The industrial chemical industry is currently developing and expanding in most areas of life, especially in industrial production. If you are a business that wants to learn about industrial chemicals and their applications for your business, you can refer to the article below. 1. What are industrial chemicals? What are chemicals? In today’s life, chemicals are widely used and applied. In chemistry, chemicals or chemical substances are a form of matter that has constant chemical compounds and properties. Simply put, a “chemical” is a substance, compound or mixture of substances that cannot be separated into smaller parts by conventional physical means without breaking chemical bonds. These chemicals are exploited by humans from natural or artificial materials. Chemicals exist in many different states: gas, liquid, solid, and plasma. They can change state under the influence of temperature, pressure, etc. It is a form of matter that has constant chemical properties. It cannot be separated into smaller components by physical separation methods without breaking chemical bonds. Chemicals exist in many different states: gas, liquid, solid, and plasma. What are industrial chemicals? Industrial chemicals are also a form of matter, produced from raw materials such as air, water, and minerals in nature. We can encounter many products in life that are made from industrial chemicals such as: Disinfectants, cleaning solutions used in restaurants and hotels, dyes, printing inks, etc. Chemicals are classified into 3 types with distinct properties suitable for each need in life. Basic industrial chemicals: include chemicals derived from petroleum, basic inorganic substances (substances such as chlorine, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric and nitric acid, etc.) and polymers. Special industrial chemicals: This type of chemical is often used in the engineering and textile industries, etc. to protect plants, paints, inks and pigments. Consumer industrial chemicals: These are products made from basic industrial chemicals and are commonly used as detergents and daily household items. 2. Development of the industrial chemical industry History of the formation of the industrial chemical industry The history of the formation of the industrial chemical industry from the early days to the present has gone through many stages. Starting from small-scale production units until now, important industries have appeared on a large scale in the world and in Vietnam. In Vietnam, the chemical industry was built on a large scale since 1954. From 1980 to 1985, the chemical industry gradually gained its position and became an independent technical economic sector, especially in 1985, the industry entered a period of innovation and stable development. The chemical industry achieved its highest growth rate in 1992 – 1995. From the end of the 20th century to the present, it has continued to grow and develop widely in most fields and economic sectors. Current status of the industrial chemical industry Overview of the chemical industry in our country today still has many limitations, labor productivity is not too high. For some industries such as petrochemicals or organic chemistry, they have basically not been formed or have just started. Currently, the chemical industry mainly serves agriculture, industrial production and consumer goods. Chemicals for agriculture include: Plant protection chemicals; Fertilizers, nitrogen fertilizers, NPK fertilizers, etc.; Basic inorganic chemicals such as: Soda, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, etc. Industrial chemicals: calcium carbide, oxygen, carbon dioxide, activated carbon, ammonia, additives of petroleum products, welding rods, plastic materials; Chemicals used in consumption: Gasoline, detergents, batteries, rubber, paint, etc. Future trends of the industrial chemical industry Currently, the State has supported and created conditions for the chemical industry to develop: Minister Nguyen Hong Dien commented: Vietnam’s chemical industry still has a lot of potential for development, the industry is developing strongly and dynamically with a domestic consumer market of nearly 100 million people. In addition, the industry is also receiving investment from many economic sectors and large-scale projects, showing the market demand for the industry and attractive policies from the State for the development of this industry. On the other hand, we have not fully exploited the potential of the industry, have not made the most of the industry’s resources and still have to depend on imports. Therefore, the goal of developing the chemical industry is to focus on key areas such as chemicals serving agriculture, basic chemicals and rubber. At the same time, we need to focus on researching and selecting locations, investing in basic technical infrastructure. Strengthen support and encouragement for scientific research and development of chemical technology. The State also proposes to develop solutions for the development of a green, environmentally friendly chemical industry.
