The chemical and pharmaceutical industry is fundamental to modern society. With an immense variety of products, from vital medicines and foods, the construction of buildings, to transport and leisure, the industry truly does have an impact on virtually every aspect of our daily lives.
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This region is responsible for 16.6% of all gross value added by the national chemical industry.
Within the South East the chemical industry is responsible for 1.9% of gross value added from all industries and a fifth (20.9%) of all manufacturing production.
This region’s export make up 18.6% of all chemical exports
Chemicals make up a fifth (26.4%) of all exports from the region and are exported more to the EU than to non-EU countries (60-40).
Over a third of all chemicals exported from the South East are medicinal or pharmaceutical products (37%). Roughly a fifth (24%) are classified as organic chemicals.
11.4% of all chemical and pharmaceutical employment is in the South East, with 3000 people working in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical preparations, 2500 manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations, and 1500 manufacture of basic pharmaceutical preparation.
Our industry makes up for 6.2% of all manufacturing employment in the region.
The biggest manufacturing employers are fabricated metal products, food products manufacturing, and manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products.
East Midlands Businesses by industry sub-sectors By number of businesses the top three chemical subsectors in the East Midlands are: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of plastic in primary forms Manufacture of pains, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants. But in terms ...
