This statistic shows the distribution of sales and captive use of thermoplastic resins in the United States in 2018, by material. In that year, high density polyethylene (HDPE) accounted for a 20 percent share of the sales and captive use of thermoplastic resins in the United States.
Distribution of thermoplastic resin sales in the United States in 2018 by material*
* Sales and captive use.
Includes low density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, expandable polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and other thermoplastics. The combined total weight of these materials amounted to 102,436 pounds in 2018.
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American Chemistry Council. (April 10, 2019). Distribution of thermoplastic resin sales in the United States in 2018 by material* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625924/thermoplastic-resin-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-us-distribution-by-material/
American Chemistry Council. "Distribution of thermoplastic resin sales in the United States in 2018 by material*." Chart. April 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625924/thermoplastic-resin-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-us-distribution-by-material/
American Chemistry Council. (2019). Distribution of thermoplastic resin sales in the United States in 2018 by material*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625924/thermoplastic-resin-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-us-distribution-by-material/
American Chemistry Council. "Distribution of Thermoplastic Resin Sales in The United States in 2018 by Material*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625924/thermoplastic-resin-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-us-distribution-by-material/
American Chemistry Council, Distribution of thermoplastic resin sales in the United States in 2018 by material* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625924/thermoplastic-resin-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-us-distribution-by-material/ (last visited April 10, 2020)
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