This statistic shows the distribution of sales and captive use of thermoplastic resins in the United States in 2018, by major markets. In that year, the packaging market accounted for a 33 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 major markets*
* Sales and captive use.
Includes low density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, expandable polystyrene, and polyvinyl chloride. The combined total weight of the sales and captive use of all of these thermoplastic resins amounted to 84,645 million 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 major markets* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625952/thermoplastic-resin-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-us-distribution-by-major-market/
American Chemistry Council. "Distribution of thermoplastic resin sales in the United States in 2018 by major markets*." Chart. April 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625952/thermoplastic-resin-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-us-distribution-by-major-market/
American Chemistry Council. (2019). Distribution of thermoplastic resin sales in the United States in 2018 by major markets*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625952/thermoplastic-resin-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-us-distribution-by-major-market/
American Chemistry Council. "Distribution of Thermoplastic Resin Sales in The United States in 2018 by Major Markets*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625952/thermoplastic-resin-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-us-distribution-by-major-market/
American Chemistry Council, Distribution of thermoplastic resin sales in the United States in 2018 by major markets* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625952/thermoplastic-resin-sales-and-captive-use-in-the-us-distribution-by-major-market/ (last visited January 23, 2020)
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