Performance and Importance of the Plastics Industry, 2019–2024

Over the past five years, from 2019 to 2023, plastics industry production showed positive performance, growing at an average annual rate of 1.4%. In 2024, plastics production grew by 5.5% compared to the same period of the previous year, supported by greater access to raw materials as a result of lower resin costs, which enabled higher production levels and improvements in final consumer prices.