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Chemical industry in NRW

NRW is Germany’s most important loca­tion for chemicals. As a chemical location, NRW ranks 5th in the EU and 11th in the world in terms of sales. In 2007, the NRW share of annual German sales was 31.6 percent. The number of people employed in this industry was more than 107,000 (24.3 percent share of German total). The number of NRW companies was more than 470  . The major chemical companies include Lanxess, Evonik Industries, Henkel, and Cognis.

Number of companies * NRW's share of German companies	474 25.0 %
Employees * NRW's share of German employees	107,068 24.3 %
Sales * Thereof foreign sales NRW's share of German sales	54.9 Mrd. EUR 51.2 % 31.6 %
Average monthly earnings	4,210 EUR
Exports ** NRW's share of German exports	28.3 Mrd. EUR 22.2%
Imports ** NRW's share of German imports	18.0 Mrd. EUR 19.8 %

* the figures refer to NACE Code 24 (Manufacture of chemical products) and companies with 20 and more employees

** the figures refer to foreign trade statistics North Rhine-Westphalia

 

The most important buyer countries in percent

The most important supplier countries in percent

Source: LDS NRW, Manufacturing of chemical products; data: as of 2007

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