• In general, chemical engineering aims to turn a problem into an opportunity. With so-called problematic materials, the engineer will produce materials useful for society. 
  • The engineer or the chemical engineer will start syntheses done in the laboratory to make processes applicable in industry, safe and respectful for the environment. 
  • It is involved, for example, in the production of fuels and biofuels, in the extraction and refining of metals and in the manufacture of a wide variety of essential chemicals in all industrial sectors.