Despite already-high and rising energy prices, Europe’s chemical industry has grown at about the same rate as the rest of the economy since 1995. Today, EU chemical companies specialize in high-value products, and Europe exports much more of them than it imports.
即使处于较温和的水平，但甚至是像化学工业这样的能源密集型行业，这个理论同样适用。尽管高能源价格不断上涨，但1995年至今，欧洲化学工业仍然跟其他地区几乎同步增长。今天，欧盟化学品公司专门生产高附加值产品，欧洲化学品的出口量要比进口量多得多。