The world spends about a year on polymer resins
| # | Company | Head office | Main business | Main resins | Resin bought a year |
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All figures are MAGZ estimates for 2026, built on published industry data
What is counted
Polymer resins bought for processing: commodity and engineering thermoplastics, thermosets and specialty polymers.
Rubber and polyester fibre are not included.
Total spending
Resin tonnes used in each country, valued at 2026 average resin prices for its region.
Shown in US dollars at the buyer's purchase price.
Buying companies
Companies that buy resin directly: converters, compounders and manufacturers.
Based on national plastics associations, rounded.
Top 100 buyers
Estimated resin bought a year by each group, from company reports and plant capacities.
Resin producers using their own resin are not included.
Benchmarked against: Plastics Europe (Plastics – the Fast Facts 2025), IndexBox, BofA Global Research, Precedence Research, Market.us, national plastics associations and company annual reports.