化学工业出版社（以下简称化工社）组建于1953年1月，是新中国出版界历史较为悠久的中央级出版社，出版科技图书、教材、大众图书、电子出版物及科技期刊等五大类。经过近60年的发展，化工社现已成为专业特色突出、品牌优势明显、图书市场占有率较高、有良好知名度和信誉度的中央级综合科技出版社，荣获“全国百佳图书出版单位”称号，国家一级出版社。

   化工社坚持“服务读者、面向市场、立足化工、传播科技”的办社宗旨，倡导“团结、创新、求实”的出版精神，实施“出精品、树品牌、创高效”的经营理念，不断践行“读者的需求，我们的追求”的行动口号，把始终坚持正确的出版方向和努力实现最佳的经济效益作为我们工作的出发点和立足点。

   目前，化工社拥有化工·材料、机械·电气、环境·建筑、生物·医药、生活·健康、计算机、经管·人文、高等教育、职业教育、综合教育、科技期刊、数字出版等12个专业出版分社及销售公司、印务公司以及网络、国际合作、物业等经营中心和几个职能部室。化工社努力坚持优质高效快速的发展战略，在加快发展步伐的过程中，突出质量、确保效益并使出版品种、结构、规模、质量和效益保持协调发展。化工社以市场为导向，以科技和教育发展趋势为依据，以自身优势为基础，采取“立足大化工，面向大科技”的出书方向，对图书选题进行优化调整，现已形成化学、化工、材料、环境、轻工、能源、机械、电气、生物、药学、医学、安全、生活、大众健康、建筑、农业、计算机、经管、人文、少儿等主要图书板块。其中，化学、化工、材料、环境、轻工、能源、机械、安全、药学、生物、农业等专业图书在全国零售市场保持较高占有率。

   教育出版一直是化工社的重要业务方向，主要以出版高等教育和职业教育教材为主。建社之初面向化工行业高等学校、中专技校和职工培训，行业特色鲜明；经过几十年特别是20世纪90年代以来的专业拓展，化工社教材已基本覆盖全国普通高等教育、职业教育的主要专业方向，综合优势渐显，已成为国家规划教材的重要出版基地。近年来出版了包括教育部面向21世纪课程教材，普通高等教育“十五”、“十一五”国家级规划教材，教育部高职高专规划教材，中等职业教育国家规划教材以及国家级获奖教材、省部级获奖教材近千种。教材面向研究生、本科、高职高专、中等职业与成人教育以及职工培训等各个层次，目前可供教材4000余种，年发行量600余万册。化工社始终秉持“质量至上，服务优先”的理念发展教育出版，以遵循教育发展规律、反映教改实践作为教材建设的前提，始终坚持深入研究教育、教学和教材内在规律，始终坚持以优秀骨干教师作为教材建设的核心力量，始终坚持建设专业教材出版队伍和完善的教学服务体系，努力成为国内优秀的教学资源综合服务提供商。

   为了不断满足人民生活健康需求，延伸自身的专业出版优势，进一步拓展出版领域，化工社2007年开始进入大众读物出版，经过两三年的发展，已在大众健康、时尚生活、美容美体、自然科普等方面形成了规模和特色。

   化工社期刊的发展正在按照科技期刊办刊规律，不断追求刊物的学术质量和影响，稳中求进，做专做精，进一步提升核心期刊的品牌认知度。

   化工社紧跟时代步伐，几年前成立了信息中心，后更名为数字出版与信息中心，现单设数字出版业务机构，另在计算机等专业分社下设数字出版编辑部，出版机电类数字化手册，实现重点产品的立体化出版。目前，已建立全社数据安全备份和图书资源存储管理系统，制作电子书10000余种。化工社门户网站于2000年创建开通，10年间已进行多次技术升级和页面改版，页面点击量逐年大幅提高，确保第一时间全面、准确、及时上传新书信息，连续三年在全国出版业网站评测中排名进入前十位。数字出版将是化工社“十二五”的重要发展战略，是四大强社工程之首，充分发挥科技出版社的优势，积极探索纸介质出版和数字出版共生共赢的模式。

   化工社十分重视图书营销工作，化工社销售公司和全国各地新华书店、民营书店、网络书店等建立了稳定友好的合作关系，形成了完善的销售网络，在图书零售、图书馆配售、教材销售等方面有很强的竞争力，为增强出版社的综合实力提供了保障。化工社在图书馆界有重要品牌影响，是各地馆配会最受欢迎的出版社之一，在全国书市等重要图书馆销售活动中销售量始终保持在全国出版社前列。化工社在全国各地合作建立了核心教材经销商，对扩大销售、服务教学起到积极作用。化工社连续获得新闻出版总署发行司、中国版协、中国发协等评选的全国“诚信经营，优质服务”出版发行单位称号，并被各合作客户授予“最佳合作伙伴”、“五星级供应商”等称号。随着化工社产品的日益丰富，化工社的市场开拓和产品营销工作正在不断深入和立体化。

   化工社一直重视与世界出版界合作与交流，先后与境外816家出版机构、70家出版代理机构保持密切联系开展合作。近5年引进版权407种，输出版权156种，在“引进来”中开展了“走出去”。

