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The article discusses the implementation of smart industrialisation in the chemical manufacturing industry. It mentions that smart industrialisation recognises the advantages of process integration within a sector and its supply chain. It discusses the principles of smart industrialisation, which include the achievement of process efficiency, increased productivity and the efficient use of energy.

In the article, the author offers information on the impact of fall in oil prices on chemical industry. It mentions about the growth of manufacturing industry in North America due to the availability of cheap ethane and other oil related products. It mentions that chemical manufacturing firms such as Sabic and Ineos ready for long term investments in petrochemical industry based on imported raw materials from the U.S.

The author discusses a British government policy requiring companies to report their carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in 2012 for direct emissions and indirect emissions from electricity, but not for supply-chain emissions, and examples of companies' green policies are presented.