This paper briefly describes tge fact the fact that the plastics will become the main industry materials in forthcoming century

presents the product kind

output and production capacity of the plastics industry in chief countries from the eighties to the end of this century

analyses the situation of supply and demand in the World plastics market in the nineties

and centrally expounds the contradictions between supply and demand in the China plastics market

then forecasts the toral demand quantity in the year 2000

thus puts the key problems which should be followed with interest in future development of the plastics industry

finally discusses the development trend of several major products from the world plastics industry and the focal point of development of some crucial technologies.