Key Takeaways
- In 2022, the German chemical industry achieved a total production value of 232.5 billion euros
- Chemical production in Germany declined by 6.2% in 2022 compared to 2021
- Specialty chemicals accounted for 38% of total German chemical production in 2022
- In 2022, the German chemical industry employed 554,000 people directly
- Chemical sector added 12,000 jobs in R&D between 2015 and 2022
- Women make up 28% of the chemical workforce in Germany in 2023
- Germany's chemical exports reached 106 billion euros in 2022
- Chemical imports to Germany totaled 85 billion euros in 2022
- Chemical trade surplus was 21 billion euros in 2022
- Total chemical industry sales in Germany were 225 billion euros in 2022
- EBITDA margin for chemical firms averaged 12.4% in 2022
- Investments in the chemical sector totaled 12.8 billion euros in 2022
- German chemical industry R&D spending increased to 9.1 billion euros in 2023
- 6.4% of sales invested in R&D in 2022, highest in manufacturing
- 110,000 R&D employees in chemicals in 2022
Despite broad declines, Germany's specialized chemical industry remained resilient and profitable in 2022.
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