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、2014 Industry Review
III、Novel Products and Technology Development
IV、International Competitive Strength of Taiwan’s Industry
V、2015 Industry Outlook
Fig.1 Trade data of specialty chemicals in China (2010-2014)
Fig.2 Statistics and forecast of global specialty chemicals market (2013-2017)
Fig.3 Statistics and forecast of Taiwan specialty chemicals production (2012-2016)
Fig.4 Competitiveness analysis of Taiwan and main competitors
Table.1 Summary of Global and Taiwan Specialty Chemicals Sub-Industries in 2014
Table.2 Specialty chemicals export analysis of competitors to Taiwan in 2014
Table.3 Forecast of Global and Taiwan Specialty Chemicals Sub-Industries in 2015