Economic indicators
1st
CHEMICAL POLE OF SOUTHERN EUROPE
33
LARGE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN THE SECTOR
1.200 ha
DEDICATED TO PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCTION
+100
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
25%
OF THE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION OF SPAIN
50%
OF THE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION OF CATALONIA
Total production of the Tarragona petrochemical sector
+20 M
TONS OF ANNUAL PRODUCTION
An increase of 1.06% over the previous year. It is the fourth highest total production in the last decade
Weight of the sector in the economy of the territory
53,2%
OF THE EXPORTS OF THE DEMARCATION OF TARRAGONA
68,7%
OF THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PORT OF TARRAGONA
Chemistry is the sector that sells the most abroad from Tarragona. With 53.2% of the total, more than half of the exports are made from the territory. More than half of its production goes on sale abroad.
Employment generated by the petrochemical industry of Tarragona
5.500
DIRECT WORKPLACES
5.500
INDIRECT WORKPLACES
35.000
INDUCED JOBS
Chemistry, an industry
Demanding sectors of the Spanish chemical industry
The weight of the chemical sector throughout Spain in the state economy *
Contribution of the chemical industry to the gross domestic product
20.029
MILLIONS € DIRECT
39.844
MILLIONS € INDIRECT
7.779
MILLIONS € INDUCED
5,8%
SPANISH PBI
Evolution of the turnover of the chemical sector
77.241
MILLIONS € IN 2021
Employment generated by the chemical sector throughout Spain *
205.200
DIRECT WORKPLACES
354.996
INDIRECT WORKPLACES
137.484
INDUCED JOBS
3,5%
OF THE EMPLOYED ACTIVE POPULATION