Facts and Figures

Chemicals Trends Report

The Cefic Chemicals Trends summary report is a condensed version of a full report issued each month to Cefic members, which include chemical industry associations and member companies. Both the short summary and full report provide a snapshot of the chemical industry performance in the 27 countries in the European Union and is based on available data released by Eurostat.

The scope of the two-page summary report distils Eurostat data into four areas: chemical production, trade, prices and total sales.

Chemicals Trends Report are released the first week of the month.

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January EU chemicals production shows improvement for second consecutive month

22 March 2012

EU chemicals production expanded in January 2012 for the second consecutive month after four straight months of contraction, according to the March 2012 Cefic Chemicals Trends Report.

EU chemicals sector posts full-year 1.1 per cent growth in 2011

24 February 2012

EU chemicals production recorded a 1.1 per cent increase in 2011 compared to 2010, according to the February 2012 Cefic Chemicals Trends Report.

EU chemicals sector posts 1.5 per cent growth through first eleven months of 2011

30 January 2012

EU chemicals production recorded a 1.5 per cent increase in the first eleven months of 2011, according to the Janaury 3à release of the Cefic Chemicals Trends Report.

EU chemicals sector posts 2.3 per cent growth through first three quarters of 2011

14 December 2011

EU chemicals production recorded a 2.3 per cent increase in the first nine months of the year, according to the December 2011 Cefic Chemicals Trends Report.

August EU chemicals production stays positive, improves from year prior

27 October 2011

EU chemicals production in August grew by 0.6 per cent compared with August 2010, according to the October Cefic Chemicals Trends Report released on October 27, 2011.

EU chemicals sector production back to positive in July

03 October 2011

EU chemicals production in July grew by 0.8 per cent compared with July 2010, according to the September Cefic Chemicals Trends Report.

EU chemicals sector posts 3.4 per cent growth for first six months of year

02 September 2011

EU chemicals production recorded a 3.4 percent increase in the first six months of the year, says the August 2011 Cefic Chemicals Trends Report.

Chemicals Trends Report - July 2011

23 June 2011

EU chemicals production continued to expand in April, increasing 2.9 per cent compared with April 2010, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report.

EU chemicals output climbs 4.3 per cent in March

10 June 2011

EU chemicals production pushed further upwards in March 2011, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report.

EU chemicals output up 5.8 per cent in February

29 April 2011

EU chemicals production increased 5.8 per cent in February compared with February 2010, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report.