Sources for the The UK Plastics Industry: A Strategic Vision For Growth

'The UK Plastics Industry: A Startegic Vision For Growth' (64 pages, PDF 4.6mb)

 

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The UK Plastics Industry 2015...

6,200 Companies in the Plastics Industry

Made up of...

400 Manufacture of plastics raw materials 
Source: Annual Business Survey (ABS) SIC Code 20.16

5,200 Manufactures of plastic products
Source: Annual Business Survey (ABS). Relevant SIC Codes: 22.2 (Manufacture of plastic products)

200 Plastics recyclers and traders 
Source: BPF Recycling Group

400 Manufacturers and distributors of machinery and ancillary equipment 
Source:  Relevant but not wholly incorporated 28.96 (Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery) plus BPF estimates

1.7m Tonnes of Material Produced
3.3m Tonnes of Plastics Materials Processed

Source: Euromap - Plastics Resin Production and Consumption in 59 Countries Worldwide 2007 – 2018

£23.5bn Plastics Industry Turnover

170,000 People Employed

Source: Manufactures of plastic products – Source: Annual Business Survey (ABS). Relevant SIC Codes: 20.16 (Manufacture of plastics in primary forms) and 22.2 (Manufacture of plastic products). In addition other relevant but not wholly incorporated 28.96 (Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery), 27.33 (Manufacture of wiring devices), 33.20 (Installation of industrial machinery and equipment), 38.92 (Recovery of sorted materials) and 29320 (Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles).  Plastics recyclers and traders – Source: BPF Recycling Group and BPF Recycling Group Annual Return Survey (https://www.bpf.co.uk/utility/mediahandler.ashx?id=2243) 

27 Employees per firm 
Source: Cogent

£7.5bn Value of exports
Source: Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics (www.trademap.org) Product Code: 39, “Plastics and Articles Thereof” 

5,200 Manufacturers of plastics product
Source: Annual Business Survey (ABS). Relevant SIC Codes: 22.2 (Manufacture of plastic products)

30%+ Plastics & plastic products exported
Sources: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE statistics (www.trademap.org)
Product Code: 39, “Plastics and Articles Thereof” (3901-3915 raw material codes, 3916-3926 plastic products)

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Approximate Direct Employment in Various Manufacturing Sectors 

Below is a list of sources used in the "The UK Plastics Industry: A strategic vision for growth".  

Glass
Directly Employed: 6,500
Source:  British Glass Manufacturers’ Confederation - "UK glass manufacturing sector decarbonisation roadmap to 2050"
p.3   http://www.britglass.org.uk/userfiles/files/Exec_Summary_Brochure_web(1).pdf   

Steel
Directly Employed: 18,000
Source: BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34581945  
"Almost 18,000 people are employed in the steel sector"

Paper
Directly Employed: 25,000
Source: Confederation of Paper Industries
http://www.paper.org.uk/aboutcpi/pages/who_we_are.html  

Pharmacutical
Directly Employed: 53,000 
Source:  Chemical  Industries Association - "UK Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry Facts and Figures by the Chemical Industries Association" 
p. 9 http://www.cia.org.uk/Portals/0/20150217%20CIA%20facts%20and%20figures%202015.pdf

Nuclear
Directly Employed: 63,000
Source: Nuclear Industries Association
http://www.niauk.org/facts-and-information-for-nuclear-energy

Mining and Quarrying
Directly Employed: 71,500
Source: Eurostat
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/File:1_Key_indicators,_mining_and_quarrying_(NACE_Section_B),_2012.png

Marine
Directly Employed: 90,000
Source: UK Marine Industry Alliance - "A strategy for growth for the UK Marine Industries"
p. 6 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/31813/11-1310-strategy-for-growth-uk-marine-industries.pdf

Aerospace
Directly Employed: 102,000
Source: Office of National Statistics - "What does the UK aerospace industry look like today?
bit.ly/1Q731YZ

Chemical
Directly Employed: 105,000
Source: Chemical Industries Association - UK Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry Facts and Figures by the Chemical Industries Association 
www.cia.org.uk/Portals/0/20150217%20CIA%20facts%20and%20figures%202015.pdf

Furniture, bed and furnishings
Directly Employed: 106,000
Source: British Furniture Confederation 
http://www.britishfurnitureconfederation.org.uk/about_furniture_industry.php

Defence
Directly Employed: 146,000 
Source: ADS Group
http://www.adsadvance.co.uk/ads-publishes-annual-defence-and-security-outlook-reports.html

Automotiove Manufacturing
Directly Employed: 161,000
Source: SMMT "2014 Automotive Sustainability Report"
http://www.smmt.co.uk/2014-sustainability/people-communities/employees/

Other Sectors

Food & Drink  
Directly Employed: 400,000
Source: Food and Drink Federation
https://www.fdf.org.uk/about_fdf.aspx

Energy
Directly Employed: 176,000 
Source:  Department of Energy & Climate Change - "UK Energy in Brief"
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/224130/uk_energy_in_brief_2013.PDF

Wolesale and Retail
Directly Employed: 4,410,000
Source: The retail industry: statistics and policy (House of Commons Briefing Paper Oct 2015)
www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn06186.pdf 

"For every job created in the Plastics Industry it is estimated that an additional 2.74 are created elsewhere"

Source: The European House Ambrosetti - The Excellence of the plastics supply chain in relaunching manufacturing in Italy and Europe
p. 27 http://www.plasticseurope.org/cust/documentrequest.aspx?DocID=60702