The country imported CNY126.9bn (£14.6bn)-worth of plastic resins in the first six months of 2016, down 10.2% on the same period last year, according to new data.

During the same time period, China’s domestic resin output increased by 7.7% to 39.8 million tonnes.

China also saw its export of processed plastic products rise 5.7% by weight to 4.97 million tonnes, or 4.5% by sales, during the first half.

Overall, the country’s plastic processing industry grew its output by 5.8% to 36.9 million tonnes in the first six months of 2016, the NBS said.

 

Source : prw.com

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