What is Chemical industry?
The '''chemical industry''' changes [[raw material]]<nowiki/>s ([[oil]], [[natural gas]], air, water, [[Metal|metals]], and [[mineral]]<nowiki/>s) into more than 70,000 different [[Product (business)|products]]. Some chemical companies produce [[plastic|plastics]] as well as chemicals. Most chemical products are not sold to the public, but are used by chemists and technicians to make other things. The chemical industry [[Employ|employs]] many people including [[Chemical engineering|chemical engineers]], [[Chemist|chemists]] and [[laboratory]] technicians. The chemical industry really started with the [[Industrial Revolution]]. The first big factory was built in [[Prestonpans]], Scotland, in 1749, to make [[sulfuric acid]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sulfuric acid: Pumping up the volume|url=https://pubsapp.acs.org/subscribe/journals/tcaw/10/i09/html/09chemch.html?|access-date=2023-05-14|website=pubsapp.acs.org}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Chemistry]] [[Category:Industries]]