The European Union’s total production and consumption of chemicals, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, has fallen significantly over the last decade, according to Eurostat.
Specifically, production has dropped by 15 per cent, while consumption declined by 18 per cent, when compared with 2014.
Despite this decade-long downward trend, both production and consumption saw a small recovery in the last year, recording an increase of 6 per cent and 5
