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Primary plastic production by industrial sector, 2015

Primary global plastic production by industrial sector allocation, measured in tonnes per year.

0 tonnes40 million tonnes80 million tonnes120 million tonnesPackaging146 million tonnesBuilding and Construction65 million tonnesTextiles59 million tonnesOther sectors47 million tonnesConsumer & Institutional Products42 million tonnesTransportation27 million tonnesElectrical/Electronic18 million tonnesIndustrial Machinery3 million tonnes

Source: Geyer et al. (2017)

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