In 2022, about ** metric tons of bio-based plastics were produced in Europe (EU27 + 3). Of the bio-based plastics produced that year, bio-based polypropylene was the most widely manufactured, recording a share of ** percent of the market that year. Polyethylene and starch-containing polymer compounds followed, each accounting for an ** percent share of the market.
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