Valencia will have a chemical industrial park
This is one of the six actions contained in the Plan of competitiveness of the chemical sector 2005-2007, which recently presented the regional Department of enterprise, University and science. This measure provides for the establishment of an industrial park, approximately 500,000 square meters, with all allocations and specific infrastructures for the implementation of companies of this sector and the related in the province of Valencia.
"Is one of the star", said Justo Nieto, who added that "since the Ministry we have the claim of being the best in Europe where it can be chemical of the Valencian Community in the most competitive and synergistic way".
Performances
The Minister of enterprise stated that "it's an important and modern sector of the Valencian Community, covering over 700 companies". "Is a strong, which is fortunate to have support of important scientific and University and sector that can look to the future with confidence," he added.
The first of these - development and business cooperation - whose main objective the strengthening of associations within the chemical sector through the promotion of activities and projects. A total of 120,000 euros is allocated to this initiative.
In the field of innovation and strengthening the system of r & d reflected the Exchange and transfer of r & d, promoting the culture of the technology among SMEs and the revision of the bat in the chemical sector. This action involves an investment of 435,000 euros.
The area of training and Enterprise Human Capital provides for the establishment of the school of international trade, the implementation of management systems advanced SMEs and microPYME and training through graduate programs and technological masters of scientific-technological specialization. This action provides for an investment of 1.062.000 euros.
To right, Justo Nieto, Director of enterprise, universities and science, accompanied by, among others, by Francisco Cortés, President of Quimacova.
Finally, the dissemination of relevant information in the field of environment and the implementation of the EMAS environmental management system will work in the area of environment. It envisages an investment of 525.000 euro.
X-ray of the Valencian chemical industry
The chemical sector in the Valencian Community includes - as a large part – to companies involved in the manufacture of products related to organic chemistry, activities included in the Division of the CNAE 24. Although companies in various sub-sectors are represented in the sector, there is a specialization in products of cosmetics, perfumery, pharmaceutical, plant protection, etc.
Brings together a group of companies which checked 2.794 million euros in the year 2003, i.e. approximately 7 per cent of the sector in Spain. Valencian companies manufacturers of chemical products, 3.7 per cent of the use of the regional industry, and employ around 13,000 people. The average company size is situated in 25 employees; Although there is a very high in them scattering coincide it companies from mid-size to large numbers of microPYME. With regard to the location of the companies there is a notable concentration, but rather the opposite: there is an important geographical dispersion. However, some companies are settled even in urban areas or scattered in places outside of the industrial estates.
As shown in the table, the chemical industry has had a favourable juncture with a growing trend of the main economic magnitudes. Confirming the recent evolution of the index of industrial production in the sector, which stands at per, a value well above the average of the regional industry in 104,8.
| Valencian Community. Million EUR/units | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of enterprises | 591 | 593 | 501 | 531 | 680 |
| Employment | 12.226 | 12.447 | 12.626 | 12.955 | |
| Average company size | 20.7 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 24.4 | |
| Billing | 2.670 | 2,600 | 2,828 | 2.794 | |
| Export | 201,8 | 211.1 Ka | 204,1 | 229,4 | 250,2 |
| Import | 190,0 | 1,172.7 | 207,5 | 234,3 | 250,2 |
Source: Instituto Valenciano statistical and ICEX
Foreign trade shows a balance between imports and exports in the past year, 2004; If the trade balance was quite positive until 2001, this sign changed the next two years due to the increased pace of growth of purchases abroad than the sales. Major export markets were: Italy (33.9 million euros), USA (26.8), Germany (26.8), Ireland (22.5) and China (15); in the chapter on imports include Germany (45.3), Italy (35.7), France (26), USA (20.6) and China (18.4).
