plast alger 2025

9th International Trade Fair for Plastics and Composites for Algeria and the Maghreb

Algeria’s plastics industry is the fastest growing on the African continent. 

As all plastic raw materials are imported (mainly from the Middle East, Asia and Europe) with the exception of 3%, the Algerian market has an immense potential for exporters.

With imports of 817 kt in 2015, Algeria is the second largest importer of plastics in primary forms in Africa and the Middle East.

Directly behind Egypt with 1,136 kt and clearly ahead of Nigeria with 754 kt, the United Arab Emirates with 590 kt, Saudi Arabia with 527 kt, Iran with 347 kt and South Africa with 250 kt.

Imports of plastics technology are increasing strongly:

Algeria is the largest importer of plastics technology in Africa & the second largest compared to the Middle East.