Chemical industry is an ancient industry, including food and beverage industry, paper industry, pharmaceutical industry, petrochemical industry, silicate industry, chlor alkali industry, sulfuric acid industry, inorganic salt industry, chemical fertilizer industry, textile industry, plastic industry, etc. it complements the whole industry. It is both a producer of necessities for people's livelihood, It is also a supplier of upstream raw materials and materials for other industries and plays a basic and pillar role in economic development.

  Chemical industry is one of the basic industries of the national economy. After 50 years of development, China has formed a chemical industry system with relatively complete categories, generally supporting varieties and basically meeting domestic needs. Including 12 major industries such as chemical mining, chemical fertilizer, inorganic chemicals, soda ash, chlor alkali, basic organic raw materials, pesticides, dyes, coatings, fine chemicals in new fields, rubber processing and new materials. The chemical industry is playing an increasingly important role in supporting services for various departments of the national economy and supporting agriculture and national defense construction.