This statistic shows a forecast of the range of additional EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) that the global chemicals industry can earn by 2020 from incorporating digital levers. It is forecast that by incorporating digital levers, the global chemical industry can see improved EBITDA margins of between 55 and 95 billion U.S. dollars.
Additional EBITDA from applying digital levers in the chemicals industry worldwide by 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
* Total figures include figures for the base chemicals and petrocheicals industry, the specialty chemicals industry, the agrochemicals/agricultural chemicals industry, and the chemical distribution industry.
** Fast moving companies only. This is defined by the source as industry winners expected to outperform historical ten-year real industry growth by a factor of 1.5-2 during the next five years, with a return on sales calculated for a sample size of 25 percent of industry sales.
EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Excluding distruptive industry changes such as increased chemical sales from 3-D printing, and assuming constant revenue base and industry growth.
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McKinsey & Company. (February 1, 2017). Additional EBITDA from applying digital levers in the chemicals industry worldwide by 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/671824/global-chemicals-industry-ebitda-increase-from-digital-levers/
McKinsey & Company. "Additional EBITDA from applying digital levers in the chemicals industry worldwide by 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. February 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671824/global-chemicals-industry-ebitda-increase-from-digital-levers/
McKinsey & Company. (2017). Additional EBITDA from applying digital levers in the chemicals industry worldwide by 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671824/global-chemicals-industry-ebitda-increase-from-digital-levers/
McKinsey & Company. "Additional Ebitda from Applying Digital Levers in The Chemicals Industry Worldwide by 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671824/global-chemicals-industry-ebitda-increase-from-digital-levers/
McKinsey & Company, Additional EBITDA from applying digital levers in the chemicals industry worldwide by 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671824/global-chemicals-industry-ebitda-increase-from-digital-levers/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Additional EBITDA from applying digital levers in the chemicals industry worldwide by 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], McKinsey & Company, February 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/671824/global-chemicals-industry-ebitda-increase-from-digital-levers/
