The impact of oil prices on investment and innovation activity in the chemical industry: analysis of regional dynamics and development prospects

This article examines the impact of oil prices on investment and innovation activity in the chemical industry of the region. The work tested the hypothesis about this impact, and also analyzed the level of knowledge of various aspects of planning investments in research and development work in this industry. In particular, the uncertainty of oil prices, the impact of climate change, the results of testing pilot projects in the field of decarbonization of transport and energy, as well as methods of marketing analysis in the cosmetics industry are considered. The paper presents empirical data and draws conclusions about the potential for the development of scientific research at chemical industry enterprises in the region in order to improve the planning of their investment and innovation activities.