Chemical industry plays an important role in the national economy of all countries in the world, and it is the basic industry and pillar industry of many countries. However, the chemical industry will produce a wide variety of pollutants in production, and these pollutants often have the characteristics of large quantity and high toxicity. It can be said that the pollution caused by the chemical industry is very serious, and those major pollution incidents are almost inseparable from the chemical industry. Therefore, the chemical industry must take the road of sustainable development, which is of great significance to human economy and society.
We can divide the chemical industry into three categories, namely petrochemical industry, basic chemical industry and chemical fiber. Basic chemical industry can be divided into nine categories, namely fertilizer, organic products, inorganic products, chlor-alkali, fine and special chemicals, pesticides, daily chemicals, plastic products and rubber products.
Among these nine categories, China's shortcomings in fine chemicals are the most serious, but the country has also tried its best to make up for this shortcoming. Among the seven emerging strategic industries proposed by the state to support, almost every industry uses fine chemical products, and large state-owned enterprises such as Sinopec have also begun to attach importance to the development of fine chemical industry, and the development prospect of fine chemical industry in China is very optimistic.