The chemical and pharmaceuticals industry in the United Kingdom recorded a turnover (revenue) of approximately 75.2 billion British pounds in 2021. The UK chemicals industry employed approximately 141,000 people directly that year.
Key figures of the United Kingdom chemical industry in 2021
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global revenue of the chemical industry 2017-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Global revenue distribution of the chemical industry 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Chemical consumption in selected countries worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Chemical industry: European turnover by country in 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of chemical industry employees in Europe 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Chemical industry investment in Europe 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Chemical industry R&D investment in Europe 2022, by country
Trade
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- Basic Statistic Value of trade in goods exported from the UK 2023, by leading commodities
- Premium Statistic Value of chemicals exported from the UK 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Chemicals export value in the UK 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Value of chemicals imported to the UK 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Chemicals import value in the UK 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Value of chemical imports and exports in the UK 2021, by region
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of the leading chemical companies in the United Kingdom (UK) FY2022
- Premium Statistic Net income of the leading chemical companies in the United Kingdom (UK) FY2022
- Basic Statistic Market capitalization ranking of chemical companies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2024
- Basic Statistic Number of chemicals manufacturing enterprises in the UK in 2023, by turnover
- Basic Statistic Number of chemical product manufacturing enterprises in the UK 2023, by employment
Financials
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Employment
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- Global chemical industry GVA by channel of impact 2017
- North American chemical industry GVA by channel of impact 2017
- Silicon: manufacture sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2017
- Distilled and conductivity water: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2018
- Formic acid: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2018
- Sales volume of the Italian petrochemical company Versalis 2016-2019
- Global chemical industry economic footprint by region 2017
- Value of U.S. basic chemicals shipments by segment 2019
- Phosphorus chlorides: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2017
- Value of global chemical shipments by segment 2019
- Value of U.S. chemical shipments by segment 2021
- Organo-inorganic compounds: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2018
- Low density polyethylene sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022
- Production value of the chemical manufacturing industry in Ireland 2005-2014
- Naphtha import volume from Europe to Japan 2022, by country
- Investments of Soudal 2015-2019
- Retail disinfectants: sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022
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- Silicon: manufacture sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2017
- Distilled and conductivity water: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2018
- Formic acid: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2018
- Sales volume of the Italian petrochemical company Versalis 2016-2019
- Global chemical industry economic footprint by region 2017
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- Phosphorus chlorides: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2017
- Value of global chemical shipments by segment 2019
- Value of U.S. chemical shipments by segment 2021
- Organo-inorganic compounds: sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2018
- Low density polyethylene sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022
- Production value of the chemical manufacturing industry in Ireland 2005-2014
- Naphtha import volume from Europe to Japan 2022, by country
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CEFIC. (January 19, 2024). Key figures of the United Kingdom chemical industry in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174177/united-kingdom-chemical-industry-key-figures/
CEFIC. "Key figures of the United Kingdom chemical industry in 2021." Chart. January 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174177/united-kingdom-chemical-industry-key-figures/
CEFIC. (2024). Key figures of the United Kingdom chemical industry in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174177/united-kingdom-chemical-industry-key-figures/
CEFIC. "Key Figures of The United Kingdom Chemical Industry in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174177/united-kingdom-chemical-industry-key-figures/
CEFIC, Key figures of the United Kingdom chemical industry in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174177/united-kingdom-chemical-industry-key-figures/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Key figures of the United Kingdom chemical industry in 2021 [Graph], CEFIC, January 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174177/united-kingdom-chemical-industry-key-figures/