“…Clearly, the chemical and related industries are confronted with many challenges, all within the framework of trade globalization and competition. These challenges pit society and market demands against innovative scientific and technological advancements. ,, For “process-driven” industries (such as paper, iron and steel, petrochemicals, glass, and commodity chemicals), it is necessary to research processes that are innovative, nonpolluting, perfectly safe, while involving the manufacture of defect-free products. For “process-enabled” industries (such as speciality chemicals and active material chemistry and biology), the processes are dominated by the synthesis and control of end-use properties, and for processes in which both the product and process technology not only evolve rapidly, but must also be well-synchronized, because their capabilities are mutually dependent, it is also necessary to research innovative product design and engineering.…”