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The latest industry data points to a dynamic and developing Polish CONFERENCE PLASTICS EUROPE 2018


plastics market | Najnowsze dane branżowe wskazują na dynamicznie rozwijający się rynek tworzyw sztucznych w Polsce


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he synthetic materials converters association PlasticsEurope used Targi Kielce to present the latest data that indicates that the processors’ demand for plastics has been growing and the industry has been dynamically developing. Plastic consumption in Poland in 2017 amounted


to 3.5 million tones – an increase of 9% compared to 2016. Demand for


plastics ranks


Poland sixth in Europe, behind Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Great


Britain. The overall plastic


consumption in particular business segments - packaging industry’s demand accounts for 32.5%, (a slight decline compared to last year). In the construction sector the demand increased from 24% to 26%. The automotive (the increase to 10.3%) and E&E (the increase to 6.4%) sectors have demonstrated a constant demand increase. This substantial Polish converters’ demand increase


the EU Poland’s largest export markets are Ukraine for primary plastics forms and Russia for fi nished good . Outside the EU, most plastics and products are imported from South Korea and China


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plastic manufacturing According to CSO, the employment growth in plastic and rubber industry’s manufacturing companies was


rated


PROCESSORS’ DEMAND 2017 amounted to 3.5


million tones of plastic – an overall increase of 9% compared to 2016.


PLASTIC AND RUBBER PRODUCERS


Investment in production capacities - 4.1 billion


for virgin material means that Poland imports large quantities of polymers which is refl ected in the negative trade balance with foreign countries. For many years Germany has been Poland’s main trading partner in intra-community for both export and import. Outside


sector annual production increase reached


9.8%. Yet according


6.2%. This to


PlasticsEurope estimates, the plastic manufacturing sector as such increased by approx. 9,1%.


Plastic


and rubber producers are willing to invest in production capacities - 2017’s investments increased by 7.2% compared to the previous year with the total value of PLN 4.1 billion. The PlasticsEurope Polska analyses


also indicate that among over 300 largest plastics processing companies in Poland, more than 2/3 are companies with Polish capital which account for 56% of the group turnover. Foreign capital represents 20 countries, with most investors coming from Germany, France, Austria and Italy. The global plastics production volume in 2017 is estimated at the level


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