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The European chemical industry is a foundation of the continent鈥檚 economy. To help those keen to acquire an accurate picture of the industry, we have produced this regional overview to better understand the industry today, the challenges it faces, and its ambitions for the future.
Note that the scope of the chemical industry differs from one country to the other. In some countries, the scope of the chemical industry is strictly limited to chemicals, under NACE 20 of the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Union. In other countries, the scope of the chemical industry also covers the pharmaceutical sector and the rubber & plastics sectors, i.e NACE 21 and NACE 22 respectively.
Explore the manifold landscape of the European chemical industry
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Austria
Turnover
鈧� 18.4 billion
Number of companies
231
Direct employees
49,429
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Belgium
Turnover
鈧�75.1 billion
Number of companies
> 720
Capital Spending
鈧�3.9 billion
R&D Investment
鈧�6.3 billion
Direct Employees
99,658
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Bulgaria
Turnover
鈧�4.541 billion
Number of Companies
634
Direct employees
12,850z
Capital Spending
鈧�432 million
R&D investment
鈧�856 million
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Croatia
Turnover
鈧� 1.005 million
Number of Companies
409
Direct Employees
5,969
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Czech Republic
Turnover*
鈧� 31,3 billion
Number of Companies**
1830
Direct employees*
139.000
Export
鈧�16.3 billion
* companies over 50 employees
**120 companies over 50 employees
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Denmark
Turnover
鈧�6.6 billion
Number of companies
303
Direct employees
11,209
Capital spending
鈧�4.1 billion
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Estonia
Turnover
鈧�613 million
Number of Companies
119
Direct Employees
3900
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Finland
Turn over (2021)
鈧�36,4 billion
Number of Companies
1117
Direct employees (2020)
34,100
Capital spending (2020)
鈧�1.2 million
R&D investment (2020)
鈧�320 million
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France
Turnover
鈧�108.5 billion
Number of Companies
4000
Direct Employees
177,000
Capital Spending
鈧�8 billion
R&D Investment
鈧�2 billion
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Germany
Turnover
鈧�225.5 billion
Number of Companies
2094
Direct Employees
479,542
Capital Spending
鈧�9.4 billion
R&D Investment
鈧�14 billion
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Greece
Turnover
鈧�3.8 billion
Number of Companies
960
Direct Employees
13.000
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Hungary
Turnover
鈧�6,55 billion
Direct employees
16,757
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Ireland
Pharmaceutical companies
90M+
Direct & Indirect employee
80,000
Annual export
116+ billion
FDA approved pharma and biopharma plants
50
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Italy
Turnover
鈧�66.7 billion
Number of Companies
2,798
Direct Employees
112,200
Capital Spending
鈧�2.3 billion
R&D Investment
鈧�677 million
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Latvia
Turn over
鈧�770 million
Number of companies
530
Direct and indirect employees
9,700
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Lithuania
Turnover
鈧�3.3 billion
Number of Companies
200
Direct Employees
7,214
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Netherlands
Turnover
鈧�87 billion
Number of companies
400
Direct employees
45,000
R&D investment
鈧�1 billion
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Norway
Turnover
鈧�15.2 billion
Direct Employees
13,800
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Poland
Production sold
鈧�97 billion
Number of Companies
12,600
Direct Employees
341.000
Total investment
鈧�5.1 billion
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Portugal
Turnover
鈧�6.588 billion
Number of companies
958
Direct employees
16,397
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Romania
Turnover
鈧�9.7 billion
Number of companies
2350
Direct Employees
22.000
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Serbia
Turnover
鈧�4,7 billion
Direct Employees
57,143
Number of Companies
2600
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Slovakia
Turnover
鈧�11 658 million
Number of companies
278 (with over 20 employees)
Direct Employees
38 765
R&D investment
鈧�1075 million
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Slovenia
Turnover
鈧�7.2 billion
Number of Companies
810
Direct employees
33,000
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Spain
Turnover
鈧�82,493 billion
Number of Companies
3,103
Direct employee
233,000
Capital spending
鈧�3,376 billion
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Sweden
Turnover
鈧�56 billion
Number of Companies
1886
Direct Employees
54,000
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Switzerland
Number of companies
250
Direct employees
77,800 FTE
R&D Investment
6,7 billion CHF
Export ratio
50% of Swiss total export
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Turnover
鈧�81 billion
Number of companies
22,469
Direct employees
388,620
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Ukraine
Turn over
鈧�5.2 billion
Number of Companies
5694
Capital Spending
鈧�296.4 million
Direct employees
125.851
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United Kingdom
Turnover
拢62 billion
Number of companies
4,090
Capital spending
拢7.2 billion
R&D investment
拢9.8 billion
Direct employees
137.000