Trends of digitalization in the Chemical industry in Russia and abroad

Abstract

The modern challenges of the economic development resulted in digitalization for the Chemical industry of Russia within the Industry 4.0 international concept. Among the key developing digitalization trends of the Chemical industry, the following are distinguished and discussed: big data and advanced analytics, Internet of things, simulation modeling and digital twins, blockchain technology, specialized software, augmented and virtual reality, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity and data privacy, mobile applications. Though, the problem of evaluation and measuring the level of digitalization still exists, especially in the Chemical industry a number of indices for the digitalization evaluation is named. Among which the I-DESI index is suggested for the future reference at the international scale. The modern Chemical enterprises in Russia as well as in other countries use digital technologies because they increase efficiency, accelerate innovation, improve safety and create new business models in an increasingly competitive environment. Various leading chemical companies pay special attention to investments in digitalization of their production because it facilitates the sustainable development of their businesses.