Employees working
in the specialty chemical industry numbered 79,952 in
1997, an increase of 0.2% from 79,624 employees in 1995.
The sector with the most employment increased in cosmetics
& perfumery, a 16.2% increase to 10,497 employees
in 1997 from 7,778 employees in 1995. The Photo-chemicals
sector had a 0.7% increase. The sectors with decreases
in employees were the agrochemicals sector with a decrease
of 5.7% to 2,294 people in 1997 form 2,582 employees
in 1995, the surfactants sector with a decrease of 5.3%,
the paints & inks sector with a 4.4% decrease, and
the dyes & pigments sector with a 3.2% decrease.
Employment in Each Sector
(Unit
: Employees, %)
Year
Sector |
1985 |
1990 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
Growth
Rote |
95¡97 |
85¡97 |
Dyes
& Pigments
Agrochemicals
Paints
& Inks
Pharmaceuticals
Surfactants
Cosmetics
& Perfumery
Adhesives
Photo-Chemicals
Others |
2,998
2,678
7,067
28,676
1,042
7,735
2,406
837
4,766 |
5,805
2,367
10,512
31,618
1,797
9,340
2,966
6,867
7,581 |
5,622
2,446
10,453
30,465
3,548
9,481
4,557
7,783
6,699 |
5,355
2,582
11,213
29,506
4,394
7,778
3,904
6,272
8,620 |
5,071
2,294
10,247
28,570
3,939
10,497
3,889
6,360
9,139 |
-3.2
-5.7
-4.4
-1.6
-5.3
16.2
-0.2
0.7
3.0 |
6.7
-1.3
3.1
0
11.7
2.6
4.1
18.4
5.6 |
Total |
58,205 |
78,853 |
81,054 |
79,624 |
79,952 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
|
