Keyword: German chemical industry

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First Chemical Industry Wage Rounds Inconclusive

16.01.2014 - The first national round of collective bargaining on a new 12-month contract for the 550,000 employees of the German chemical industry ended inconclusively in Darmstadt on Jan. 15...

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German Chemical Producers Weigh in on Export Surplus Complaints

30.12.2013 - Germany's chemical industry association Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI) has warned that the country's government must take seriously plans by the European Union (EU) to...

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German Chemical and Plastics Producers Have Modest Expectations for 2013 Growth

17.05.2013 - For Germany's chemical producers, 2013 began without the hoped-for improvement in business, but at least there was no further deterioration, the industry association Verband der...

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German 2011 Chemical Sector Growth Seen At 9%

18.05.2011 - German chemicals trade group VCI raised its 2011 sales growth outlook as strong industrial demand helped parts of the sector use plants to capacity. Germany-based chemicals...

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German Chemical Firms To Pay Workers 4.1% More

01.04.2011 - More than half a million employees in the German chemical industry will get 4.1% more pay over a 15-month period in a collective wage bargaining deal that will add to inflationary...