Chemical industryGosia Rychta&Weronika

Bilska&Ola Cisiak

Chemical industry

Among the sectors of the chemical industry stands out:

*petrochemical industry *soda industry

*sulfuric acid industry *fertilizers industry

*plastics industry *cosmetic industry

*pharmaceutical industry *rubber industry

Chemical industryTablets as a form of food supplement is obtained by compressinga mixture of active ingredients with excipients.

DetergentsDetergents are cleaning products , widely used both in households and industry . We divide them into soapsand synthetic detergents which do not contain soap.

Detergent soapThe first known and used detergent soap was invented in the Middle East more than 5,000 years ago . At the beginning it was used mainly for washing clothes, and washing of wounds. It was only in the 11th century N.E. They began to use soap to wash themselves .

Fritz GuntherAlthough the production of soap has a long history , isthe first synthetic detergent appeared only in 1916 ,created by the German chemist Fritz Gunther .Since that time, they created a wide variety of syntheticdetergents with different properties , adapted to cleanvarious items.

Where are chemical sites located - and why?

The sitting of many of the world’s major chemical companies may seem random or puzzling. In fact there are very good reasons for the choice of sites, reasons which also reflect the industrial and consumer landscape of the day.

The main centers in Poland for the chemical industry are Szczecin,Suwalki, Warsaw , etc.

Environmental regulations

There are serious concerns about the potential impact of certain manufactured chemicals on living organisms, including ourselves, and on the natural environment. These concerns include air, land and sea pollution, global warming and climate change, ozone depletion of the upper atmosphere and acid rain.The chemical industry has a world-wide initiative entitled Responsible Care. It began in Canada in 1984 and is practiced now in over 60 countries.

Society of Chemical IndustryThe Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) is a learned society set up in 1881 "to further the application of chemistry and related sciences for the public benefit". Its purpose is "Promoting the commercial application of science for the benefit of society" and provides an international forum where science meets business on independent, impartial ground. Since being founded in 1881, the society has expanded and diversified to cover a range of interest areas, such as food and agriculture, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, environmental science and safety.