Chemical, Plastic and Rubber Industry
Through Serbia Export, international partners gain structured access to Serbia’s chemical, plastic, and rubber industry capabilities, covering raw materials, industrial inputs, manufacturing, and consumer products.
Sector Overview
The Chemical, Plastic and Rubber Industry is an important part of Serbia’s manufacturing sector, generating approximately €4.2 billion in exports annually and employing more than 66,000 people across over 7,900 companies and entrepreneurs.
Production includes plastics, rubber products, industrial chemicals, coatings, household chemicals, packaging materials, petrochemical intermediates, fertilizers, and consumer goods. The sector supplies automotive, construction, agriculture, food processing, pharmaceutical, and retail industries.
Modern production technologies, competitive manufacturing costs, and access to EU and regional markets support the sector’s export competitiveness and integration into international supply chains.
Plastics manufacturing
(resins, sheets, films, moulded products)
Production includes polymer resins, plastic sheets and films, flexible and rigid packaging, and injection-moulded technical components for industrial and consumer applications.
Rubber products
(tires, industrial rubber, seals, gaskets)
The rubber sector produces tires, industrial rubber components, seals, gaskets, hoses, belts, and vibration-control products for automotive, construction, machinery, and transport industries.
Packaging materials
(plastic containers, films, composite packaging)
Production includes PET and HDPE containers, multilayer films, thermoformed packaging, laminated materials, and barrier packaging solutions for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and consumer goods industries.
Fertilizers & agrochemicals
(synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides)
The sector produces mineral fertilizers, crop protection products, pesticides, herbicides, and plant nutrition solutions for agricultural production and export markets.
Homecare products and Toiletries
Production includes household cleaning products, detergents, disinfectants, antibacterial products, soaps, shampoos, and personal hygiene formulations for retail and private label markets.