CNBC | Plastics boom set to drive future oil demand growth: IEA S&P Global Platts As a result, demand for plastics means petrochemicals will account for more than a third of global oil demand growth by 2030 and nearly half of demand growth by 2050, adding nearly 7 million b/d by the middle of the century, the IEA said in a new ... UPDATE 1-Rising use of plastics to drive oil demand to 2050 - IEA Petrochemicals set to be largest driver of oil demand: IEA Petrochemicals to become dominant driver of oil demand growth — IEA |