According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in November 2024, China’s plastic products industry summary statistics enterprises completed the output of 7.225 million tons, an increase of 6.5%. From January to November 2024, the aggregate statistics enterprises completed a total output of 69.866,000 tons, an increase of 3.3%.
In November, the top ten provinces in the country in terms of plastic product production were Guangdong, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Anhui, Hunan, Hebei and Sichuan.
According to regional statistics, in November 2024, the output of plastic products in the eastern region was 4.58 million tons, accounting for 63.4%; The output of plastic products in the central region was 1.704 million tons, accounting for 23.6%; The output of plastic products in the western region was 804,000 tons, accounting for 11.1%; The output of plastic products in Northeast China was 118,000 tons, accounting for 1.6%.
According to the General Administration of Customs data, in November 2024, the export value of plastic products was 9.21 billion US dollars, up 3.8% year-on-year; Imports were $1.43 billion, up 0.2% year-on-year. From January to November, the total export of plastic products was 95.08 billion US dollars, an increase of 5.6%; Imports totaled 16.21 billion U.S. dollars, up 3.4 percent year on year, with a trade surplus of 79.59 billion U.S. dollars.