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Do you have any source for the 5% stat? I don't mistrust you, but it would be nice to "see it with my own eyes" to be confident enough to use it in conversation

Do you have any source for the 5% stat? I don't mistrust you, but it would be nice to "see it with my own eyes" to be confident enough to use it in conversations with others.

lionsdan 6y ago
"Plastics production accounts for about 4 percent of global oil production. That’s according to figures for 2012, so now it may well be higher." https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/How-Much-Crude-Oil-Does-Plastic-Production-Really-Consume.html https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/How-Much-Crude-Oi...
- cjblomqvist 6y ago
  Thank you!
ArkanExplorer 6y ago
https://www.bpf.co.uk/press/Oil_Consumption https://www.bpf.co.uk/press/Oil_Consumption "In Europe, it is estimated that between 4–6% of oil and gas is used for producing plastics." - British Plastics Federation It varies from country to country, and in the USA natural gas is the primary input instead of oil. Some gas or oil could be consumed by the plant, not actually ending up in the final product.
- cjblomqvist 6y ago
  Thank you!