Global bags and sacks market to 2022

A new Ceresana study examines the global market for bags and sacks. The analysts expect the worldwide sales volume to increase until 2022 to a total of about 37.9 million tonnes. Polyethylene is by far the most commonly used material. The polyethylene type LLDPE is used here significantly more often than LDPE or HDPE. However, individual materials may account for highly different market shares in various applications.
In Europe, the EU Commission stipulated the objective to reduce the high consumption of plastic carrier bags. The amendment of the packaging directive commits the EU member states to precise actions. In many European countries this will lead to a noticeable reduction.
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