Chemical industry capacity utilization rate (quarterly)

RecordSTO-PH7NG7FMXJ-N9KBYMYD0A-AG2PGD

about74%

European Union · Q1 2026

Chemical industry capacity utilization rate in the European Union was about 74% in Q1 2026 (Cefic).

Original source
Publisher
Cefic
Authority tier
T2 Official
Locator
Capacity utilisation and production
Retrieved
18 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

EU27 chemical capacity utilisation remains at historically low levels, around 74%, well below its long term average and consistently below overall EU manufacturing.

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APA

Cefic. (2026). Cefic’s Chemical Trends Report Q1 2026 is out!. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://cefic.org/news/cefics-chemical-trends-report-q1-2026-is-out/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_PH7NG7FMXJN9KBYMYD0AAG2PGD

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MLA
Cefic. "Cefic’s Chemical Trends Report Q1 2026 is out!." 2026, https://cefic.org/news/cefics-chemical-trends-report-q1-2026-is-out/. Accessed 18 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_PH7NG7FMXJN9KBYMYD0AAG2PGD.
Chicago
Cefic. "Cefic’s Chemical Trends Report Q1 2026 is out!." 2026. https://cefic.org/news/cefics-chemical-trends-report-q1-2026-is-out/. Accessed September 18, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_PH7NG7FMXJN9KBYMYD0AAG2PGD.
BibTeX
@misc{cefic2026chemicalag2pgd, author = {{Cefic}}, title = {Cefic’s Chemical Trends Report Q1 2026 is out!}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_PH7NG7FMXJN9KBYMYD0AAG2PGD}, note = {Original source: https://cefic.org/news/cefics-chemical-trends-report-q1-2026-is-out/. Accessed September 18, 2026.} }

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Record: STO-PH7NG7FMXJ-N9KBYMYD0A-AG2PGD T2 Official

Primary source

Publisher
Cefic · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National and industry official
Report
Cefic’s Chemical Trends Report Q1 2026 is out!
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
Capacity utilisation and production
Retrieved
18 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
pipeline:quote-verified-v2
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
/stat/stat_PH7NG7FMXJN9KBYMYD0AAG2PGD