According to a recent study by the consulting firm AMI (Applied Market Information), the European agricultural film market, which currently records a turnover of around 2 billion dollars and consumption of about 540,000 tons, should reach the 7.1 billion dollar mark in 2017. According to the data reported in this study, Italy is the biggest consumer of agricultural film, especially for greenhouses and mulching, with a 21% share of the total, followed closely by Spain (20%), Germany (11%), France (9%), Scandinavia (7%) and the UK (7%).