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o determine the impact of the chemical industry's contributions
to the global economy, the International Council of
Chemical Associations (ICCA; www.icca-chem.org) commissioned
Oxford Economics to provide a detailed assessment.
Last month, the results were released in the report: The Global Chemical
Industry: Catalyzing Growth and Addressing Our World's Sustainability
Challenges (www.icca-chem.org/economicanalysis).
Some of the major findings in the report are: 1) the chemical industry
added $1.1 trillion to the world's gross domestic product (GDP)
and employed 15 million people; 2) an additional $4.20 was generated
elsewhere in the global economy for every $1 generated by the
chemical industry; 3) companies in the chemical industry spent an
estimated $3 trillion with their suppliers in 2017; and 4) the chemical
industry invested approximately $51 billion in research and development.
As defined in this study, the chemical industry did not include
refined petroleum products or pharmaceutical products.
Much more than chemicals
Looking beyond the economic impact, the products and services
provided by the chemical process industries (CPI) are extraordinarily
broad and touch most aspects of our daily lives. In fact, according
to the report, the ICCA estimates that over 95% of all manufactured
goods rely on some type of industrial chemical process.
Consider advances being made in materials of construction: Lighter
weight components for automobiles and airplanes; improved insulation
and coatings for use in buildings; chemistry to improve concrete; and
materials that make new biomedical devices possible. Many advances
in electronics are enabled by CPI products, such as battery technologies,
organic light emitting diodes and the latest developments in
quantum dots (see the Newsfront on pp. 14-17). Fertilizers and other
agrochemicals help to increase food supplies; produced fibers provide
clothing and protection, such as in bullet-proof vests; and the variety
and uses of plastics are too numerous to list. Contributions to solar
panels and energy storage are helping to shape the transformations
in the energy sector. Advances in water treatment help to provide an
essential clean water supply. And contributions from the CPI toward
a sustainable future take many forms, including bio-based processes,
recycling developments and technologies related to carbon capture.
A source of innovation
As mentioned in the report, the chemical industry invests heavily in research
and development. Chinese chemical companies were found to
have spent the most in 2017 at $15 billion, followed by U.S. companies
at $12 billion. A look through our Chementator Dept. (pp. 7-11) gives a
glimpse into some of the new technologies under development.
Patents are a good indication of innovation. In the U.S., the chemical
sector is one of the most patent-intensive alongside electronics, according
to the report (for more on patents, see the
article on U.S. Patent Rights on pp. 49-56).
The principles of chemical engineering offer a
sound basis to work in a wide variety of areas. This
versatility is in large part what attracted me to the
field and set me on my own journey as a chemical
engineer. The advances that are being made and
are contributing to so many areas keep the chemical
sector one of the most exciting to work in, as well as
one of the most influential across other fields. ■
Dorothy Lozowski, Editorial Director
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