ACCORDING to the latest Chemicals Trends Report of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, the recovery of EU chemicals remains fragile despite output growth of 2.8% in November 2013. The November uptick follows a trend that began in the second quarter of 2013 when the sector broke out of a 6-month recession. Output was down 0.2% for the first eleven months of 2013 compared to the previous year, 6.6% lower than the pre-crisis, full-year peak level reached in 2007.
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