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KSA’s plastic product imports rise 18 percent


Sat, 2022-09-03 23:39

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s import of plastic products increased 18 percent to 456,000 tons in the second quarter of 2022 from 386,000 tons in the same period last year, according to the General Authority for Statistics.

The increase in imports was fueled by a 45 percent yearly rise in imports from China, stated the GASTAT report.

Rubber products also saw a 12 percent increase from 152,000 to 170,000 units over the same period, pushed by a 14 percent increase in imports from China.

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