Market Data

Fast Facts:

• Canada’s plastics industry is growing 2.8 times faster than all manufacturing
• Shipments by plastics processors: $37.7 billion in 2004; $39.2 billion in 2005
• Shipments by raw material, machinery and mold suppliers: $12.9 billion in 2004; $13.2 billion in 2005
• Number of firms: 3,900

Resources:

• Click here to download a pdf of Plastics Industry Reader Survey, April 2008
• Click here to download a chart showing the number of plastics processing plants in Canada, by type of process and by province
• OECD Report: Electronic Business Impact Project: Canada – plastics… This report, part of the EBIP project, examines the impacts of e-commerce on the plastics industry in Canada.
• Click here to download a pdf on "How to Create Advertising That Sells"

Research Report:

• The Importance and Value of B2B Advertising During Times of Economic Uncertainty, April 2008