PUBLICATION

Chemical Week

AUTHORS

Elouisa Dalli , Sandro Grunenfelder

Australia Chemicals 2006 IHS CW Release

September 13, 2006

To most of our readers, Australia is known as the country of kangaroos. Few of those involved in the chemical trade know that Australia boasts a chemical industry with a structure, products and strategies as particular as its fauna. As the industry finds itself in the endgame of transforming from import-substitution to providing high-value added chemicals and services, it looks back on two decades of change – and a challenging future ahead. Reasons enough to have a look at the continent’s rich chemical past, present and future.

RELATED INTERVIEWS MORE INTERVIEWS

Haldor Topsoe discusses the potential for energy transition in Latin America.
The Mexican Union of Agrochemicals Manufacturers and Formulators (UMFFAAC) describes the main themes impacting its members.
"Preparing the industry to seize the opportunity is crucial. Just as the US experienced stages during the shale boom, Argentina must follow similar steps."
Cristian García of PROCCYT explains the dynamics influencing Mexico’s crop protecting sector.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Québec and Atlantic Canada Mining 2025

Québec and Atlantic Canada have traversed 2025 in an enviable position. Strong gold prices have buoyed balance sheets and investor sentiment, while global demand for critical minerals keeps the region firmly on the radar of international markets. At the same time, the provinces’ depth of mining expertise – from AI-driven exploration to advanced drilling, blasting, and geophysics – ensures that technological advantage is firmly on their side.

MORE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED

MACIG

"Our jurisdictional diversification is certainly a defining characteristic of Thor, but so is the fact that our projects are also diversified by stage of development."

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER