2009年世界化学工业

2009年,经济危机导致的需求锐减抑制了美国、加拿大、欧洲和日本的化工生产,同时也使大多数化工产品的贸易额出现显著萎缩。不过,制造业已经开始适应低需求时代,化工公司在2009年削减成本并降低预期。美国和日本化工公司的资本支出降幅超过了30%,欧洲化工公司的资本支出更是减少了一半。美国化工公司减少了研发投资,而欧洲公司的研发投资持平或略有增长。欧美的化工从业人员显著减少,但日本则相对稳定。

Chemical industry worldwide 2009

In 2009,the sharp drop in demand due to the economic crisis inhibited chemical production in the United States,Canada,Europe and Japan.It also made most of the trade of chemical products contracted significantly.However,the manufacturing industry has begun to adapt to the times of low demand.Chemical companies in 2009 cut cost and reduced the expectation.The capital spending of the American and Japanese chemical companies fell more than 30%,that of the European chemical companies was cut half.American chemi...