Welcome to Directory of Chemical Industry and Related Industries of Serbia. Browsing through this site You will be in the position to make contact with the enterprise of your interest and to collect specific information. Directory is arranged by SHTS, The Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Serbia.

History of the chemical production in Serbia began back in the 16^th century with homemade manufacturing of candles and soaps, production at the workshop level started about the middle of the 19^th century and first industrial scale plants were built at the end of the 19^th century.

The chemical industry, which according to the national nomenclature includes manufacturing of plastic products, plays an important role in the overall economy of Serbia as one of the leading industrial sectors. Today it covers a broad range of products from basic chemicals derived from naphtha and natural gas (such as olefins, ammonia and methanol), inorganics derived from mineral raw materials (such as almost all essential acids, alkalies and salts) and chemical products based on natural feedstocks (such as fatty acids, chemical derivatives of cellulose and products of fermentation and extraction) to ever expanding spectrum of intermediates and downstream products (fertilizers, polymers, fibers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, detergents, toiletries, coatings, adhesives, explosives, etc.).

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The chemical industry's input and output are closely correlated with achievements of the local oil & gas industry and rubber industry. Participations of those three industrial branches in gross domestic product, export and import of overall national industry are over 16%, 20% and 35% respectively. It should be mentioned that a number of specialized and well-experienced local firms dealing with the spectrum of service activities (research, engineering, process equipment manufacturing, trade, etc.) are very important back-up for production activity and business development of those industrial sectors.

With the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia and imposing of the UN sanctions in 1992, the economy of Serbia entered the most difficult decade in its history. Troubles escalated in early spring of 1999 when NATO attacked Serbia. Many industrial facilities were seriously damaged or completely destroyed during the 78 days of NATO's air-campaign but it should be underlined that petroleum refineries and chemical plants were specially targeted.

Although operating under such terrible circumstances this leading sector of the Serbian process industry has still survived. The share of chemicals & chemical products, plastic products, rubber goods and petroleum & gas derivatives in total industry’s gross domestic product overcame 21.5% in 2004, and export of those products exceeded  663 million $.