欧洲石化协会(EPCA)负责人近日在接受媒体采访时表示,经济不景气在短期内仍将影响欧洲化工行业。长远来看,该地区原料竞争力在全球的劣势地位是结构性的问题,需要调整。但欧洲化工行业在高附加值产品、高碳烯烃供应、能源效率等方面具有竞争优势,只要能紧抓机遇,前景依旧乐观。困境持续至明年EPCA主席、英力士集团董事唐洛堤(Tom Crotty)表示,欧洲化工行业在2012年剩余时间和2013年第一季度仍面临挑战。唐洛堤称欧洲化工行业的光 The head of the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) said in an interview recently that the economic downturn will still affect the European chemical industry in the short term. In the long run, the disadvantageous position of raw materials competitiveness in the region as a whole is a structural issue and needs to be adjusted. However, the European chemical industry has a competitive advantage in high value-added products, high-carbon olefin supply and energy efficiency. As long as the opportunities are met, the outlook remains optimistic. The dilemma continues until next year EPCA chairman Tomorrow’s group director Tom Crotty said the European chemical industry is still facing challenges for the rest of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. Donatello said the light of the European chemical industry