845/total-plastics-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-united-states-by-resin/
American Chemistry Council. "Plastic Sales and Captive Use in The United States in 2020 by Resin (in Millions of Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622845/total-plastics-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-united-states-by-resin/
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