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An energy
saving record to
be proud of
Britains
50bn chemical
industry
Energy
Turnover
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Inorganics
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Organics
100%
Fertilisers
100%
Plastics
100%
Syn rubber
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Pesticides
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50%
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Pharmaceuticals
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A leading,
value added
contributor
A top global
player
Global
ranking/
Comparative size of
chemical industry to the
rest of world
China
US
Japan
Germany
S Korea
We frequently quote the value added per (working) day: 60m per
France
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Brazil
Italy
Switzerland
Chemicals (20)
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Pharmaceuticals (21)
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A
significant
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half a million
jobs
The
number one
manufacturing
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Exports/imports/trade
balance
In the 12 months to November 2014,
exports of chemicals were 24.7bn and of
pharmaceuticals 20.7bn. Corresponding
imports were 26.2bn and 19.6bn, giving a
deficit of 1.5bn for chemicals and a surplus of
1.1bn for pharmaceuticals. UK accounts for
approximately 4% of global exports of chemicals
and pharmaceuticals.
Employment
In Q3 2014 there were 158,000 jobs in the
chemical industry (including pharmaceuticals).
Jobs increased by more than 10% when we
compare this quarter with the same quarter in
the previous year.
In Q3 2014 there were 105,000 jobs in the chemical industry and
53,000 in the pharmaceutical industry. Jobs increased by 11%
in the chemical industry and 10% in the pharmaceutical industry
when comparing this quarter with the same quarter the previous
year.
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legal
accounting
finance
insurance
24.7bn in 2013.
Exports
Imports
24.7bn
26.2bn
CHEMICALS
Exports
Imports
20.7bn
19.6bn
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A leading
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capacity for
the UK
A research
intensive sector
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Telephone: 020 7834 3399
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Chemical Industries Association
January 2015