Danish exports of environmental products and consulting services within the waste sector in 1999
2. Summary
Danish exports of products and
consulting services to the waste sector totalled almost DKK 0.5bn in 1999. Products
accounted for nearly 90 per cent, while consulting services accounted for the rest.
Sixty-nine per cent of all products exported were for thermal waste treatment, 15 per cent were for accumulation, collection and transport of waste, while 12 per cent were for recycling use.
Products were mainly exported to the Asian markets (the Middle East, Asia and Japan accounted for 41 per cent) and our neighbouring countries (the Nordic region, the UK and Germany accounted for 40 per cent). The rest of Western Europe imported 16 per cent of these exports.
Five companies accounted for more than 80 per cent of all products exported.
Exports of consulting services were more evenly distributed over individual areas in the waste sector. Forty per cent concerned thermal waste treatment and slightly more than 25 per cent came within the category: "Other", which includes environmental impact, byproduct handling, services offered to authorities and the like.
The largest export markets for consulting services were Central and Eastern Europe (31 per cent), the Middle East, Japan and Asia (22 per cent), our neighbouring countries (the Nordic region, the UK and Germany accounted for 20 per cent) as well as the rest of Western Europe (13 per cent).
Like products, consulting services were exported by a handful of companies, as four exporters accounted for more than 80 per cent of all consulting services exported.