EU27+3 countries (Norway, Switzerland, and United Kingdom)
Supplementary notes
*Chemically recycled plastics production is estimated at ~0.11 Mt, based on available data, with the fuel-use exempt mass balance attribution rule. This method includes secondary chemicals which can be used for the production of plastics and other materials.Â
**Data is based on estimations and projections.
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Share of plastic production in Europe 2024, by feedstock
In 2024, Polypropylene (PP) constituted the largest share of plastic production sources in Europe at **** percent, whereas chemically recycled plastics had the least share at just *** percent. Overall, sources of european plastic production in that year was varied, with no singular material dominating the feedstock.
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