우리나라 화학산업육성을 위한 정책과 혁신 제품간 연관성에 관한 연구

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between policies for the promotion of the chemical industry in South Korea since the 1990s and the Jang Yeong-shil Award-winning innovative products, thereby verifying the role of policy in the development of the country's chemical industry. As a foundational industry responsible for South Korea's manufacturing sector, the chemical industry serves as the "rice of industry," propelling other industries. As of 2022, the chemical industry represents 14.3% of domestic manufacturing production and 17% of exports, making it a leading industry in South Korea. It encompasses a closely integrated system from upstream industries to raw materials, intermediates, and final products and is divided into sectors such as petrochemicals, fine chemicals, and plastics, thereby elevating the stature of the country's chemical industry. This industrial development originates from policies aimed at nurturing the chemical industry, which this research aims to systematically analyze. Building on prior studies such as Teubal(1996), this research proposes an analytical framework for policy development, private innovation, and the realization of innovative products. Accordingly, it outlines a three-stage research methodology. The first stage analyzes the policy processes of the chemical industry. The second stage measures the main innovative products of South Korea's chemical industry by the Jang Yeong-shil Award-winning products. The third stage analyzes the relationship between policies for nurturing the chemical industry and innovative products, ultimately selecting five products with a high correlation between policy and innovation and analyzing their contribution effects. The results confirm that, following the 1990s, innovative products have been linked with policies in the fields of science and technology policy and growth engine development in the chemical sector, advancing together.