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Demand for common plastics in packaging and non-packaging applications as a percentage of total demand, by plastic type (EU27+3)

Figure Created 30 Nov 2022 Published 12 Dec 2022 Last modified 05 Dec 2022

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste

Many different types of plastics (polymers) are used by the industry and non-packaging applications dominate demand for three of the six most common plastic types: polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene and polystyrene.

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Methodology:: Data collected by industry representative body (Plastics Europe)
Units:: Percentage
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Processors:: ETC Circular economy and resource use (ETC CE)
Figure type:: Graph

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