Table of Contents
Executive Summary — 5 SWOT
Analysis — 6 Germany Political
SWOT — 6 Germany Economic SWOT — 6
Global Market Overview — 7 Global Ethylene
Capacities — 7 Table: World Ethylene Production By
Country, 2008 And 2013 (‘000 tonnes capacity) — 7
Polypropylene — 10 Global Oil Products Market
Review — 13 Table Global Oil Prices, 2003-2013 (US$ per
barrel) — 17 European Overview — 18
Regulation — 18 Table: Key Elements Of
REACH — 19 Production — 20 Germany
Market Overview — 21 Market
Structure — 21 Insight Into The Competitive
Arena — 22 Germany Petrochemicals Business
Environment — 26 Table: Western Europe Petrochemicals
Business Environment Ratings — 26 Limits Of Potential
Returns — 26 Risks To Realisation Of
Returns — 27 Industry Trends And
Developments — 28 Financial
Results — 29 Industry Forecast
Scenario — 30 Table: Germany – Petrochemicals
Industry, 2007-2013 — 30 Table: Germany’s Cracker
Industry, 2006-2012(‘000 tonnes) — 31 Macroeconomic
Outlook — 32 Germany – Economic
Activity — 34 Company Monitor — 35
BASF Aktiengesellschaft (BASF) — 35 BP Refining &
Petrochemicals GmbH — 37 Helm
Aktiengesellschaft — 39 Lanxess
AG — 40 Country Snapshot: Germany Demographic
Data — 41 Section 1: Population — 41
Section 1: Population — 41 Table: Demographic Indicators,
2005-2030 — 41 Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown,
2005-2030 — 42 Section 2: Education And
Healthcare — 42 Table: Education,
2002-2005 — 42 Table: Vital Statistics,
2005-2030 — 42 Section 3: Labour Market And Spending
Power — 43 Table: Employment Indicators,
2001-2006 — 43 Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012
(US$) — 44 Table: Average Annual Manufacturing
Wages — 44 BMI Methodology — 45 How We
Generate Our Industry Forecasts — 45 Chemicals And
Petrochemicals Industry — 45 Cross
Checks — 46 Business Environment
Ratings — 47 Table: Petrochemicals Business Environment
Indicators And Rationale — 47
Weighting — 48 Table: Weighting Of
Indicators — 48
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