Cefic Chemicals Trends Report
The Chemicals Trends summary report provides a snapshot of the chemical industry performance in the 27 countries of the European Union and is based on data released by Eurostat.
Issued monthly, the current report distils Eurostat data into top 10 areas:
- economic climate,
- business climate,
- output, producer prices,
- total sales,
- domestic sales,
- extra-EU exports,
- extra-EU imports,
- consumption,
- capacity utilisation
- employment.
Cefic Quarterly Chemical Trends Report – September 2020
EU chemical output shows signs of fragile recovery, but remains 9% below the pre-crisis level
Cefic Quarterly Chemical Trends Report July 2020
The chemical industry shows some resilience amid economic recession, but decrease in total output is inevitable
Cefic Chemicals Trends Report – April 2019
Chemicals output continues to decline as the global economy slows down.
Cefic Chemicals Trends Report -January 2019
The second half of 2018 proved more severe than expected, with production posting no growth from January to October 2018 compared to the same period of 2017. Chemicals prices rose 3.7% during the same period, while chemicals sales reached 3.9% through September 2018. Chemicals exports were up 4.2%, while chemicals imports jumped 7.0% through September 2018.
Cefic chemicals trends report – September 2018
Chemicals growth remains positive, despite deteriorating world economic climate