31.03.2008
Basic statistical data on Slovenian chemical industry in 2003
The Slovenian chemical industry, which generated an income of 4,2 billion Eur in 2006, represents 19 % of the total income of all manufacturing industries.
The share of chemical industrys value added reached 22 % of value added realised in all manufacturing industries. The number of employees in the chemical industry was 26.686, accounting for 13 % of all workers employed in manufacturing industries.
The exports of chemical companies in 2006, which amounted to 3,106 billion Eur, accounted for 19.8 % of Slovenia´s total exports.Value of total exports of chemical products (disregarded the activity of exporter) in 2006 is 3,163 billion Eur and represents 19 % of total Slovenian exports
Foreign Investment
Table 1: Foreign direct investment in Slovenian chemical activities
Foreign direct investment in Slovenian chemical activities | ||||
end-of-year stock, in million EUR | ||||
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| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
24 | Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products, man-made fibres | 1,084.4 | 993.0 | 942.1 |
25 | Manufacture of rubber and plastic products | 260.5 | 295.6 | 307.2 |
| Chemical industry - total (24+25) | 1,344.9 | 1,288.6 | 1,249.3 |
| Slovenia - total | 5,046.8 | 5,579.6 | 5,980.1 |
Data source:The Bank of Slovenia, May 2007 | ||||
In 2005 21 %, or EUR 1.25 billion, of foreign investment in Slovenia went into the chemical and rubber industry, of which EUR 942 million went into the manufacture of chemicals, chemical products, and man-made fibres, while the remaining EUR 307 million went into the manufacture of rubber and plastic products.
Author: Janez Furlan, Director of the Chemical Industry Association