Written by Seungyeon Lee
There is no doubt that the field of engineering faces problems. For example there are several problems that chemical engineers face.
First, is competition; China is not only the biggest competitor with U.S. but also with all other countries. It is because manufacturing chemicals in China is much cheaper than any other country, and the output generated from China is at least double the size of most other countries' outputs. This enlarged production rate makes China the biggest manufacturing country.
Second, environmental issues; whenever chemical engineers produce something, wastes are produced as well. These wastes often cause damage to the environment. Although there are strict laws to protect this issue, it is the engineer's job to minimize harmful waste. Therefore, it is important to figure out the ways they can produce the same thing in environmentally friendly ways.
Interesting, I always knew chemical engineers would run into problems affecting their field but I never knew China controlled so much of the industry.
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