Flanders, the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia launch a strategy for the chemical industry

Flanders, the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia will cooperate closely to further develop the chemical industry, which is strongly present in the regions. On 28 September, the three partners launched a joint strategy to keep the chemical sector attractive for new investments. 

With a turnover of 180 billion euros accounting for 20% of the European chemical sector and more than 350.000 jobs in the chemical industry, Flanders, the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia are home to one of the world’s most powerful chemical clusters.

The cooperation with the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia is a priority of Flanders’ foreign policy. This cooperation is facilitated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the General Representatives of the Government of Flanders in Berlin and The Hague. Read the full article at EWI-vlaanderen.be. (Only in Dutch)

Read the strategy here.

(Photo: Johan Hanssens, Prof. Andreas Pinkwart, Maarten Camps)