This statistic displays the distribution of the production of polyethylene (PE) resin worldwide in 2016, by region. The global PE resin production in 2016 was some 103 million tons, with China accounting for 16.2 percent of that amount.
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Polyethylene (PE) production distribution worldwide in 2016, by region
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Plastics Insight. (January 28, 2018). Polyethylene (PE) production distribution worldwide in 2016, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/858191/global-polyethylene-production-distribution-by-region/
Plastics Insight. "Polyethylene (PE) production distribution worldwide in 2016, by region." Chart. January 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858191/global-polyethylene-production-distribution-by-region/
Plastics Insight. (2018). Polyethylene (PE) production distribution worldwide in 2016, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858191/global-polyethylene-production-distribution-by-region/
Plastics Insight. "Polyethylene (Pe) Production Distribution Worldwide in 2016, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/858191/global-polyethylene-production-distribution-by-region/
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