Belgium, a powerhouse of the plastics and rubber industry General Assembly 26 March 2014
Stéphane Dalimier President Federplast.be
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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 Industrial plastics consumption per capita (2012)
kg per capita 250 200 150
200 141 109
100 50
108
105
104
92
89
74
71
71
59
43
34
27
26
0
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
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Belgian plastic & rubber processor, European key-performer in terms of value added Plastics and rubber processing industry Real value added growth* (2001-2011) Yearly average growth %
4,1%
1,8%
Belgium
EU-28 Source: Eurostat * Chain-linked volumes (reference year 2005)
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Belgium, a powerhouse of the plastics industry in Europe Population of Belgium : Plastics processing :
Other WE CE
5%
Plastics production :
Germany
12.0%
2.2 %
CE
22.0%
13.0%
13.0%
Other WE 4.5%
10 % Germany 31.0%
Scandinavia
Netherlands
4.5%
4.0% Belgium & Luxembourg 5.0%
Italy UK 9.0%
Spain 9.0%
France
10.0%
16.0%
Benelux 18.0%
Italy UK
Spain
France
6.0%
6.0%
10.0%
7.0%
Our markets in Belgium Elektro 8%
Verpakking 19%
Meubel 5%
Technische producten 4%
Huishoudartikelen 3% Kantoorartikelen 2% Medisch 3% Andere 7%
Bouw 18%
Automobiel Transport 17%
Compounds, Masterbatch, Recyclage 14% 8
Contribute increasingly to our wealth in Belgium via Export Plastics and rubber trade balance nearly doubled in 10 years in billions €
20 18
18,3
17,1
All products Belgium**
16
14
13,9
13,3
13,3
12 10 8,4
8 6
5,8
10,9 9,5
11,9 10,3
11,9 10,1
9,6
10,6
10,6
10,7
7,9
6,7
6,5
Plastics and rubber*
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5,5
3,4
2 0 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Source: National Accounts Institute/NBB according to the communautarian concept *Harmonised System section VII (chapter 39-40) ** Chapters 01-99: all products
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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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Belgium, network of academic research & education via institutes in plastics technology & polymer science • 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
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III. Building a sustainable future with innovative solutions from the Belgian plastics and rubber industry
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Federplast.be Belgian association of manufacturers of plastic and rubber articles
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
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IV. Economic trends of the Belgian plastics and rubber industry in 2013 & forecast 2014
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Agoria & essenscia Plastics and rubbers (2013) • 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
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 = 100 110
105
100
95 Manufacturing of plastic and rubber articles
Industry (without construction) 90
85 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Source: DGSEI
2012
2013
Capacity utilisation rates of the plastics converting industry follows the general trend of the industry 100 95
90 85
84
83
82
80 78
81
82
81
78 76
76
jan/13
apr/13
77 75
76
75 70 Plastics processing 65 60
Building materials
Capacity utilisation rate Belgium
Vehicles assembly Food industry
55
Total industry
50 jan/11
apr/11
jul/11
okt/11
jan/12
apr/12
jul/12
okt/12
Source: BNB, gross values
jul/13
okt/13
jan/14
Nr. 1 position in the trade balance of Belgium Million € Trade balance (export - import) 12.000
in millions €
10.000 8.000 6.000 4.000
2.000
Plastics
0
Pharmaceuticals Iron & Steel
-2.000
Car manufacturing
-4.000
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Source: National Accounts Institute/NBB according to the communautarian concept Harmonised System chapters 39, 30, 72, 87
2013
Belgian plastics & rubber processing companies 2013 forecast of the CEO’s • Production volume [%] 60
53
50 39
40
2012 2013 2014
30 20 10
9
0 Decreasing
Stable
Growth
• 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 • Employment [%] 70 60
54
50 40 30
24
23
20 10
0 Decreasing
Stable
Growth
• Slight decline last year of 2,9% • Decline in industry last year of 2,6%
2012 2013 2014
Federplast.be Thanks you for your attention
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