What is the future direction of the chemical industry?

The future direction of the chemical industry will be influenced by various factors, including technological innovation, market demand, policy changes, and so on. ‌
Technological innovation and market demand
The chemical industry will experience significant changes in technological innovation and market demand. Firstly, the demand for new energy, new materials, and environmental protection technology will significantly increase. For example, the salary increase for lithium battery and photovoltaic material research and development positions in the new energy field exceeds 15%, and the annual salary for doctoral talents can reach over 400000 yuan. In the field of environmental technology, such as wastewater treatment and carbon capture technology, the recruitment volume of enterprises increased by 30% year-on-year. In addition, interdisciplinary positions such as gene drugs and nano targeted therapies in the field of biomedicine have also attracted much attention.
Policy changes and international situation
Policy changes and international situations also have significant impacts on the chemical industry. Factors such as global climate change and geopolitical conflicts will drive the chemical industry towards high-quality and sustainable development. For example, the EU's CBAM carbon tariffs and the US IRA bill have prompted the global supply chain to restructure towards low-carbon. Chinese enterprises face challenges in cost competitiveness and technological upgrading, but have also made significant progress in areas such as lithium battery materials and photovoltaic films.
Development trends in specific fields
chemical Engineering and Technology: The demand for this major has surged in the new energy and new materials industries, especially in the fields of lithium battery electrolytes and hydrogen energy storage and transportation.
Materials Chemistry: It has attracted much attention in the fields of new energy batteries and semiconductor materials, and the annual salary for new solid-state battery material development positions is generally over 250000 yuan.
Applied Chemistry: It involves multiple fields such as environmental protection, medicine, and daily chemical products, especially in the areas of wastewater treatment and research and development of new adsorption materials, where talent is scarce.
Medicinal chemistry: highly linked to the biopharmaceutical industry, the talent gap in the field of anti-tumor drug research and development continues to widen.
chemical Biology: It has important applications in the fields of gene editing and synthetic biology, and the annual salary for related positions can reach 300000 to 500000 yuan.
Energy Chemistry: Focusing on clean energy conversion and storage technology, photovoltaic companies provide high paying positions.
Polymer chemistry: There is a strong demand in the fields of biodegradable plastics and flexible electronic materials.
Analytical chemistry: irreplaceable in food testing and environmental monitoring, especially in quality control and testing.