Chemical industry capacity utilization rate

RecordSTO-QY1VMNT9PC-7PTSWECW0V-D58VF0

75%

European Union · January–June 2026

Chemical industry capacity utilization rate in the European Union was 75% in January–June 2026 (Cefic).

Original source
Publisher
Cefic
Authority tier
T2 Official
Locator
Structural competitiveness challenges
Retrieved
18 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

At 75%, capacity utilisation remained substantially below long-term averages, reflecting ongoing spare capacity and subdued operating conditions, particularly in Belgium, Germany and Italy.

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APA

Cefic. (2026). Cefic’s Chemical Trends Report Q2 2026 is out!. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://cefic.org/news/cefics-chemical-trends-report-q2-2026-is-out/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QY1VMNT9PC7PTSWECW0VD58VF0

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MLA
Cefic. "Cefic’s Chemical Trends Report Q2 2026 is out!." 2026, https://cefic.org/news/cefics-chemical-trends-report-q2-2026-is-out/. Accessed 18 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QY1VMNT9PC7PTSWECW0VD58VF0.
Chicago
Cefic. "Cefic’s Chemical Trends Report Q2 2026 is out!." 2026. https://cefic.org/news/cefics-chemical-trends-report-q2-2026-is-out/. Accessed September 18, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QY1VMNT9PC7PTSWECW0VD58VF0.
BibTeX
@misc{cefic2026chemicald58vf0, author = {{Cefic}}, title = {Cefic’s Chemical Trends Report Q2 2026 is out!}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QY1VMNT9PC7PTSWECW0VD58VF0}, note = {Original source: https://cefic.org/news/cefics-chemical-trends-report-q2-2026-is-out/. Accessed September 18, 2026.} }

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Chain of custody
Record: STO-QY1VMNT9PC-7PTSWECW0V-D58VF0 T2 Official

Primary source

Publisher
Cefic · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National and industry official
Report
Cefic’s Chemical Trends Report Q2 2026 is out!
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
Structural competitiveness challenges
Retrieved
18 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
See source

Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
pipeline:quote-verified-v2
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
/stat/stat_QY1VMNT9PC7PTSWECW0VD58VF0