2002 Plastic Sales by Resin

LDPE9%

LLDPE13%

HDPE19%

PP20%

ABS2%

PS8%

PVC18%

Polyester8%

Nylon1%

OtherStyrenics

2%

107 billion lbs.

2002 Plastic Sales by Application

Industrial / Machinery1%

Packaging28%

Transportation5%

Consumer & Institutional

14%

Electrical / Electronics3%

Building & Construction17%

Exports12%

Adhesives / Inks / Coatings

2%

All Other14%

Furniture / Furnishing

4%

Plastics Small User of Fossil Fuel

45%

5%

17%

33%

Source: Energy Information Administration, 2004-2005

Plastics in Agriculture(Amidon, 1994)

Film29%

Nursery Containers

66%

Pesticide Containers

5%

Film Greenhouse & Nursery Film LDPE Mulch Film Fumigation Film Degradable Mulch Film Irrigation Tubing Silage Bags Hay & Silage Bale Stretch Wrap Haysleeve Covers HDPE Mulch Film

Nursery Containers Blow-molded HDPE pots Injection-molded HDPE pots Injection-molded PP pots PS nursery pots, packs and flats

Pesticide Containers Blow-molded Extrusion blow-molded Injection-molded Rotational-molded

521 million lbs.

Packaging

More than 25% of plastics markets

Split rigid & flexible Multilayer structures Barrier to oxygen Barrier to CO2 Chemical resistance

Buildings and Contents

Construction products Furniture and furnishings Appliances

Plastic Pipe

PVC CPVC PE ABS PEX

Siding

Siding Windows Trim Flooring

Thermal Insulation

Polystyrene foam Molded board Extruded board

Rigid polyurethane foam Polyisocyanurate Polyurethane bun Spray applied

Plastic Lumber

Railroad ties Decks and docks Other applications

Furniture and Furnishings

Upholstered furniture

Bedding Carpet cushion Molded plastic

furniture Window blinds

Appliances

Appliance housings TV cabinets Computer and

monitor housings Components and

fixtures

Transportation

5% of plastics market

Automobiles

Part consolidation Light weighting Paint elimination Complex shapes Energy absorption Less expensive

Buses and Trucks

Boats and Aerospace

Fiberglass reinforced plastics Weight reduction Fire properties

Other Transportation

Travel Trailers Campers Golf Carts Snowmobiles RV’s

Consumer and Institutional

Health care and medical products

Electronic components

Toys, sporting goods and hobby supplies

Photographic equipment

Kitchenware, picnicware, including disposables

Other Applications

Plastic panels and laminates Cultured marble vanities Doors Skylights Bath and shower units Railings and gratings