TCIA was founded on December 16, 2003, with support from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TCIA is a non-profit organization combining chemical-related corporations, academics, and research groups to serve industries such as basic consumer products, electronics, photonics, communications, and biotechnology with chemical technology. TCIA also aims to expedite the upgrade of the chemical industry and its downstream industries, to promote industrial information exchange and effective resource utilization, and to increase the added value of the chemical industry.
TCIA serves as an international window for the domestic chemical industry and strives to become an international organization. Meanwhile, TCIA also promotes the integration of domestic resources and technologies as well as business alliances. It is chartered to lead the transformation and shape the future of the domestic chemical industry.
The mission of TCIA comprises the below topics.
1. To urge the government towards policy & legislation for the development of the chemical technology industry.
2. To support policy promotion and implementation.
3. To enhance the social and environmental responsibilities of the chemical industry.
4. To introduce and promote the Responsible Care® system in the Taiwan chemical industry.
5. To act as the contact point of the International community on behalf of the Taiwan chemical industry.
6. To promote cooperation among government, academia, industrial upstream, midstream, and downstream segments to strengthen global competitiveness.
7. To promote communication and applications for the first-hand information and opportunities of the global market.
8. To implement the training and recruitment of industrial talent.
9. Other affairs to serve the purposes of TCIA.