Abstract

The chemical industry is one of the key export-oriented sectors of the national economy. Given the intensification of the processes of globalization and, consequently, competition for chemical products in the global market, this sector needs in-depth research. In particular, there is an urgent need to create and implement a new model for the development of domestic chemical industry that is in line with current global neo-industrial changes and challenges within the Industry 4.0. The purpose of the article is to formulate an analytical basis for determining the directions of development for the chemical production in Ukraine on the basis of comprehensive assessment of intersectoral ties within the chemical industry, as well as its level of cost and import dependence. Based on the calculations performed using data from the "cost-issue" matrix, the authors determine the use structure of chemical industry products in Ukraine in terms of types of economic activity, as well as its level of import dependence in the segment of intermediate consumption chemical products. The analysis reveals commodity and geographic structures of import of chemical products in Ukraine. The results are used to demonstrate analytically the possibility of reducing import dependence of the national economy on certain types of chemical products. The authors also conduct a comparative estimation of the level of consumption of chemical production in Ukraine and the countries of the European Union, proposing directions of development for the domestic chemical industry, which includes: activation of activity of basic production of inorganic and organic chemistry; reduction of import dependence of the national economy on certain types of chemical products; transformation of the structure of export of chemical products, in accordance with the standards of industrial countries.(original abstract)