In 2020, the production volume of plastic films and sheets in Japan amounted to approximately 2.38 million tons. This represented a decrease from a production volume of around 2.46 million tons in 2016.
Production volume of plastic films and sheets in Japan from 2012 to 2020
(in million tons)
In 2014, the subjects surveyed changed from business establishments with 40 or more employees to business establishments to 50 or more employees.
The source defines production volume as the quantity of products actually produced (including produced as a consignee) by the establishment that is the object of the survey (hereafter, 'the survey object'). However, products in process shall be excluded. Besides, production includes products as process goods or for consumption for other products in 'the survey object'.
Figures have been rounded. Data prior to 2016 come from previous reports.
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METI (Japan). (May 28, 2021). Production volume of plastic films and sheets in Japan from 2012 to 2020 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/858706/japan-plastic-film-and-sheets-production-volume/
METI (Japan). "Production volume of plastic films and sheets in Japan from 2012 to 2020 (in million tons)." Chart. May 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858706/japan-plastic-film-and-sheets-production-volume/
METI (Japan). (2021). Production volume of plastic films and sheets in Japan from 2012 to 2020 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858706/japan-plastic-film-and-sheets-production-volume/
METI (Japan). "Production Volume of Plastic Films and Sheets in Japan from 2012 to 2020 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/858706/japan-plastic-film-and-sheets-production-volume/
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