Abstract
The development of chemical industry has greatly depended upon coal. In Japan, various industries have been based on Kylishil coals and there are conseq-uently much more handicaps for Hokkaido coals which are transported from a long distance to compete with Kyrishil coals. Therefore it must be considered for the pre-sent that only higher grade coals should be transported to industrial zones and lower grade coals be utilized effectively in Hokkaido. Then, discussing the suitabil-ity of chemical industries to the circumstance of Hokkaido, the author suggested what kind of chemical industry was suited to Hokkaido.
