Chemical and Plastics Industry
Saxony-Anhalt: the state of chemicals and plastics
Saxony-Anhalt is at the centre of the central German chemicals landscape. This is backed up by the long tradition and strong performance of the chemicals and plastics processing industry. The “chemistry park” concept was born here – Saxony-Anhalt: we’ve got chemistry.
Our industry
- Central German chemistry triangle: traditional yet innovative location for the chemicals and plastics industry in the centre of Europe
- 214 companies (with over 20 employees), producing chemical products or rubber and plastic goods
- Almost 25,500 employees
- 8.69 billion euros turnover = more than a fifth of the total turnover of processing businesses in Saxony-Anhalt (2008)
- High sales productivity: 414,000 euros per employee
- Predominantly small and mid-sized companies; around 10% of all chemistry companies are categorised as large companies
Our Advantages
- Five chemistry parks: Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Chemiestandort Leuna, Dow Value Park Schkopau/Böhlen, Agro-Chemie Park Piesteritz, Chemie- und Industriepark Zeitz
- Supply of raw materials: integrated product flow and material-specific expertise at the chemistry locations; pipeline systems
- available and well developed industrial areas for plastics manufacturer
- 15 research centres
- High acceptance of the chemicals industry among the population and politicians
- Efficient connections to markets and suppliers
- Central German chemicals/plastics cluster
