Fine chemicals are produced to exacting specifications limited amount (<10 million tons / year), and the relatively high price (> $ 10/kg), mainly by the versatile chemical traditional organic synthesis. Biotechnology process progress.
Global output of about 85 yuan billion. Fine chemicals are used as starting materials, specialty chemicals, especially pharmaceuticals, bio-pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Custom manufacturing for the life sciences industry plays a big role; however, a significant portion of the total fine chemicals production is the production house large users. Industry is fragmented, expanded from a small, privately owned businesses to large, diversified chemical enterprise sector. The term "fine chemicals" is used to distinguish between "heavy chemicals", its production and large batch processing, and often in a rough state.