Belgium, a powerhouse of the plastics and rubber industry

Belgium, a powerhouse of the plastics and rubber industry General Assembly 26 March 2014 Stéphane Dalimier President Federplast.be Federplast.be AV...
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Belgium, a powerhouse of the plastics and rubber industry General Assembly 26 March 2014

Stéphane Dalimier President Federplast.be

Federplast.be AV - 2014 - AG

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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