World
Plastics Production 1950 – 2015
•
in Mio. t
350
2015: ~322
•
2011: ~280
300
•
2009: 250
250
World
2002: 200
200
150
1989: 100
•
100
1977: 50
Plastics are a global
success story.
Continuous growth
for more than 50 years.
Plastics production
ramped up from
1.5 Mio. t in 1950 to ~322
Mio. t
in 2015. In 2015 global
plastic’s production grew
by 3.4% compared to
2014.
Compound Annual Growth
Rate (CAGR) from 1950 to
2015 is about 8.6%.
50
1950: 1.5
0
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Includes Thermoplastics, Polyurethanes, Thermosets, Elastomers, Adhesives, Coatings and Sealants and PP-Fibers. Not included PET-, PA- and Polyacryl-Fibers
Source: PlasticsEurope Market Research Group (PEMRG) / Consultic Marketing & Industrieberatung GmbH
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World
Plastics Production 2006 - 2015
Middle
East,
Latin Africa
America 6%
5%
NAFTA
23%
Rest of
Asia
14%
Middle
East,
Latin Africa
America 7%
4%
•
Asia
with the leading country
China (28%) mean-while
accounts for more than
49% of worldwide
production.
•
Europe and NAFTA
are on a similar level each
with a share of around
18%~19%.
•
Within a few years, China
has risen to the most
important plastics
producer. All other regions
lost global production
shares
NAFTA
19%
Rest of
Asia
17%
Japan
6%
China
21%
CIS
2%
2006
205 Mio. t*
Europe
(WE +
CEE)
22%
Europe
(WE +
CEE)
18%
Japan
4%
China
28%
CIS
3%
2015
269 Mio. t*
*w/o Other Plastics (ncludes Thermosets, Elastomers, Adhesives, Coatings and Sealants and PP-Fibers. Not included PET-, PA- and Polyacryl-Fibers), 2014 = ~53 Mio. t
Source: PlasticsEurope Market Research Group (PEMRG) / Consultic Marketing & Industrieberatung GmbH
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World
Plastics Materials Demand 2015 by Types
Other
Thermopl.
PUR
4%
PET 6%
PC 7%
PA 1%
1%
•
Polyolefins
account for more than
55%
of global Plastics Materials
demand.
•
PVC
is the second largest resin
type following Polyolefins.
•
Standard Plastics
(Polyolefins, PVC,
PS & EPS, PET) account
for approx. 85% of the
total demand.
LDPE, LLDPE
17%
ABS, ASA,
SAN
3%
HDPE
15%
PS, EPS
7%
PVC
16%
PP
23%
2015
269 Mio. t*
.
*w/o Other Plastics (includes Thermosets, Elastomers, Adhesives, Coatings and Sealants and PP-Fibers. Not included PET-, PA- and Polyacryl-Fibers) = ~53 Mio. t
Source: PlasticsEurope Market Research Group (PEMRG) / Consultic Marketing & Industrieberatung GmbH
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World
Thermoplastics Demand by Types 2015
•
Engineering
Plastics
Standard Plastics
•
PS;
EPS
8.1%
PP
26.8%
PET*
8.6%
POM PBT,
5.2% PET**
6.4%
ABS,
SAN
35.3%
Others
10.2%
HDPE
17.9%
LDPE,
LLDPE
20.3%
PVC
18.3%
229 Mio. t
Standard Plastics
dominate the global
market in tons
Around 10 %of the
globally demanded
plastics are Engineering
plastics
Blends
11.7%
PC
16.8%
PA
14.3%
~ 25 Mio. t
*PET Bottle grade **PET Injection grade
Source: PlasticsEurope Market Research Group (PEMRG) / Consultic Marketing & Industrieberatung GmbH
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World
Benchmark Plastics / Steel 2015
•
billion litre
Plastics
300
Global Production 2015 :
• Plastics:
322 Mio. t =
322 billion litre
• Steel:
1,623 Mio. t =
203 billion litre
250
Plastics production
> Steel production
200
150
100
Steel*
•
50
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
Plastics
in 1989, passed steel
production by volume
2000
2010
Calculation Model:
1 kg plastics = 1 litre
8 kg steel = 1 litre
2020
Source: Stahl-Zentrum/International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), PlasticsEurope Market Research Group (PEMRG) / Consultic Marketing & Industrieberatung GmbH
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Thermoplastics
Market Share 2015
Triangle of Thermoplastics
Classified by Market Share

Standard Plastics
are the basics materials.

