General indicators
1st
CHEMICAL POLE OF SOUTHERN EUROPE
34
LARGE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN THE SECTOR
1.200 ha
ENGAGED IN PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTION
+100
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
50%
OF THE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION OF CATALONIA
25%
OF THE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION IN SPAIN
15%
OF SPAIN’S REFINING CAPACITY
Total production in the Tarragona petrochemical sector
21,7 Mt
OF TOTAL ANNUAL PRODUCTION
Source: AEQT
Distribution of the activity of AEQT member companies in %
46%
REFINING
43%
CHEMISTRY
11%
LOGISTICS
Weight of the sector in the economy of the territory
+50%
OF EXPORTS FROM THE PROVINCE OF TARRAGONA
Source: ACCIÓ 2024
+60%
OF THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PORT OF TARRAGONA
Source: APT 2024
Employment generated by the petrochemical industry in Tarragona
5.800
DIRECT JOBS
5.200
INDIRECT JOBS
33.000
INDUCED JOBS
92,5%
OPEN-ENDED CONTRACTS
504
NEW ADDITIONS 2023
Chemistry, an industry of industries
Demanding sectors of the Spanish chemical industry
Source: INE. Industrial Survey of Companies and FEIQUE 2024
The weight of the chemical sector in Spain as a whole in the Spanish economy
Contribution of the chemical industry to gross domestic product
18.949
MILLIONS € DIRECT
37.695
MILLIONS € INDIRECT
7.360
MILLION € INDUCED
4,7%
SPANISH PBI
Source: FEIQUE 2024
Evolution of turnover in the chemical sector
Source: INE + FEIQUE 2024
85.483
MILLIONS € IN 2024
27.480M€
EXPORTS
Source: AICE 2024
48.559M€
VOLUME OF BUSINESS
Source: AICE 2024
Employment generated by the chemical sector at the Spanish level
240.100
DIRECT JOBS
415.300
INDIRECT JOBS
160.800
INDUCED JOBS
5,5%
OF THE EMPLOYED LABOUR FORCE