Imports of plastic raw materials grew by 9.0% annually between 2007 and 2020, from 304 kt to 931kt!

Plastic raw material imports of other countries over the past years have developed as follows:

• Algeria: from 304 kt in 2007 to 931 kt in 2020, +306%
• Morocco: from 374 kt in 2007 to 659 kt in 2020, +76%
• Tunisia: from 209 kt in 2007 to 326 kt in 2020, +56%
• Nigeria: from 513 kt in 2007 to 848 kt in 2020, +65%
• Ethiopia: from 54 kt in 2010 to 224 in 2020, +415%

Source: EUROMAP  January 2022 / Graph: fairtrade

Algeria is the largest importer of plastics technology in the Maghreb and one of the largest in Africa

With €81m in 2021, Algeria is the largest importer of plastics technology in the Maghreb, ahead of Morocco with €74m and Tunisia with €41m.

Together with Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, Algeria is one of Africa's largest importers of plastics technology. Algeria's main suppliers are China, Italy, Germany, France, Canada, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Austria, Spain and Turkey.

Source: VDMA / Graph: fairtrade

Algeria is one of the largest importers of packaging technology in Africa

With €121m in 2021, Algeria belongs to the leading importers of packaging technology on the African continent, together with Egypt (€196m), South Africa (152m) and Nigeria (€151m).  

Italy, Germany, China, France, India, Turkey, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and the USA have been the main suppliers for the African continent in 2021.

Source: VDMA / Graph: fairtrade