InvestinElSalvador

Plastics and its manufacturers

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Karla Patricia Contreras Rivera

Specialist for the Diverse Manufacturing Sector

kcontreras@investlbdev.consiti.com
Mobile: +503 7071-7045

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Patricia Fuentes Rivera

Specialist for the Diverse Manufacturing Sector

pfuentes@investlbdev.consiti.com
Mobile: +503 7071-7060

With its commitment, excellence, and competitiveness, the Salvadoran plastics sector is positioned as an active supplier in the international market. With a wide range of companies dedicated to the manufacture, transformation, and recycling of plastics, this sector plays a vital role in El Salvador’s economic growth.

Exported products (2023)

+150
USD $508 M

Value of exports (2023)

7.8%

Share of Salvadoran exports (2023)

53

Export destinations (2023)

Main exported products
Extruder of polyethylene for process production of plastic bags
  • Preforms for beverages
  • Plastic bags
  • Polypropylene films
Sports nutrition production worker in protective clothing taking empty container from stack.
  • Plastic tableware and kitchen utensils
  • Plastic labels
  • Plastic boxes
PVC plastic pipes and tubes background. 3d illustration
  • PVC compounds
  • Polyethylene films
  • Printed plastic films
  • Plastic lids, caps and closures
Main destinations