This statistic shows the production of polyamides worldwide in 2016, by type. At that time, the total global polyamide 6 production was some 4.4 million tons, while the global polyamide 6.6 production was some 3.4 million tons.
Production of polyamides worldwide in 2016, by type (in million tons)
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Statistics on Chemical industry in Europe
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Trade
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Segments
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Companies
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Consumption
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Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Chemical industry's research and innovation spending in the European Union 2001-2021
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Environmental impact
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Outlook
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Plastics Insight. (April 3, 2018). Production of polyamides worldwide in 2016, by type (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/650043/polyamide-production-worldwide-and-in-europe-by-type/
Plastics Insight. "Production of polyamides worldwide in 2016, by type (in million tons)." Chart. April 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650043/polyamide-production-worldwide-and-in-europe-by-type/
Plastics Insight. (2018). Production of polyamides worldwide in 2016, by type (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650043/polyamide-production-worldwide-and-in-europe-by-type/
Plastics Insight. "Production of Polyamides Worldwide in 2016, by Type (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650043/polyamide-production-worldwide-and-in-europe-by-type/
Plastics Insight, Production of polyamides worldwide in 2016, by type (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650043/polyamide-production-worldwide-and-in-europe-by-type/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Production of polyamides worldwide in 2016, by type (in million tons) [Graph], Plastics Insight, April 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/650043/polyamide-production-worldwide-and-in-europe-by-type/