Plastic exports dip 6.9% to $34.5 bn

Mumbai: India’s plastic exports declined by 6.9 per cent to $34.5 billion in August, compared to the same month last year due to difficult global economic factors, apex industry body Plastics Export Promotion Council (Plexconcil) has said.

The overall plastic exports stood at $37.0 billion in August 2022, according to the data shared by Plexconcil. According to the data, there was a mixed performance among product categories as flooring, leather, laminates, medical plastics, consumer and houseware products, fishnets and monofilaments, writing instruments and stationery, and human hair and related products reported an increase in exports.