1)
Importance as an Industry
As
of 1997, the speciclfy chemical industry took up 3.6%
of the total manufacturing and 4.4% of the total value
added to the entire manufacturing industries which was
increased by 0.3% and 0.5% compared with the percentage
of 1995, respectively. The specialfy chemical industry
portion of the chemical industry was increased by 27.4%
in production and by 32.8% in added values compared
to 1995.
And
te number of the specialty chemical industry steadily
increased by 123 more companies to reach a tolal of
1,656 companies as of 1997 compared to 1,533 in 1995.
The number of employees also increased to 79,952 in
1997 compared to 79,624 in 1995.
Importance
as an Industry
Field
Year |
Manufacturing
Industries
(A) |
Chemical
(B) |
Specialty
Chemical
(C) |
Component
Ratio(%) |
C/A |
C/B |
Production
(USD
Million) |
1985
1990
1993
1995
1997 |
88,544
250,436
318,712
473,179
457,303 |
12,705
37,315
41,472
61,722
59,835 |
3,122
10,003
12,670
15,466
16,406 |
3.5
4.0
4.0
3.3
3.6 |
24.6
26.8
30.6
25.1
27.4 |
Value
added
(USD
Million) |
1985
1990
1993
1995
1997 |
30,732
100,177
135,146
206,807
190,415
|
4,423
15,205
18,631
27,414
25,657 |
1,462
5,065
6,986
8,014
8,415 |
4.8
5.1
5.2
3.9
4.4 |
33.1
33.3
37.5
29.2
32.8 |
Number
of establishments
(In
each) |
1985
1990
1993
1995
1997 |
44,037
68,872
88,864
96,202
92,138 |
4,305
7,630
7,804
8,467
8,482 |
798
1,156
1,437
1,533
1,656 |
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.8 |
18.5
15.2
18.4
18.1
19.5 |
Number
of
employees
(Person) |
1985
1990
1993
1995
1997 |
2,437,997
3,019,816
2,885,349
2,951,885
2,697,568 |
306,219
420,667
285,576
295,189
279,318 |
306,219
78,853
81,054
79,624
79,952 |
2.4
2.6
2.8
2.7
3.0 |
19.0
18.7
28.4
27.0
28.6 |
Sourcee
: Report on Mining and Manufacturing Survey(National
Statistical Office)
Notes
: (1) The chemical industry includes manufacturers of
rubber and plastic
(2)
Value added, Number of establishments, and employees
includes synthetic detergent after 1991
2)
Production Index Comparison
The
production index in 1997 increased to 574 more than
the previous figure in 1996, which shows steady increase
and development despite the sluggish domestic economy,
a high figure compared to the production indexes of
565 of the chemical industry and 515 of the general
chemical industry.
3) Production
Per Capita and Added Value
The specialty chemical industry
production per capita reached $205.2 thousand
in 1997, a 2.8% increment rate compared
to the 11.5% increment from 1995. However,
it is high or equal production rates compared
with $169.5 thousand in the manufacturing
industry and $214.2 thousand in the chemical
industry.
The added values of the specialty
chemical industry decreased by 0.5% to 51.3%
in 1997 compared to 51.8% in 1995. However,
it is still a high value-added industry
when compared to 42.8% in the chemical industry
and 41.6% in the manufacturing industries. |
|
The
Price of Production Per Capita
(Unit
: USD Thousand, %)
Year
Field |
1985 |
1990 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
Growth Rate |
'95¡'97 |
'85¡'97 |
Manufacturing
Industries |
36.5 |
82.9 |
110.5 |
160.3 |
169.5 |
2.8 |
13.7 |
Chemical |
41.5 |
88.7 |
145.2 |
209.1 |
214.2 |
1.2 |
14.7 |
Specialty
Chemical |
53.7 |
126.8 |
156.3 |
194.3 |
205.2 |
2.8 |
11.8 |
Source
: Report on Mining and Manufacturing Survey(National
Statistical Office) |
