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Country name Current status and outlook for the plastics industry Current issues affecting plastics industry
● Major Country of trade : India, China, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, USA & EU countries (in order)
Israel Israel International Trade (2018)
● Exports of goods (excl. diamonds.) and services ● Dealing with imports (some in dumping conditions)
increased by 5.9% compared to 2017, amounting to
$ 97.76 Billion $
● Exports in goods (excl. diamonds.): 47.66 Billion ● Shortage of skilled manpower
$ (2018)
● Exports in services: 50.1 Billion $ (2018) ● Low productivity
● Imports of goods (excl. diamonds.) and services ● Regulation
increased by 14.6% compared to 2017, amounting
to $ 104.63 Billion

● Imports in goods (excl. diamonds.): 74.03 Billion ● Sustainability
$ (2018)
● Imports in services: 30.6 Billion $ (2018)

● 500 Israeli manufacturers
● 23,500 employees
● Revenue of $ 5 billion
● Annual exports of $ 2.2 billion (44%), representing
4% of Israel's industrial export
● Total consumption of raw material : 1.3M tons

Mexico ● More than 193 thousand direct jobs Effects on Plastic Industry
● Sales for 200 thousand million USD ● From the past 20 months more than 50 companies
in the sector have been closed.

● Exports for 4 million tons ● Many companies are working at 30-40% of their
capacity.

● 2.8% manufacturing GDP ● More than 150 thousand jobs have been lost,
expected to reach 300 thousand.
● Mexico imports 4,142 million tons of finished
products, 2.0% less than 2017
● Mexico exports 4,025 million tons, 62.5% more than
2017. 50% is packaging and packing
● Plastics trade balance produced a commercial deficit
by 7,900 USD million.
● PET has reached 60% recycling, HDPE 30% recycling,
LDPE 27% recycling, PP 16% recycling, PVC 8 %
recycling and PS shows 6% recycling.
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