Skip to main content
Membership Portal

Become a member

Join Chemistry Australia and add your voice to drivee real change for your industry, business and customers. Be part of Australia's dedicated network and resource hub for Australia's chemistry industry. To enquire about membership of Chemistry Australia, please contact: .

Member portal

The one-stop for the latest industry intelligence on policy and redulation developments, submissions and consultations. Find exclusive member regulation resource packages, technology opportunities, events and networking to support your business development and growth.

Login Form

Policy priorities

Chemistry Australia and its members have outlined the sector’s ambition vistion for investment in Australian chemistry with our Policy Priorities whitepaper.

cover 350 x 506

The Australian chemistry industry is integral to driving innovation, supporting economic growth, and enhancing our quality of life.  The sector provides essential materials for diverse industries and serves as a cornerstone for future technological advancements. 

Amid the pressing challenges of climate change, and the need for circular economies, chemistry has never been more crucial.

Chemistry Australia and its members share an ambitions vision for the future of Australian manufacturing - one that prioritises sustainability, innovation, and resilience.  

Together, we have considered current investment conditions and what is needed to ensure Australia attracts the investment in chemistry necessary to deliver the net zero transition, establish a more circular economy, and maintain our nation's sovereign capabiility. 

The outcomes of this work are reflected in our policy priorities, including policy recommendations in key areas:

  • Backing investment - the essential element
  • Access to reliable, lowest-cost, low emissions energy
  • Addressing Australia's declining productivity
  • Targeted tax incentives
  • Supporting industry to achieve net zero and transition to a more circular economy

Please also refer to Chemistry Australia's Policy Priorities media release for more information.

Backing investment - the essential element

Backing investment - the essential element

Investments in Australian industries deliver economic growth and prosperity that supports our high standard of living. Ambitious investment should be backed by suitably ambitious policy in the national interest. Manufacturing investment underpins the supply of products and inputs, provides diverse employment opportunities, and supports a broad ecosystem for value-adding, knowledge and technology transfer, and collaboration. Australian manufacturing investment continues to…
Read more
Access to reliable, lowest-cost, low-emissions energy

Access to reliable, lowest-cost, low-emissions energy

The availability of reliable, low-cost electricity and gas drove post-war chemical manufacturing investment in Australia. The sector offered rewarding employment opportunities for Australians, delivered substantial economic growth, and improved our living standards and quality of life. A return to reliable, lowest-cost electricity and gas is critical for chemical feedstock and energy, and all other downstream manufacturing energy needs. Without them,…
Read more
Addressing declining productivity

Addressing declining productivity

Skills, education and the future workforce The chemistry sector requires a variety of skilled employees, predominantly engineers, chemists, technicians, and other STEM-qualified individuals at VET and University achievement levels. Like many STEM-based industries in Australia, Chemistry Australia members are finding it difficult to recruit enough suitable candidates for roles from the local talent pool and are reliant instead on skilled…
Read more
Targeted tax incentives

Targeted tax incentives

With its combination of state and federal taxes on income, land, and employment, Australia is a relatively high-tax economy for manufacturers and other industries. A competitive tax environment is just as important a driver of investment as competitive energy and labour. Targeted tax incentives can help deliver the investment needed to meet the challenges of net zero, the circular economy,…
Read more
Supporting industry to achieve net zero and transition to a more circular economy

Supporting industry to achieve net zero and transition to a more circular economy

Accelerating circular economy transition for plastics and other materials. A strong, sustainable Australian chemicals and plastics sector, domestic manufacturing sector, recovery and recycling sectors, and industry-focused research are critical to realising a circular economy. Chemistry Australia and its members are committed to enabling and accelerating the transitions to net zero and a more circular economy. A more circular economy will…
Read more

Become a member of Chemistry Australia

Membership of Chemistry Australia signals your commitment to the industry and ensures your organisation can play an active role in shaping the future for Australia’s chemistry sector.
By working together, we can have a stronger voice to prosecute the key challenges facing our industry and advance chemistry as a critical enabler of a safer, more sustainable future for Australia and the broader community.

Chemistry Australia Chair, Karen Dobson

  • Effective and more influential industry advocacy to complement your business’ strategic objectives
  • Opportunities to influence the industry’s position on key policy and regulatory matters
  • Timely industry intelligence, analysis, and services to help inform your business decisions
  • Tailored tools and resources to save your organisation time, effort and money

We offer membership packages tailored to best meet the needs of businesses in, and associated with, the Australian chemistry industry:
Corporate membership for businesses that manufacture chemical products, import, store, handle and/or distribute chemical and plastic products, convert plastics, or are involved in research, technology and education.
Affiliate membership for organisations that represent a sector of the industry in Australia and internationally.
Partner membership for organisations that provide services, equipment and professional development to the industry.
Associate membership for SMEs and organisations in the chemistry industry value chain. 
Personal membership for professionals in the Australian chemistry industry.

All membership enquiries are welcome.
Please contact Chemistry Australia on 03 9611 5400 or email .
We look forward to working with you.