News24 | China Is the World's Biggest Plastic Producer — Making as Much as 6 Countries Combined

China churns out more plastic than next six producers combined, UN talks hear

GENEVA, Aug 8 — Seven countries produced two-thirds of the four most common types of plastic in 2024, according to the British environmental consultancy Eunomia and the Zero Carbon Analytics a climate and energy research group.But China stands in a category of its own, making as much as the next six countries combined, the figures show. The figures were released as 184 countries try to find common ground at negotiations in Geneva on a first-ever…

China the world’s biggest plastic producer, study says

Seven countries produced two-thirds of the four most common types of plastic in 2024, according to the British environmental consultancy Eunomia and the Zero Carbon Analytics, a climate and energy research group. An employee works at a plastic factory in Yiwu, China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 20, 2024. Photo: Adek Berry/AFP. But China stands in a category of its own, making as much as the next six countries combined, the figures sh…

China the world’s biggest plastic producer

China was responsible for 34 per cent of production of the big four polymers in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.

News24 | China is the world's biggest plastic producer — making as much as 6 countries combined

Seven countries produced two-thirds of the four most common types of plastic in 2024, according to the British environmental consultancy Eunomia and the Zero Carbon Analytics a climate and energy research group.