據ICIS網站3月16日消息 第四季度德國化學品產量（不包括制藥行業）較第三季度增長9.2%，主要受客戶補充庫存的影響，但行業機構VCI表示，2021年初的情況更具挑戰性。

希望在年底前補充空倉庫的客戶有助于推動化學品的復蘇步伐，與2019年的收官月份相比，產量也大幅提高。

包括制藥行業在內，行業總生產率水平季度環比小幅放緩至7.4%，與2020年7-9月季度相比，定價穩定在0.4%。

不過，第四季度化學品價格仍同比下降近2%。

王磊 摘譯自 ICIS

原文如下：

Germany's chems Q4 production jumps 9.2% but Q1 more challenging - VCI

German chemicals production excluding the pharmaceutical sector jumped 9.2% in the fourth quarter, compared to the third, on the back of customer restocking but industry body VCI said conditions at the start of 2021 have been more challenging.

Customers looking to replenish empty warehouses toward the end of the year helped to galvanise the pace of recovery for chemicals, with production also substantially higher compared to the closing months of 2019.

Including the pharmaceutical sector, the level total sector productivity moderated slightly to 7.4% quarter on quarter, with pricing firming 0.4% compared to the July-September 2020 quarter.

However, chemicals prices remained in the fourth quarter nearly 2% lower year on year.