Packaging is by the largest application sector
for plastics, consuming almost 38% of the global
170 million tons of plastics (65 million tons).
Building and construction sectors constitute
the second largest plastics consuming sector
accounting for 17% of total plastics consumption
(29 million tons). All other sectors are less
than 10%
The details of plastic usage are given in the
following table:
| SECTOR |
CONSUMPTION
(%) |
| Packaging |
38 |
| Building & Civil Engineering |
18 |
| Automobile & Transportation |
7 |
| Electricity & Electronics |
7 |
| Industry |
5 |
| Sports & Leisure |
5 |
| Furniture & Bedding |
4 |
| Other Household/domestic |
5 |
| Agriculture |
3 |
| PLASTICS IN BUILDING |
CONSUMPTION (%) |
| Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) |
55 |
| Polystyrene (PS) |
15 |
| Polyethylene (PE) |
12 |
| PUR |
9 |
| Polypropylene (PP) |
2 |
| UP |
2 |
| Polycarbonate (PC) |
2 |
| PMMA |
1 |
| Amino |
<1 |
| PA |
<1 |
| ABS |
<1 |
| POM |
<1 |
| Others |
1 |
| Total |
100 |
Market shares of the various plastics used in the building & construction sectors The share of plastics in the total materials is low and this sector is promising of a continuous growing thanks to design freedom, thermal insulation, lightening leading to easier handling and setting up, ease of maintenance, energy saving during all the lifetime…