Geographical Potential for Petrochemical Industries in Al-Qadisiyah Governorate

Abstract

Industry is one of the basic economic activities that aims to transform raw materials into consumable or usable products through manufacturing processes and technology. Industry is a vital part of any country's economy, as it contributes significantly to creating job opportunities, increasing productivity, and providing goods and services. Therefore, the research aims to shed light on the most prominent geographical potentials available in the study area, represented by the surface, climate, soil, and water resources as raw materials for petrochemical industries. The research showed the diversity of surface features in the governorate and its positive impact, whether in terms of the arrival of raw materials to the laboratory or the transfer of industrial products to the markets, which represents the most important potential necessary for the establishment of the petrochemical industry, in addition to the variation in the amount of solar radiation between high and low, and the flexibility of this effect on the process of movement of raw materials and the transfer of industrial products. In addition, some industries are compatible with the decrease in solar radiation values. Surface water resources available in the study area are relied upon to complete the production processes related to the industry, such as cooling and generating electricity due to the lack of rain. In addition, the governorate is characterized by the availability of primary economic resources represented by raw materials for petrochemical industries such as synthetic rubber and plastic, in addition to the oil refining industry and what it produces. About it from products that represent the most important raw materials for petrochemical industries, which achieves industrial interconnection between the refining industry and petrochemical industries, the research showed the availability of human capabilities in the study area, represented by the population of (1,463,437) people, which represents a wide market for petrochemical products, the number of economically active people among them reached (793,182) people representing the labor force, the investment of which requires training in the use of modern technologies and the development of their skills, which helps to raise the level of productivity and thus raise the ability of petrochemical industrial products to meet local needs and enhance competitiveness in