The enterprises of the chemical industry are primarily located in the cities от Khabarovsk and Komsornolsk-on-Amur, with hydrolysis and biochemical plants located in the Khor settlement.
Today, the branch is mainly oriented towards imported raw materials which are supplied both from the Far Eastern regions and from European regions of Russia and other countries of the CIS.
The enterprises of the chemical industry have considerable capacities for the production of microbiological fodder protein (50 thousand tons), sulfuric acid (100 thousand tons), boric acids (1 2 thousand tons), synthetic detergents (35 thousand tons), oxygen, argon, furfural and medicines. The products produced by the branch are primarily consumed within the Far-Eastern region. Medicines, boric acid and boron-containing products are supplied to the majority of the economic regions of Russia and are exported as well.
A large subdivision of the branch is the chemipharmaceutical industry. At present, it specializes in the processing of semi-finished products supplied from the other regions of the country and in production of 150 kinds of medicinal preparations. The chemipharmaceutical industry has a unique potential for development due to the utilization of local raw materials. The most valuable and well-investigated ones are ginseng, eleutherococcus, aralia, Echinopanax elatum, deer antlers and musk gland products. Preparations made using the Far Eastern medicinal resources enjoy a deserved popularity in Russia and abroad.
The timber industry is represented by numerous enterprises located in the southern and central areas of the Krai, near the highways and the sea-coast. Among the largest wood processing enterprises, are the Association Amurskbumprom, Amursk Integrated Timber and Lumber Works, Khabarovsk Furniture Producing Association "Khabarovsk-mebel," Litovko Plywood Factory, Mukhen and Tungusski-integrated Wood Processing Plants, Khor Integrated Woodworking Factory and the Koppinski Integrated Timber Works. The timber industry has a considerable potential for the production of lumber, furniture, cardboard and cellulose. The prospective direction in the timber industry is the organization of modern timber milling production and the manufacturing of products out of coniferous and deciduous timber of low quality.
Industry development is oriented to increase the export of timber, lumber, semi-finished and finished products to the countries of the Pacific Basin. The timber industry possesses a potential for the development of joint businesses and cooperation with foreign companies. With the purpose of the structural improvement of production and management, two large holding companies were established within the industry - the joint-stock companies "Dallesprom" and "Daldrev" which unite the majority of timber and wood processing enterprises.