German Chem Sector More Robust Than in Past Difficult Conditions

摘要

Frankfurt-The German chemical industry "has become more robust than it was in the past in comparable difficult conditions," Ulrich Lehner, president of VCI, the German chemical industry association, stated. Over the last few years, the chemical sector in Germany has worked for and achieved clear advantages in global competition, with annual growth averaging more than 4% since 2003, VCI noted. At the same time, chemical industries in the U.S., Japan and other European Union (EU) member states averaged annual growth of 2.6% in the period from 2003 to 2007, the association added.