Global plastics use was projected to have fallen over two percent in 2020 to *** million metric tons. The projected decrease was mainly a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruptions it had on industries around the world. Plastics use is expected to have recovered in 2021, rising above pre-pandemic levels. The largest end-user of plastics is the packaging sector, which accounted for *** million metric tons of plastics use in 2019. Building and construction ranked second that year, with approximately ** million metric tons of polymers used within this sector.
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