Europe includes European Union 27 plus Norway and Switzerland and the UK.
This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.
includes Thermoplastics, Polyurethanes, Thermosets, Elastomers, Adhesives, Coatings and Sealants and PP-Fibers. PET-, PA- and polyacryl-fibers are not included. These figures also do not include the production of recycled plastics.
Plastics production in Europe totaled **** million metric tons in 2024, an increase of nearly ** metric tons from the previous year. Previously, plastics production in Europe had been declining since 2018.
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