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Plastic Consumption to Witness Higher Uptake
31-Oct-2014
Africa
Market Research
9AB6-00-07-00-00
CM00038-AF-MR_00308
This market insight provides an overview of five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa for commodity plastics. The study analyses the consumption of plastics in the region and broadly discusses their uses in various applications. The country overviews sections include key macro-economic factors influencing the usage of plastics in the countries analysed. These countries are South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Growth trends, positive and negative, are discussed for each country. Import duties and key-supplier risks, along with recommendations regarding the supply of plastic raw-materials into these countries, are analysed per region.
Key Findings
Project Scope
Plastics Market Overview
South African Plastics Market—Introduction
South African Plastics Market—Introduction (continued)
South African Plastics Market—Growth Trends
South African Plastics Market—Participants
South African Plastics Market—Application Overview (Packaging)
South African Plastics Market—Application Overview (Non-packaging)
South African Plastics Market—Risks and Duties
South African Plastics Market—Supplying Raw Materials
Nigerian Plastics Market—Introduction
Nigerian Plastics Market—Introduction (continued)
Nigerian Plastics Market—Growth Trends
Nigerian Plastics Market—Participants
Nigerian Plastics Market—Application Overview (Packaging)
Nigerian Plastics Market—Application Overview (Non-packaging)
Nigerian Plastics Market—Risks and Duties
Nigerian Plastics Market—Supplying Raw Materials
Ghanaian Plastics Market—Introduction
Ghanaian Plastics Market—Introduction (continued)
Ghanaian Plastics Market—Growth Trends
Ghanaian Plastics Market—Participants
Ghanaian Plastics Market—Application Overview (Packaging)
Ghanaian Plastics Market—Application Overview (Non-packaging)
Ghanaian Plastics Market—Risks and Duties
Ghanaian Plastics Market—Supplying Raw Materials
Kenyan Plastics Market—Introduction
Kenyan Plastics Market—Introduction (continued)
Kenyan Plastics Market—Growth Trends
Kenyan Plastics Market—Participants
Kenyan Plastics Market—Application Overview (Packaging)
Kenyan Plastics Market—Application Overview (Non-packaging)
Kenyan Plastics Market—Risks and Duties
Kenyan Plastics Market—Supplying Raw Materials
Ethiopian Plastics Market—Introduction
Ethiopian Plastics Market—Introduction (continued)
Ethiopian Plastics Market—Growth Trends
Ethiopian Plastics Market—Participants
Ethiopian Plastics Market—Application Overview (Packaging)
Ethiopian Plastics Market—Application Overview (Non-packaging)
Ethiopian Plastics Market—Risks and Duties
Ethiopian Plastics Market—Supplying Raw Materials
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| Author | Dilshaad Booley |
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| WIP Number | 9AB6-00-07-00-00 |
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