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Global Plastic Production in 2024
August 14 , 2025
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- A study by Eunomia and Zero Carbon Analytics shows that seven countries had produced two-thirds of the most used plastics in 2024.
- China alone accounted for 34 percent of the global production of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate and polystyrene.
- This output is equal to the combined total of the next six top-producing countries.
- The United States followed with 13 percent, while Saudi Arabia and South Korea each contributed 5 percent.
- India produced 4 percent, Japan 3 percent and Germany 2 percent of the total.
- China’s state-owned Sinopec was the top plastic producer globally with 5.4 percent of total output.
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