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aiwans chemical industry originated in the 19th century, after the Qing Dynasty ceded Taiwan to Japan.
In the era of Japanese occupation, which lasted from
1895 until 1945, Taiwan served as a base for the export of
agricultural and industrial materials to Japan. After World
War II, the Republic of China became the governing body
of Taiwan and initiated an era of rapid industrialization. In
line with this rapid economic growth, Taiwans chemical
industries expanded and thrived in the ensuing decades.
By 1991, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Taiwans
chemical industries totaled approximately $37 billion* and
accounted for a quarter of Taiwans total manufacturing
industry. In particular, $24.2 billion was attributable to a
growing market for consumer goods and basic chemical
products. In 2010, the total revenue from Taiwans chemical industries reached $135 billion, accounting for 29.3% of
Taiwans overall GDP in the manufacturing sector (approximately $461 billion).
One noteworthy feature of Taiwans chemical industry
is its backward integration growing demand from down* All monetary quantities are in U.S. dollars; when this article was written,
the exchange rate was 1 U.S. dollar = 30 New Taiwan dollars.
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19451950
Basic Industry
Using Local
Resources
$18,000
$16,000
$14,000
$12,000
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
19511960
Light Industry
and Processing
Industries
Develop
19611970
Petrochemical
Industry Grows;
Free Trade;
Raw Materials
Imported to
Process for Export
19711980
Petrochemical
Industry and
Heavy Industry
Grow
Petrochemical
Processing
Food Processing
Industry
Canned Goods Flour, Vegetable Oil;
Ethane Cracker
Textiles and
(1973); New
Garments
Naphtha Crackers
Wood Industry
(1975, 1978)
Plywood,
Wood Products
Furniture,
Natural Gas
Timber, Pulp;
Wood-pulpUrea, Ammonia,
Steel and
Paper
based Rayon
Methanol
Heavy Industry
Steel Milling;
Ore Processing
Ship Building
Petrochemical
Mining
Nitrogenand Salvaging
Industry
Coal, Copper,
Phosphorus1st Naphtha
Aluminum;
Potasium
Fertilizer;
Cracker (1968)
Cement
Carbide-based
Manufacturing
PVC; Ammonia,
Electric
Urea
from
Coal
Gas
Appliances;
Fertilizer
Shoes
Acid, Alkali
Agricultural
Products
Fruit, Tea,
Rice, Sugar
Oil Refining
$4,000
20012010
19811990
19912000
Self-sufficiency;
Domestic
Fine Chemical
High-Tech
Raw Materials and Semiconductor
Industries
Replace Imports; Industries Grow;
Advance
Labor-intensive
Labor-intensive
Industries Move Industries Move
to Southeast Asia
to China
Information
Technology (IT)
Industry
Computer and
Peripherals
Assembly
Chemicals
Formaldehyde,
Synthetic Resin
$2,000
Petrochemical
Industry
New Naphtha
Crackers
(1993,1998)
Petrochemical
Industry
New Naphtha
Cracker (2007)
Petrochemical
Industry
New Naphtha
Cracker (1984);
Growing
Environmental
Protection
Concerns
Advanced and
Specialty
Chemicals
Fine, Nano, Bio
Semiconductor
Industry
Motherboard,
Advanced IT
Wafer, and
Integrated Circuit Thin-Film Transitor/
Liquid Crystal
Design,
Manufacture and Display Monitors;
Flatscreen TVs;
Packaging;
Light-emitting
Electronic
Diode
Technology;
Chemicals
Wireless
Local
and Precision
Area Network
Machinery
Technology
$0
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
p Figure 1. The progress of Taiwans chemical industry accelerated from 1950 to 2000. In parallel with the maturing petrochemical industry was a
skyrocketing of per capita income.
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1961
Chemical
Industrial
Products
37.6%
2002
Paper-Making
and Printing
Chemicals
22.5%
Chemical Raw
Materials
2.5%
Petroleum and
Coal Products
22.1%
Fertilizer
0.3%
Plastic Products
14.8%
Rubber
Products
3.3%
Synthetic
Fibers
6.0%
Leather
2.1%
Paper-Making
and
Printing
Chemicals
9.8%
Rubber
Products
4.2%
Synthetic Fibers
14%
Petroleum,
Natural Gas, and
Coal Products
19.6%
Petroleum
Intermediate
Products
16%
Medical
Chemicals
2.5%
Specialty Chemicals
7.2%
Polymer Materials
15.6%
p Figure 2. Taiwans chemical industry has diversified over the past four decades. Source: (2).
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Production,
m.t./yr
5,162,706
Ethylene
3,929,135
Propylene
2,976,013
Xylene
2,731,197
Ethylene glycol
2,138,585
Styrene monomer
1,921,722
1,758,189
Benzene
1,708,346
1,432,356
1,364,772
Polypropylene
1,215,354
Polystyrene
844,988
690,508
Butadiene
576,593
544,142
472,089
Acrylonitrile
458,361
EVA resin
345,000
Polycarbonate
340,000
Caprolactam
290,359
1,4-butanediol
260,000
Phthalic anhydride
244,263
Allyl alcohol
217,326
Methyl methacrylate
194,517
Toluene
166,973
Polybutylene terephthalate
160,000
160,000
Dioctyl phthalate
122,459
Styrene-butadiene rubber
100,828
Polyvinyl alcohol
99,509
Carbon black
96,821
Alkyl benzene
90,659
EVA emulsion
74,667
Butadiene rubber
58,852
Polyoxymethylene
52,000
EVA powder
16,283
Melamine
10,796
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Further Reading
Hsieh, J.-S., Petrochemical Industry, in History of Taiwans
Chemical Engineering, Wong, H. S., ed., (2012, in press).
Hsieh, S.-H., Plastic Processing Industry, in History of Taiwans
Chemical Engineering, Wong, H. S., ed., (2012, in press).
Lu, S. M., Oil Refinery, in History of Taiwans Chemical Engineering, Wong, H. S., ed., (2012, in press).
Shen, S.-H., Man-Made Fiber Industry, in History of Taiwans
Chemical Engineering, Wong, H. S., ed., (2012, in press).
Wang, C. C., Taiwans Chemical Industry: From Tradition to HighTech, Science Development, 457, pp. 7679 (2011).