   化工社不断强化核心竞争能力，着力推出得到社会各界认可的精品图书，有统计以来共有794种书刊荣获省部级以上优秀图书、杰出学术期刊奖。近来出版的《中国材料工程大典》（26卷），获得首届中国出版政府奖图书奖；《核材料科学与工程》（12册），获得第二届中华优秀出版物奖图书奖；《石油和化学工业60年》入选中宣部、新闻出版总署《辉煌历程——庆祝新中国成立60周年重点书系》；《化学进展丛书》、《流态化手册》等5种图书入选新闻出版总署“三个一百”原创图书出版工程；《中国蝴蝶观赏手册》，获得第七届全国书籍设计艺术展览最佳书籍设计金奖；《永远的汶川：大地震前后的珍贵记忆》，获得第二届中华优秀出版物奖图书奖“抗震救灾特别奖”等。化工社连续第13年度获“中央国家机关文明单位”称号，连续第6年度获“首都文明单位”称号，2008年获首届中国出版政府奖（先进出版单位奖）等多项奖励。同时，社长俸培宗当选“新中国60年百名优秀出版人物”和“中国百名优秀出版企业家”；化工社有4人（次）获“中国韬奋出版奖”和“全国百佳出版工作者奖”；3人获得“优秀青年编辑”称号；化工社编校人员在“韬奋杯”全国出版社青年编校大赛成绩出色，并夺得第二届（2009年）团体二等奖的佳绩。

   “潮平两岸阔，风正一帆悬”，化学工业出版社在当前出版单位转企改制的历史机遇之下，在学习贯彻科学发展观、总结办社经验的基础之上，正在勾画未来新的发展蓝图——一个目标、三大格局、四项工程和四大战略。一个目标：到建社70周年（2023年）之际，力争把化学工业出版社建成国内一流、国际知晓的专业出版集团。三大格局：以科技（专业）出版为主，教育（培训）出版与大众出版共同发展的出版格局；目前以传统出版为主，大力发展数字出版，逐步形成传统出版与数字出版共生共荣共赢的出版格局；当前以面向国内出版市场为主，逐步加大“走出去”的工作力度，经过一段时期形成面向国内国际两个出版市场的出版格局。四项工程：数字出版工程，体制机制创新工程，精品图书工程和人才强社工程。四大发展战略：准确坚定的市场定位，特色优质的产品定位，贴近社会、贴近科技、贴近生活、贴近读者的价值定位以及不断丰富、不断发展、不断增强的企业核心竞争力。

   “读者的需求，我们的追求”，代表着化学工业出版社的努力方向，“雄关漫道真如铁，而今迈步从头越”，昭示着化学工业出版社昂扬向上的奋斗精神；“十二五”在即，化学工业出版社400余名员工将振奋精神，紧抓机遇，创新务实，将化学工业出版社努力建设成为导向正确、品牌优秀、特色鲜明、效益优良、极富活力的现代出版企业。

   Established in January, 1953, Chemical Industry Press (CIP) is one of the oldest central government level publishers, engaging in the publication of STM, educational, trade books, as well as electronic publications and scientific periodicals. After nearly 60 years of growth, CIP excels in the publication of general science, and is one of the better known and trusted brands in China, with a relatively large market share; in addition, CIP has been named as one of the “top one hundred publishers in China”.

   Currently, CIP has 12 publishing subsidiaries specializing in areas such as chemical industry and material, environment and architecture, biology and medicine, life and health, mechanics and electronics, business management and humanities, higher education, professionaleducation, scientific periodicals, and digital publishing. In addition, CIP is also equipped with a sales company, a printing company, as well as six management centers engaged in information, external cooperation, finance, property, as well as several other offices. Emphasizing quality, efficiency, and speed in its developmental strategy, CIP has grown at an ever rapid rate while enjoyed an improvement in quality and capital return and has maintained a diverse selection of works.

   With the market as its guide and with the focus toward scientific and educational publishing, CIP has utilized its advantages to gain “a foothold with chemical industry, while aiming for the greater scientific community”. CIP has optimized its publishing toward areas such as chemistry, chemical industry, material, environment, light industry, energy, mechanics, electrics, biology, medicine, pharmacology, safety, mass health, architecture, agriculture, computer science, business & management, humanities, and children’s books. Among these areas, books regarding to chemistry, chemical science, environment, material, energy, mechanics, safety, pharmacology, biology and agriculture are dominant in the national retail market.

   Educational material has always been an important focus of CIP, especially in regard to higher education and professional educational materials. With works tending to the need of graduate students, undergraduates, two year colleges, as well as high school education, adult education and professional training, CIP has accumulated more than 4,000 types of material, with an annual sales of more than six million copies.

   In 2007, CIP has entered the mass reading market, and after years of development, has grown itself into areas such as mass health, life and style, cosmetics and popular science. In accordance with industry rules, CIP has grown its periodical steadily and with sharp focus, with the aim of increasing their academic quality and influence in order to improve their brands. On the other hand, digital publishing will be an important of the development strategy for CIP during the twelfth five year plan; it is also one of the four major projects aimed to fortify CIP’s advantage as a scientific publisher, with the goal of exploring a model in which paper publishing and digital publishing could co-exist and proper together.

   CIP has always paid particular attention to the market of books, and the marketing arm of CIP has maintained friendly relationships with Xinhua bookstore, online bookstore, and other private bookstores around the country to form strong sales networks, therefore providing CIP with strong competitive advantages in regard to retails, libraries and educational institutions, making sales an important strength to CIP as a whole

   CIP has been awarded by the Publication Administration of General Administration of News and Publication China Copyright Association and China Publishing Association for its trustworthiness and quality of service, and has been named one of the “best partners” as well as a “five star supplier” by its clients.

   CIP has also maintained close working relationships with publishers worldwide, and has cooperated closely with 816 foreign publishers and 70 literary agencies. In the past five years, CIP has imported 407 works, while exporting 156, making copyright a two way straight.

  “Readers’ needs our goals” is the aim of CIP, as the company strives forwards. With the coming of the period of the twelfth five year plan, the entire staff of CIP aims to take advantages of opportunities and innovate in the coming year to build the company into one of the most distinguished, vital, profitable modern publishing companies in China.