International trade in films1 and plastics packaging2 2020/2021 (in € million)
| Imports | Exports | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | Change in % 2020/2021 | 2020 | 2021 | Change in % 2020/2021 | |
| Films | ||||||
| LDPE | 493 | 654 | 32,7 | 810 | 974 | 20,2 |
| HDPE | 103 | 131 | 27,2 | 401 | 477 | 19,0 |
| Ethylene copolymers / others | 211 | 269 | 27,5 | 607 | 767 | 26,4 |
| PP | 623 | 751 | 20,5 | 930 | 1.150 | 23,7 |
| PS | 131 | 153 | 16,8 | 304 | 375 | 23,4 |
| PET + polyester | 394 | 419 | 6,3 | 623 | 725 | 16,4 |
| Regen. cellulose3 | 7 | 11 | 57,1 | 4 | 3 | -25,0 |
| Cellulose acetate | 6 | 7 | 16,7 | 11 | 14 | 27,3 |
| PA | 42 | 47 | 11,9 | 81 | 100 | 23,5 |
| PC | 133 | 126 | -5,3 | 108 | 127 | 17,6 |
| Packaging | ||||||
| Cups, containers, buckets, cases | 670 | 782 | 16,7 | 993 | 1.154 | 16,2 |
| Bags, pouches, sacks etc. made from: | ||||||
| PE | 630 | 718 | 14,0 | 865 | 939 | 8,6 |
| PVC | 16 | 12 | -25,0 | 12 | 10 | -16,7 |
| Other plastics | 214 | 268 | 25,2 | 221 | 256 | 15,8 |
| Bottles | ||||||
| < 2l | 484 | 502 | 3,7 | 498 | 538 | 8,0 |
| > 2l | 87 | 104 | 19,5 | 167 | 240 | 43,7 |
| Closures | 552 | 607 | 10,0 | 912 | 1.041 | 14,1 |
| Other transport packages | 537 | 626 | 16,6 | 572 | 642 | 12,2 |
| Total | 5.333 | 6.187 | 16,0 | 8.119 | 9.532 | 17,4 |
1) Films, boards, sheets 2) Excerpts
3) Preliminary values. The Federal Statistical Office assumes an incorrectly reported commodity code.
Source: Destatis; Last updated: March 2022