The global demand for polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) amounted to around 142 million metric tons in 2017. Projections that were made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic indicated an expected steady increase in the global demand for PE and PP until 2023, with an expected demand of 180 million metric tons.
Polyethylene and polypropylene demand worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in million metric tons)*
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Strategy&. (April 30, 2020). Polyethylene and polypropylene demand worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in million metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118063/global-polyethylene-polypropylene-demand/
Strategy&. "Polyethylene and polypropylene demand worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in million metric tons)*." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118063/global-polyethylene-polypropylene-demand/
Strategy&. (2020). Polyethylene and polypropylene demand worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in million metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118063/global-polyethylene-polypropylene-demand/
Strategy&. "Polyethylene and Polypropylene Demand Worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118063/global-polyethylene-polypropylene-demand/
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Polyethylene and polypropylene demand worldwide from 2017 to 2023 (in million metric tons)* [Graph], Strategy&, April 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118063/global-polyethylene-polypropylene-demand/