In 2022, the share of the total global demand for plastics that polyethylene terephthalate accounted for was ** percent, making it the most in-demand plastic material in the world that year. Polypropylene accounted for a ** percent share of plastic demand worldwide that year. Thus, the two leading plastics accounted for **** the total global demand at that time.
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