The petrochemical industry refers to the industry that manufactures chemicals using petroleum, natural gas, coal and shale gas as raw materials. Its products are known as petrochemicals. According to the Standard Industrial Classification System of the Republic of China, the petrochemical industry comprises three sub-industries that include industrial class code-1810 “Manufacture of Chemical Materials”, class code-1841 “Manufacture of Plastic Materials”, and class code-1842 “Manufacture of Synthetic Rubber Materials”. The combined outputs of these three sub-industries comprise the total output value of the petrochemical industry of Taiwan.
I. The Scope of Industry
II. Dynamic of Industry
III. Major Issues
IV. Outlook
Table 1. The output values of Taiwan’s petrochemical Industry 2022-2023
Table 2. The output values of Taiwan’s Specialty Chemical Industry 2022-2023
Table 3. Summary of Emerging Products and Technologies
Table 4. Outlook of Petrochemical Industry 2024
Table 5. Outlook of Specialty Chemical Industry 2024