Petrochemicals

Petrochemicals generally refers to the petroleum-derived, commodity chemicals used primarily in the production of plastics and fibers. Most of the feedstocks for petrochemicals come from refining and NGL processing, including ethane, propane, butane, naphtha, and aromatics.

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