Plastics the Facts 2017: An Analysis of European Latest plastics production, demand and waste data

Being one of the reference points for the plastic injection molding industry, “Plastics – the Facts 2017. An analysis of European latest plastics production, demand and waste data” offers an analysis of how the manufacturing process and the market are managed in this field.

The document has a wide scope and touches upon various important aspects (such as production, demand, trade, but also recycling and recovery), thus giving an idea of how the plastic industry is going to evolve in Europe and around the world.

The numbers that emerge from the latest issue talk about a widespread growth, in which Europe keeps on representing an important area in terms of production (the equivalent of 60 million tons out of 335 million). The top five countries in the continent are still Germany, with a quarter of the overall consumption, followed by Italy (14,3%), France (9,6%), Spain (7,7%), and Uk (7,4%). The situation appears positive, with signs of further growth both in production and demand.

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