Chemical Producer Opportunities in Germany

Transcription

1 Chris Schmidt - istockphoto Chemical Producer Opportunities in Germany ACHEMA 2012, Frankfurt Evelyn Moeck, Director Chemicals & Healthcare

2 Overview A. The Chemical Industry B. Chemical Producer Opportunities in Germany C. Impressions Sources: Cefic: The European Chemical Industry Councel, Brussels, Destatis: Statistisches Bundesamt (engl.: Federal Statistical Office), Wiesbaden, VCI: Verband der chemischen Industrie (engl.: German Chemical Industry Association), Frankfut/Main, 2

3 A. Global Chemical Revenue Europe was the second largest market in 2010, with 21% of global chemical revenue Europe Japan NAFTA 45 Africa and Middle East Asia 128 Latin America ^ Chemical Revenues in EUR billion, 2010 Source: Cefic, Facts and Figures

4 in EUR billion A. European Chemical Revenue The German chemical industry has consolidated its leading role in Europe in recent years European (EU-27) Chemical Industry Revenue Source: Eurostat, Feri AG,

5 A. Chemical Exports The German chemical industry is the world export champion Chemical Exports by Country 2010 Source: Chemdata International, VCI, July

6 A. University R&D Labor Pool Germany provides excellent access to a highly trained pool of university graduates which further underpins chemical industry R&D strength Chemical education at: 54 universities 2 offering Advanced Material Science 17 offering Biochemistry 14 offering Food Chemistry 5 offering Industrial Chemistry 24 universities of applied sciences Source: Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK); engl.: German Rectors Conference,

7 A. Innovative Strength Germany is the world s third-largest chemical patent holder behind the USA and Japan Chemical Patent Share by Country 2008 Source: ISI-Calculation from NIW, ZEW, VCI

8 Agenda/Inhalt A. The Chemical Industry B. Chemical Producer Opportunities in Germany C. Impressions 8

9 B. Infrastructure Europe s longest autobahn, rail and waterway networks Autobahn 11,978 km Railways 40,327 km Waterways 7,450 km Seaports 9 Major Airports* 13 Source: Eurostat 2008, CIA Handbook *Major airports with runways > 3,000 m. 9

10 B. Raw Materials Germany s chemical industry regions are connected to the European pipeline grid Crude oil via pipelines from: Russia the Mediterranean Sea France the North Sea Crude oil processing via: 14 refineries 8 steam crackers Pipelines for: ethylene propylene natural gas hydrogen carbon monoxide Source: Germany Trade & Invest,

11 B. Electricity - Quality With the lowest number of power dips in Europe, German consumers enjoy the most reliable energy supply 96 NORWAY 300 SWEDEN 106 FINLAD 197 ESTONIA DANMARK LATVIA LT 302 LITHUANIA Unplanned Interruptions including all events, in minutes lost per year 89 UK 23 GERMANY 410 POLAND FRANCE 58 ITALY 104 SPAIN Source: 4 th Benchmarking Report on Quality of Electricity Supply 2008; Ref: C08-EQS-24-04; Council of European Energy Regulators ASBL 11

12 Agenda/Inhalt A. The Chemical Industry B. Chemical Producer Opportunities in Germany C. Impressions 12

13 C. Impressions The 29,410 Japanese living in Germany in 2009 create a large foreign community. Consular District Hamburg Embassy Consulates Number of Japanese: 3,573 (1,722 Japanese in Hamburg) Schleswig- Holstein Hamburg Bremen Mecklenburg- Vorpommern Brandenburg * 16 states are divided into five consular districts by one Japanese embassy and four consulates Niedersachsen Berlin Consular District Düsseldorf Number of Japanese: 9,233 (6,431 Japanese in Düsseldorf) North Rhine- Westphalia Düsseldorf Rheinland- Pfalz Hessen Frankfurt Saxony-Anhalt Saxony Thuringia Dresden Consular District Berlin Number of Japanese: 3,924 (2,887 Japanese in Berlin) Saarland Consular District Frankfurt Number of Japanese: 5,226 Stuttgart Baden- Württemberg Bavaria München (Munich) Consular District Munich Number of Japanese: 7,454 Source: Federal Statistical Office, 2011; Japanese Consulate General Düsseldorf, 2011 March 2010 The Food & Beverage Industry in 13

14 C. Impressions Kiel Hamburg Schwerin Bremen C Düsseldorf Hanover Berlin D Potsdam Magdeburg D C Erfurt Dresden Wiesbaden Mainz Saarbrücken Stuttgart Munich B A B A Picture credits: Hofbräuhaus (postcards4you.com), Neuschwanstein (Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung), Kölner Dom (dpa), Brandenburger Tor (meinestadt.de). 14

15 Worldwide Contacts for Chemical Industry within Germany Trade and Invest Europe Berlin - Headquarters Ms. Evelyn Moeck Director Chemicals & Healrhcare T evelyn.moeck@gtai.com Dr. (Mr.) Thorsten Bug Senior Manager Chemicals T thorsten.bug@gtai.com Mr. Dave Warne Senior Manager Chemicals T dave.warne@gtai.com North America Washington, D.C. Office Mr. Omar Oweiss Manager Washington DC, USA T omar.oweiss@gtai.com Asia-Pacific Beijing Office Mr. Markus Hempel China Representative Beijing, China T markus.hempel@gtai.com Tokyo Office Mr. Iwami Asakawa Japan Representative Tokyo, Japan T iwami.asakawa@gtai.com 2012 Germany Trade & Invest All information provided by Germany Trade & Invest has been put together with the utmost care. However, we assume no liability for the accuracy of the information provided. 15