Belgium, a powerhouse of the

plastics and rubber industry

General Assembly

26 March 2014

Stéphane Dalimier

President Federplast.be

Belgium, a powerhouse of the

plastics and rubber industry

I. The evidence

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Belgium, the biggest plastics converter in the world on a per capita basis

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200

141

109 108 105 104 92 89

74 71 71 59

43 34 27 26

0

50

100

150

200

250

kg per capita Industrial plastics consumption per capita (2012)

Source: Plastics Europe (2013) Based on plastics demand by country. Outside Europe: estimated data based on plastics materials production * EU27+Switzerland+Norway ** USA+Canada+Mexico

Belgian plastic & rubber processor, European key-performer in terms of value added

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4,1%

1,8%

Belgium EU-28

Plastics and rubber processing industry

Real value added growth* (2001-2011)

Yearly average growth %

Source: Eurostat * Chain-linked volumes (reference year 2005)

Population of Belgium : 2.2 %

Plastics processing : 5 % Plastics production : 10 %

Belgium, a powerhouse of the plastics industry in Europe

Germany

22.0%

Italy

16.0%

Nether-

lands

4.0%

CE

13.0%

Other WE

12.0%

Belgium &

Luxembourg

5.0%

France

10.0% Spain

9.0%

UK

9.0%

Germany

31.0%

Italy

7.0%

Scandinavia

4.5%

CE

13.0%

Other WE

4.5%

Benelux

18.0% France

10.0%

Spain

6.0%

UK

6.0%

Our markets in Belgium

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Compounds,

Masterbatch,

Recyclage

14%

Elektro

8%

Automobiel

Transport

17%

Bouw

18%

Huishoudartikelen

3%Kantoorartikelen

2%Medisch

3%

Andere

7%

Technische

producten

4%

Meubel

5%Verpakking

19%

5,8 6,7

8,4 9,5

10,3 9,6

7,9

10,1 10,6 10,6 10,7

18,3 17,1

13,3

10,9

13,9

3,4

11,9 11,9

6,5 5,5

13,3

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

in billions €

Source: National Accounts Institute/NBB according to the communautarian concept

*Harmonised System section VII (chapter 39-40)

** Chapters 01-99: all products

Contribute increasingly to our wealth in Belgium via Export

Plastics and rubber trade balance nearly doubled in 10 years

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All products Belgium**

Plastics and rubber*

II. Why is Belgium

so attractive

for this industry?

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First class availability of raw materials presence of Europe’s biggest chemical petro cluster and major seaports

Three major seaports in Belgium

• Antwerp

• Zeebrugge

• Ghent

A dense network of pipelines

distributing petrochemical

feedstock at low cost

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Belgium accesses 80% of the European purchasing power within a 500 km radius

Source: European Distribution Report, Cushman & Wakefield, 2008

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Belgian federal & regional authorities support industry to foster innovation

• Flanders PlasticVision is the competence centre

for innovation in the plastics & rubber industry in

Flanders

• VKC (Vlaams Kunststofcentrum) is a centre of

expertise for Plastics Technology

• PlastiWin is the cluster of the plastics & rubber

industry in Wallonia fostering innovation and

business development

• SIRRIS is the Belgian centre of expertise for

Materials & Manufacturing Technology

• FISCH is Flanders’ initiative for Sustainable

Chemistry

• GreenWin is Wallonia’s initiative for Sustainable

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• KUL University of Louvain

Laboratory of Applied Rheology and Polymer Processing, Louvain

Composite Materials Group, SLC Lab, Louvain

Master programme at KHBO University College of Bruges-Ostend

Cel Kunststoffen, KHLim Diepenbeek

• UCL University of Louvain

Laboratoire de science des polymères (POLY), Louvain-La-Neuve

CerTech, Senefffe

• UGent – University of Ghent

Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group, Ghent

CPMT - Centre for Polymer & Material Technologies, Ghent

• University of Mons

MateriaNova, Mons & Ghislenghien

Belgium, network of academic research & education via institutes in plastics technology & polymer science

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III. Building a sustainable future

with

innovative solutions

from the

Belgian plastics and rubber industry

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MISSION STATEMENT

By means of its membership relations and its networking within

society, Federplast.be supports the development of the plastics

and rubber industry in Belgium to contribute to a sustainable

future.

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Belgium in sustainable plastic waste management Leading country via “Zero plastics to landfill” by 2020

IV. Economic trends

of the

Belgian plastics and rubber industry

in 2013 & forecast 2014

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• 304 companies

256 Producers of plastic and rubber articles (Federplast.be)

48 Producers of plastic and rubber polymers (essenscia Polymers)

• Employment

32,000

Plastics & rubber processing: - 2.9 % (Q2 2013/Q2 2012)

• Turnover

14 billion €

Plastic and rubber articles: - 1.1% vs 2012

Plastics: -1.6% vs 2012

Polymers: -0.6% vs 2012

• Exports

+ 0.7% vs 2012

Agoria & essenscia Plastics and rubbers (2013)

Production of plastic and rubber articles °2005 = 100

2013 2013/2012

PL 185.2 +7.1%

DE 113.7 +1.8%

BE 110.2 -0.5%

NL 110.1 +0.1%

EU28 96.8 +0.3%

FR 80.5 -2.1%

IT 80.5 -0.4%

UK 79.7 -3.7%

ES 76.3 +1.5%

Source: Eurostat, data adjusted by

working days

Belgian plastics & rubber processing industry Employment °2010 = 100

85

90

95

100

105

110

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Manufacturing of plastic and rubber articles

Industry (without construction)

Source: DGSEI

Capacity utilisation rates of the plastics converting industry follows the general trend of the industry

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84 83 82

78

81 82 81

76 76 75

77 76

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

jan/11 apr/11 jul/11 okt/11 jan/12 apr/12 jul/12 okt/12 jan/13 apr/13 jul/13 okt/13 jan/14

Capacity utilisation rate Belgium

Plastics processing

Building materials

Vehicles assembly

Food industry

Total industry

Source: BNB, gross values

Nr. 1 position in the trade balance of Belgium Million €

-4.000

-2.000

0

2.000

4.000

6.000

8.000

10.000

12.000

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Plastics

Pharmaceuticals

Iron & Steel

Car manufacturing

Trade balance (export - import)

Source: National Accounts Institute/NBB according to the communautarian concept Harmonised System chapters 39, 30, 72, 87

in millions €

• Production volume

• Growth in existing markets: 30% (2012: 38%)

• Growth in new markets: 65% (2012: 49%)

Belgian plastics & rubber processing companies 2013 forecast of the CEO’s

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53

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Decreasing Stable Growth

2012

2013

2014

[%]

• Employment

• Slight decline last year of 2,9%

• Decline in industry last year of 2,6%

Belgian plastics & rubber processing companies 2013 forecast of the CEO’s

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54

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0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Decreasing Stable Growth

2012

2013

2014

[%]

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Federplast.be Thanks you for your attention