Specialty chemical industry is a group of chemicals characterized by low usage, high quality, complex composition, specialized application and higher value-added. According to the statistical result of ISIC Code 19 “Chemical Products Manufacturing” released by Department of Statistics, MOEA, specialty chemicals can be divided into six sectors: (1) Plastic additives (2) Dyes and pigments (3) Paints (4) Adhesives (5) Surfactants and cleaning products (6) Cosmetics. This definition is used in the below paragraph.
I、The Scope of Industry
II、2015 Industry Review
III、Novel Products and Technology Development
IV、5+2 Industrial Innovation
V、Connections to New South-Bound Policy
VI、2017 Industry Outlook
Figure 1 Statistics and forecast of global specialty chemicals market (2015-2019)
Figure 2 Statistics and forecast of Taiwan specialty chemicals production (2015-2019)
Figure 3 Trade data of specialty chemicals in China (2011-2016)
Table 1 Trade data of specialty chemicals in China (2011-2016)
Table 2 5+2 Industrial Innovation
Table 3 SWOT Analysis of Taiwan-Based Specialty Chemicals Enterprises in SEA Countries and India
Table 4 Forecast of Global and Taiwan Specialty Chemicals Sub-Industries in 2017