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Petrochemicals
Chemicals obtained by refining (i.e., distilling) crude oil. They are used as raw materials in the manufacture of most industrial chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, plastics, synthetic fibers, paints, medicines, and many other products. See crude oil. (source: EPA) Background from Wikipedia A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuels. These include purified fossil fuels such as methane, propane, butane, gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or fuel oil, and also include many agricultural chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, and other items such as plastics, asphalt and synthetic fibers. Also a wide variety of industrial chemicals are petrochemicals. The following is a partial list of the major commercial petrochemicals and their derivatives: ethylene polyethylenes ethylene oxide ethylene glycols polyesters engine coolant glycol ethers ethoxylates vinyl acetate 1,2-dichloroethane trichloroethylene tetrachloroethylene vinyl chloride polyvinyl chloride ethylbenzene styrene polystyrenes synthetic rubbers higher olefins detergent alcohols propylene cumene acetone bisphenol A epoxy resins polycarbonate solvents isopropyl alcohol acrylonitrile polypropylene propylene oxide propylene glycol glycol ethers acrylic acid acrylic polymers allyl chloride epichlorohydrin epoxy resins butadiene synthetic rubbers benzene ethylbenzene styrene polystyrenes synthetic rubbers cumene acetone bisphenol A epoxy resins polycarbonate cyclohexane adipic acid nylons caprolactam nylons nitrobenzene aniline methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) polyurethanes alkylbenzene detergents chlorobenzene toluene benzene toluene diisocyanate (TDI) polyurethanes benzoic acid caprolactam nylon mixed xylenes ortho-xylene phthalic anhydride para-xylene dimethyl terephthalate polyesters purified terephthalic acid polyestersEconomic Times,Downstream in the petrochemicals division, the production of polymers (PP, PE, PVC), have grown 6% for the first-half. The new PP plant at Jamnagar has no Active stock: GNFC gains 7.01% on strong result - 22 Oct 2007 Myiris.com,...that the figures of the current 3 month-period ended September 2007, include the figures of erstwhile Narmada Chematur Petrochemicals (NCPL), CITGO Petroleum - 22 Oct 2007 Houston Business Journal,Based in Houston, Texas, CITGO is a refiner and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, refined waxes, asphalt and other industrial JSE sharply lower - 22 Oct 2007 The Times,Petrochemicals group Sasol (SOL) shed 2.55%, or 8.49 rand, to 324.50 rand. Among gold miners, AngloGold Ashanti (ANG) was down 2.25%, or 6.70 rand, Petrochemicals in the western region the cart horse - Oct 18, 2007 Economic Times,The three biggest domestic players in the industry, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (IPCL) and Haldia GTC 2007 Highlights Increased Petrochemicals, SNG Output - Oct 19, 2007 Earthtimes,HOUSTON, TX -- 10/19/07 -- In an industry survey at last this week's Gasification Technologies Conference in San Francisco, 32% of delegates believe the Petrochemicals company emphasises the importance of application ... - Oct 18, 2007 Engineering News (press release),...improper oil selection, or poor oil performance, says energy and petrochemicals company Shell South Africa product application specialist Peter Thorpe. Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd plans oxo alcohols capacity expansion at ... - Oct 18, 2007 plastemart.com,The Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd. has planned expansion of its existing oxo alcohols production facility in Visakhapatnam, India. The expansion will increase Davy Process Technology Licenses LP Oxo SM Technology to Andhra ... - Oct 17, 2007 Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Davy Process Technology Limited (DPT), a Johnson Matthey company, announced that The Andhra Petrochemicals Limited (APL) chose LP Oxo SELECTOR 30 SM Petrochemicals Enterprises expects Q3 loss from CPI impact - Oct 17, 2007 Globes,Subsidiary Carmel Olefins new production lines are not yet operating at full capacity, further affecting its parent company’s results. Tariff cut central to minting money from petrochemicals business - Oct 9, 2007 Economic