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
Chemistry & Materials 15
• 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
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