At present, the backward preparation process and outdated equipment technology have become the key factors affecting the development of chemical intermediates and fine chemical industries in China. How to intensify the scientific and technological development and narrow the gap with the developed countries as soon as possible has become the first key topic of the first organic intermediates and fine chemical science and technology week held last week.
According to participating experts, organic intermediates and fine chemicals are typical technology-intensive industries. Although China is now able to produce most chemical intermediates and fine chemical products, it occupies a certain position in the international market, but the fine chemical industry as a whole is still lagging behind in its preparation process and equipment technology. Some high-quality, high-value-added products still need a lot of imports, and there is a gap between product competitiveness and foreign companies.
Experts pointed out that the resulting environmental pollution has also become an important factor that restricts the development of the industry. For example, a recent survey in Zhejiang Province found that the “three wastes†emissions from the traditional fine chemical industry in the province accounted for about 40% of the total emissions of the entire petrochemical industry; Jiangsu Province closed down a number of companies because of serious pollution. If these two major bottlenecks cannot be resolved in time, they will seriously affect the future development of China's organic intermediates and fine chemical industries.
In order to improve the chemical intermediates and fine chemical preparation process and equipment technology level, enterprises and research institutes should act as the main body of scientific and technological innovation, and step up technological research through joint production, learning, and research. The government and industry associations should fully perform their functions and increase planning and support. At the same time, it is also important to strengthen the exchange of scientific and technological information. The lack of investment in China's chemical intermediates and fine chemical industries, the relatively small scale of enterprises, lack of policy guidance and information platforms, and the search for suitable technologies at low cost have become imperative.
According to reports, since the 1990s, with the continuous increase of environmental pressure in western developed countries, the global organic intermediates and fine chemical industries have gradually moved eastward to form a production and trade center with China and India as the core. Relevant statistics show that at present, China can produce more than 20,000 organic intermediates and fine chemical varieties, with an annual output value exceeding 100 billion yuan.
The first organic intermediate and fine chemical science and technology week co-organized by China National Chemical Industry Economic and Technological Development Center and China Chemical Industry Intermediate Network aims to build an efficient information platform, so that all parties concerned can gather together for a wide range of exchanges and promote the organic middle of our country. Scientific and technological progress in the physical and fine chemical industry. It is reported that the future science and technology week will be held once a year.