The chemical and materials industry can boost the impact of stimulus packages. Here’s how

  • Date: 11-Sep-2020
  • Source: World Economic Forum
  • Sector:Industrial
  • Country:GCC
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The chemical and materials industry can boost the impact of stimulus packages. Here’s how

The chemical and materials sector can play a significant part in maximising the impact of COVID-19 stimulus packages around the world.

The sectors is at the heart of many global value chains, and as such has a key role to play in the move towards sustainability.

Here are three steps the sector's leaders can take to maximise the reach and impact of stimulus funds.



Aside from being the worst health and humanitarian crisis for decades, COVID-19 has caused a drop of almost $7 trillion in global GDP this year.

In response, governments around the world have committed more than $15 trillion in COVID-19 stimulus packages. Is there a role to be played by the chemicals and materials industry in maximizing the positive impact of these interventions? We think