This statistic depicts the worldwide market share of the most used resins in 2015. According to data, polypropylene (PP) was the most produced type of plastics worldwide (19 percent), followed by low density polyethylene (LDPE) with 18 percent of the manufacturing worldwide.
Worldwide market share of the most used resins in 2015
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Deloitte, & Plastics Information Europe. (January 1, 2017). Worldwide market share of the most used resins in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/989903/worldwide-market-share-of-the-most-used-resins/
Deloitte, und Plastics Information Europe. "Worldwide market share of the most used resins in 2015." Chart. January 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989903/worldwide-market-share-of-the-most-used-resins/
Deloitte, Plastics Information Europe. (2017). Worldwide market share of the most used resins in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989903/worldwide-market-share-of-the-most-used-resins/
Deloitte, and Plastics Information Europe. "Worldwide Market Share of The Most Used Resins in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989903/worldwide-market-share-of-the-most-used-resins/
Deloitte & Plastics Information Europe, Worldwide market share of the most used resins in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989903/worldwide-market-share-of-the-most-used-resins/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Worldwide market share of the most used resins in 2015 [Graph], Deloitte, & Plastics Information Europe, January 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/989903/worldwide-market-share-of-the-most-used-resins/