But sales of polystyrene into the food service was 18 per cent down on the same period last year.
Although sales of PVC rose by 8.5 per cent; much of that growth was supplied by export sales, which rocked by nearly 55 per cent..
Sales of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) gained 7.2 per cent in the first half of this year compared with the same period of 2009. Domestic growth accounted for 4.1 per cent of that rise and exports 16.3 per cent.