1、 The chemical industry in Italy 2019 On the cover:“Chimica e fantasia”,Michele Cascella,1967 The chemical industry in Italy 2019 The chemical industry in Italy 2019 2019 The chemical industry in Italy 2019 Facts and figures to get a deeper insight in the chemical industry This publication aims to pr

2、ovide international readers with key elements regarding the chemical industry in Italy,such as its most significant features,its companies and the main development trends affecting its growth.3 The chemical industry as a driver of technology transfer Chemical science and chemical industry have a uni

3、que interconnection.In fact,while the former studies properties and transformations of matter,the latter acquires such scientific knowledge and incorporates it in technologies and products thanks to Research and Development activity,contributing to improve well-being and quality of life.The importan

4、ce of the chemical industry is often not properly perceived,since most of its products are not directly used in everyday life:indeed,they mainly consist in intermediate goods employed by other industries for producing final goods.Nevertheless,chemical goods are incredibly widespread and affect daily

5、 life diffusely.Thanks to successive transformations of both organic and inorganic raw materials(such as oil,coal,biomasses or water and minerals,respectively),the chemical industry creates innumerous products:basic chemicals are the primary constituents of all other chemicals goods and lead to the

6、manufacture of fine chemicals and specialties,which in turn are employed in other industries.Chemical products play significant roles in any economic sector from agriculture(5.2%)to services(12.7%)down to households consumption(14.6%);among the others,manufacturing is the sector affected the most by