Polyolefins
are the largest product
group.
Polyethylene: 34%
Polypropylene: 24%

Engineering Plastics
are a small but valuable
part of the market.

High Performance
Polymers
are specialized for very
demanding applications.
<1% (< 1 Mio t)
High Performance Polymers
Engineering Plastics
~10% (~25.0 Mio t)
PS & EPS
7.3%
Standard ThermoPET
plastics
7.7%
~90% (~229 Mio t)
PP
24.2%
PE
34.4%
PVC
16.5%
Source: PlasticsEurope Market Research Group (PEMRG) / Consultic Marketing & Industrieberatung GmbH
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Europe (EU 28 + 2)
Recovery of Plastics Waste 2014
Countries
with
landfill
ban
Switzerland
Austria
Netherlands
Germany
Sweden
Luxembourg
Denmark
Belgium
Norway
Ireland
Finland
Estonia
Slovenia
France
Portugal
Italy
UK
Slovakia
Czechia
Lithuania
Spain
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Latvia
Croatia
Bulgaria
Greece
Cyprus
Malta
24.5%
99.8%
28.0%
99.6%
30.3%
99.2%
37.9%
99.1%
37.8%
98.4%
28.5%
97.8%
33.7%
97.6%
31.2%
97.0%
39.7%
96.3%
37.2%
82.5%
20.1%
81.9%
34.1%
77.0%
34.3%
69.4%
21.3%
63.6%
32.7%
60.5%
27.0%
59.9%
28.6%
59.2%
30.9%
55.8%
36.9%
54.6%
24.6%
49.8%
33.7%
49.6%
25.5%
44.1%
21.4%
42.9%
26.0%
40.8%
Overall recovery ratio
28.1%
32.5%
by weight for EU 28+2:
24.2%
28.0%
69.2%
18.8%
24.4%
(referred to Post20.0%
20.2%
Consumer Plastic Waste)
18.1%
18.1%
13.8% 13.8%
0%
20%
Source: Consultic Marketing & Industrieberatung GmbH
40%
60%
80%
9 countries in Europe reached a
recovery ratio of more than 95%
of the Post-consumer Plastic
Waste.
These countries have a landfill
ban.
Also 6 of these countries are
amongst the 11 countries with the
highest recycling rates (>30%).
Therefore „divert from
landfill“ boosts higher
recovery and recycling
quantities, also of waste
streams, which have not been
recovered so far.
Recycling
Energy recovery
100%
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Europe (EU 28 + 2)
Recovery of Plastics Waste 2014
Total plastics waste and recovery 2006 - 2014
CAGR
2006-2014
Development
2006-2014
CAGR Development
2014 vs. 2012
30 Mio. t
25 Mio. t
24.5 24.6 24.9 24.1 24.5 24.8 24.8
20 Mio. t
17.9
15 Mio. t
12.9 12.4 12.7 13.1
10 Mio. t
11.7 12.2 12.1
14.2
15.0
10.4
5 Mio. t
25.8
7.0
4.7
7.2 7.4
5.0
5.2
5.5
Recovery
8.7
6.3
+2.1%
+6.3%
+5.5%
15.8
9.9
8.2
6.0
+0.6%
Recycling
11.0
7.6
Total Waste
Generation
9.0
10.2
8.9
6.9
+6.4%
8.0
Energy
Recovery
+6.7%
+4.8%
7.7
Disposal/
Landfill
-5.8%
0 Mio. t
-10%
0%
10%
-10%
0%
10%
In the period 2006-2014 the analysis of waste generation shows a slight growth. Besides economical
impacts, plastic parts with lower weight (e.g. plastic bottles) play a significant role in that process. After
the economical crisis, the waste quantity rose from 2009 to 2014 by about 1.7 mill. tons during the last
five years. While disposal quantities decreased by ~4.9 million tons in the last eight years, recovery
quantities rose by 6.2 mio. tons up to 17.9 mio. tons.
Source: Consultic Marketing & Industrieberatung GmbH
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