Times,Take, for instance, petrochemicals. There’sa veritable boomtime in the Asian petrochem market. Specifically, China and India, on the strength of surging Shares rise 0.8% on chips, petrochemicals - Oct 16, 2007 China Post,AP TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan shares rose Tuesday, led by a strong performance in the integrated chip-design and petrochemical sectors. RIL nudges $1 bn Q2 net with 28% surge - Oct 18, 2007 Economic Times,Profits have grown largely on higher margins and the merger with Indian Petrochemicals Corporation (IPCL). Refining contributed to 63% (Rs 23575 crore) of Rise in petrochemical margins may pep up RIL Q2 show - Oct 17, 2007 Economic Times,But high petrochemical margins and the merger with Indian Petrochemicals Corporation (IPCL) are expected to lead to healthy profit numbers for the company. Texas Petrochemicals to Present at the Deutsche Bank 15th Annual ... - Oct 2, 2007 CNNMoney.comCertain oral and written information that Texas Petrochemicals may make publicly available from time to time may constitute forward-looking statements. Reliance net rises 28%; turnover up 6% - Oct 18, 2007 Hindu Business Line,Mumbai, Oct 18 Led by higher refining margins and robust profitability of its petrochemicals business, Reliance Industries’ net profit for the second Haldia Petrochemicals plans diversification, drops plans for IPO - Oct 15, 2007 plastemart.com,Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) has confirmed plans to diversify its polymer business by adding new products and capacity. Proposals for the diversification Mittal in five prong petrochem MoU with HPCL, GAIL, Oil India and ... - Oct 20, 2007 plastemart.com,LN Mittal has extended his group's foray into oil exploration and refining with an entry into petrochemicals to widen his presence in the hydrocarbons Diversification of polymer business planned by Haldia Petrochemicals - Oct 14, 2007 Polymerupdate.com (subscription),...in progress by Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) for the diversification of its polymer business through capacity expansion and addition of new products. Reliance Industries posts robust Q2 net profit; beats market ... - Oct 18, 2007 Forbes,Of its gross turnover of 373.37 bln rupees, the petrochemicals business contributed 129.61 bln rupees, the refining business 235.75 bln and revenues from Paswan releases National Policy on Petrochemicals - Sep 28, 2007 Hindu,Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, BK Handique, at a function to release the National Policy on Petrochemicals in New Delhi on Friday. Venezuela to Expand Petrochemicals Production, Chavez Says - Sep 23, 2007 Bloomberg23 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela, the fourth-biggest supplier of crude oil to the United States, will expand its petrochemicals industry during the next five Texas Petrochemicals Reports Fiscal 2007 Fourth Quarter Results - Sep 28, 2007 CNNMoney.comUnder the Plan of Reorganization for Texas Petrochemicals LP, a reserve of shares in the Company was created pending the resolution of unsecured claims that Singapore to build floating storage facilities for oil ... - Oct 2, 2007 Forbes,SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Singapore plans to build floating storage facilities for oil and petrochemical products as land on Jurong Island, Mittal forays into petrochem... - Oct 18, 2007 Times of India,NEW DELHI: After getting into exploration and refining, LN Mittal is foraying into petrochemicals to widen his presence in the hydrocarbons value-chain. Quarterly profit at India's Reliance Industries up 28 percent - Oct 18, 2007 International Herald Tribune,The earning numbers, which beat analysts' forecast, take into account sales and profit at Indian Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd., a petrochemical company whose Gazprom's Sibur sees IPO next year once markets stabilise - Oct 18, 2007 Forbes,MOSCOW (Thomson Financial) - Russian petrochemicals giant Sibur will proceed with plans to float on the London exchange next year, once financial markets IG Petrochemicals board mulls interim dividend - Oct 11, 2007 Myiris.com,IG Petrochemicals informed, that a meeting of the board of directors of the company will be held on Oct. 23, 2007, to consider the unaudited financial Reliance reports 