Reclaimed water, a growing resource

Water consumption of AEQT member companies

Consumption of reclaimed water by AEQT companies

Source: AEQT and AITASA

20,51%

REGENERATED WATER IN RELATION TO TOTAL CONSUMED IN 2024

Sector investment in the Tarragona area

ANNUALLY IS INVESTED GLOBALLY OF THE ORDER

500 M€

OF THOSE DESTINED TO IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AROUND THE

30%

Indicators of discharges, emissions and waste from AEQT 2024 companies

Dumping
of nitrogen

(in tonnes and g/t of production)

Discharges of
phosphorus compounds

(in tonnes and g/t of production)

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

(in tonnes and kg/t of production)

Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx)

(Thousands of tonnes and kg/t of production)

Emissions of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs)

(in tonnes and g/t of production)

Emissions of
particulate matter (PST)

(in tonnes and g/t of production)

Emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO₂)

(Thousands of tonnes and kg/t of production)

Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂)

(in tonnes and t/t of production)

Renewable energy

28,31%

THE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION OF AEQT COMPANIES HAS GUARANTEES OF ORIGIN

Socio-labour

Investment in training by economic sector 2023

Font: FEIQUE 2023

Job stability in the Spanish chemical sector

THE CHEMICAL SECTOR OUTPERFORMS BY MORE THAN

50%

THE AVERAGE STATE WAGE PER EMPLOYEE PER YEAR

Job stability by economic sector 2024

Source: FEIQUE and AEQT

Annual salary by economic sector 2023

Source: FEIQUE

Security

Frequency Index
AEQT and EESS

Source: AEQT and FEIQUE

Incidence rate
by sector

Font: Resumen ATR 2024. Ministerio de Trabajo y Economia Social

Frequency index:

Incidence rate:

Research, development and innovation

Investment and expenditure R+D+I
by sectors in Spain 2022

CNAE (Spanish Acronym)Sector2022% of total
20, 21Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry2.00024
29Motor Vehicles1.93823,2
30Transport equipment94711,3
10, 11, 12Food, Beverages and Tobacco7458,9
26, 27Electrical, Electronic and Optical Equipment5256,3
22Plastic and Rubber Processing4165
28Machinery and Mechanical Equipment4054,9
19Coke ovens and Refi3324
25Metal Products2923,5
31, 32, 33Miscellaneous Manufacturing and Other1792,1
23Non-Metallic Minerals1511,8
13, 14, 15Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry1501,8
16, 17, 18Wood, Paper and Graphic Arts1431,7
24Metallurgy1241,5
TOTAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY8.347100

Source: INE and FEIQUE

Innovative companies
in Spain 2022

Source: INE and FEIQUE