The Philippines in the Chemical Global Value Chain

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Bamber, P

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Frederick, S

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Gereffi, G

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2016-07-29T14:24:21Z

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2016-05-20

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This report uses the Duke CGGC global value chain (GVC) framework to examine the role of the Philippines in the global chemical industry and identify opportunities for the country to upgrade. The Philippine chemicals sector is growing rapidly alongside economic expansion and a revival in manufacturing. By 2013, the chemicals sector as a whole accounted for 6.7% of GDP. Chemicals exports reached US$2.2 billion in 2014, approximately 3.5% of the country’s export basket. The sector’s expansion has outpaced both global and regional trade; with a compound annual growth rate of 13% since 2007, three times as fast as global exports, and twice as fast as Asian regional exports. Participation in the export market is based primarily on commodity products in the oleochemicals and petrochemicals sub-sectors. Within these segments, exports are driven by a small number of products, with the top 10 accounting for approximately threequarters of all exports. While the country is a small player in the global chemicals trade, accounting for just 0.2% of exports in 2014, it has generally been successful in carving out a presence in these niche products, and is one of the global leaders in most of its top product categories.

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http://www.cggc.duke.edu/pdfs/2016_Philippines_Chemical_Global_Value_Chain.pdf

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/12486

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Duke CGGC (Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness)

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The Philippines in the Chemical Global Value Chain

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Report

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Gereffi, G|0000-0002-0905-5206

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http://www.cggc.duke.edu/pdfs/2016_Philippines_Chemical_Global_Value_Chain.pdf

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1

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US Agency for International Development; Philippines Dept. of Trade & Industry

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false

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75

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Duke

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Global Health Institute

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Institutes and Provost's Academic Units

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Sociology

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Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

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University Institutes and Centers

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Durham, NC

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