{"id":2044,"date":"2018-06-20T14:53:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T12:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benoit.esslive.localhost\/?page_id=2044"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:44:43","slug":"key-figures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essenscia.be\/en\/chemistry-and-life-sciences\/key-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"Key figures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2044\" class=\"elementor elementor-2044 elementor-5766\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5bf5ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5bf5ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-748de80\" data-id=\"748de80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d365d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d365d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key figures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ddee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1ddee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>essenscia is the Belgian federation of the chemical industry and life sciences sector. The organisation defends the specific interests of more than <strong>720 companies<\/strong> active in chemistry, plastics, pharma and biotech.<\/p>\n<p>With continuous growth in number of jobs over the past 10 years, a considerable proportion of total Belgian exports and of the industry\u2019s added value, the chemical and life sciences sector is one of the country\u2019s most important industrial branches. As a champion of exports and innovation, the sector makes a significant contribution to Belgium\u2019s growth and prosperity. In terms of turnover per capita, Belgium is one of the world leaders in chemicals and plastics and is the European leader in the development of new medicines.<\/p>\n<p>In the difficult context of the coronavirus crisis, the chemical and life sciences sector confirmed its position as the industrial engine of the Belgian economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82d564d\" data-id=\"82d564d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9147ae elementor-align-justify elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e9147ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essenscia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chiffres2021-belgium-fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the key figures<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12af656 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12af656\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1827751\" data-id=\"1827751\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>essenscia is the Belgian federation of the chemical industry and life sciences sector. 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