The chemical industry creates a huge variety of products that affect almost every aspect of our lives. It is one of the largest manufacturing industries in all developed and developing countries. Ukraine is no exception. Supplies of chemical raw materials presented at www.snabhim.com.ua include industrial chemicals, food additives and flavorings, feed additives, raw materials for water treatment and pharmacology, metals and their compounds, refractories and other chemical products.
Globally, about 70% of the chemicals produced are used for the production of products in other industries, including other chemical industries. With increased competition, innovation remains critical for the manufacturing industry to satisfy its increasingly demanding and environmentally conscious consumers.
Basic chemicals are categorized into petroleum-derived chemicals known as petroleum products; polymers; basic inorganic substances
The term "petrochemicals" can be misleading as the same chemicals are increasingly sourced from sources other than petroleum, such as coal and biomass. An example is methanol, which is usually produced from oil and natural gas in Europe, but from coal in China.
Basic chemicals are used in the chemical industry and other industries before becoming a product for the general consumer. The production of chemicals from petroleum (and increasingly from coal and biomass) has led to numerous technological changes and very large production sites around the world. Basic inorganic substances are relatively inexpensive chemicals used throughout manufacturing and agriculture. They are produced in very large quantities and include chlorine, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric and nitric acids, and fertilizer chemicals.
