介绍了无机盐工业的产业特点，阐明了无机盐工业从基础产品向材料产品的发展趋势。回顾了国外无机盐工业发展的不同阶段及其特点，中国无机盐工业经历发展、壮大的不同阶段。同时，指出目前中国无机盐工业发展存在的资源稀缺与消耗过快、绿色发展与污染治理、商业模式与盈利能力以及新市场拓展等突出问题，指出了中国无机盐工业存在的技术差距，并提出今后中国无机盐产业发展方向和建议。

The industrial characteristics of the inorganic chemicals industry were introduced，and the development trend of the inorganic chemicals industry from basic products to material products was expounded as well.The different stages and characteristics of the development of inorganic chemicals industry at abroad，and the different stages of development and growth experienced by domestic inorganic chemicals industry were reviewed.At the same time，it pointed out the prominent problems such as the scarcity of resources and excessive consumption，green development and pollution control，business model and profitability and new market expansion in domestic inorganic chemicals industry.It also pointed out the technological gaps existing in inorganic chemical industry in China and the development direction and suggestion for future inorganic chemicals industry in China was proposed.