Does the chemical industry still have a future?
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Has the chemical industry also reached a point where marginal returns are declining, leading to industry decline due to overcapacity and environmental regulations?
**By encouraging innovation, will small and medium-sized fine chemical industries with a high technological content emerge? OPEC’s war against U.S. oil: Will shale oil bring an end to an era?
Personally, I feel that a balance point will eventually be reached; as for the time frame, it’s 5 to 10 years. Chemical products are essential for people’s lives, but they inevitably cause pollution. From this perspective, the future development trend lies in lower pollution levels; companies that operate on a large scale, with high levels of precision, specialization, and automation will have better prospects. As for large-scale chemical industries, unless there is a major technological revolution, well… even very low oil prices won’t be able to save those big oil companies.
What are your thoughts, based on your own experience?
The era of excessive profits from resources and massive redundant construction seems to be over; how should designers deal with this?
The era of excessive redundant construction has indeed passed, but as times progress, new requirements have emerged for various technical upgrades to existing enterprises, and designers still play an important role in this process.
Yes, the sun rises and shines on the earth every day, but it’s not guaranteed that there won’t be a cloud above your head.
There will be times like that; there is no permanent depression
What do you think, college students? Yuan Fang, what do you think?