28% increase in Q2-08 profit - Oct 20, 2007 plastemart.com,Reliance Industries Ltd. has reported a 28% jump in Q2-08 profit, as gains in petrochemicals offset lower refining margins caused by a weaker dollar. Reliance to join GAIL, HPC in petchem project - Oct 19, 2007 Oil & Gas Journal,The capacity of the $1.5 billion plant would equal the total polymer manufacturing capacity of RIL and Indian Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd. (IPCL) together. Peru: SK Corporation to Invest US$2 Billion in Petrochemicals - Oct 9, 2007 Living in Peru,..."I've spoken to the President of the Republic about future negotiations with respect to petrochemicals, which require an investment of US$2 billion," stated QP to develop petrochemicals complex - Oct 8, 2007 Middle East North Africa Financial Network,...(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha • Qatar is developing its first petrochemicals complex in Mesaieed (the Qatar Petrochemicals Complex -QPCC) which is expected OMZ and Czech Company Cheteng Set Strategic Partnership in ... - Oct 8, 2007 Russia Newswire (press release),By diversifying its business, OMZ has managed to quickly enter the market for production of petrochemicals industry equipment. The petrochemicals division The Value of Optimism - Oct 18, 2007 FOX NewsAnd Jon Huntsman, Sr. was so convinced petrochemicals were the future, that he mortgaged everything and got very, very rich. Their optimism defied pessimism The world's biggest players in petrochemicals and chemicals head ... - Oct 7, 2007 AME Info,In preparation for its landmark Second Annual Forum on 11-13 December in Dubai, the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has recently HR Xcel lands DAK Americas contract - Oct 18, 2007 Bizjournals.com,It's a subsidiary of Alpek, the petrochemicals and synthetic fibers business group of Alfa, one of Mexico's largest corporations. Charlotte-based HR Xcel RIL m-cap crosses Rs 4 lakh crore mark - Oct 17, 2007 Economic Times,According to estimates, the company is expected to post higher sequential net profit on account of contribution from recently-merged Indian Petrochemicals Stocks to watch - Oct 17, 2007 Economic Times,...the oil major is expected to post robust second-quarter net profit on account of contribution from recently-merged Indian Petrochemicals Corporation, Floating storage facilities for oil, petrochemicals to be ... - Oct 5, 2007 Polymerupdate.com (subscription),While in conversation with an industry source based in South East Asia, a polymerupdate team member reported that plans are in progress by Singapore for the Turkish sell-off agency says no decision on Petkim - Oct 16, 2007 Reuters UK,ISTANBUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Turkey's Privatisation Administration (OIB) has made no decision on selling petrochemicals firm Petkim (PETKM. Ethylene pipe at Dow Chemical's Port Arthur facility explodes - Oct 20, 2007 plastemart.com,A nearby crude butadiene pipeline belonging to Texas Petrochemicals has also been found to be leaking. Initial investigations have ruled out terrorism and SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN TO RELEASE NATIONAL POLICY ON PETROCHEMICALS ... - Sep 27, 2007 Press Information Bureau (press release),The Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers and Steel, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan will release the National Policy on Petrochemicals here tomorrow. Accurate and precise analysis of petrochemicals - Oct 1, 2007 Laboratory Talk,...analysis and a 15kV silver anode tube, the latter selected to give optimum performance for phosphorous, sulphur and chlorine analysis in petrochemicals. Chavez intent on reaping Venezuela's unrecognized petrochemicals ... - Sep 24, 2007 VHeadline.com,It's a natural and logical next step given that natural gas is a key feedstock for petrochemicals ranging from industrial polypropylene to household National Policy on Petrochemicals : Paswan - Sep 28, 2007 Myiris.com,The minister was speaking after releasing `National Policy on Petrochemicals` here today. He said the investment will increase ethylene capacity, India : Nova Petrochemicals - outcome of AGM - Oct 5, 2007 Fibre2fashion.com,1. Adoption of the audited Balance Sheet as on March 31, 2007 and the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended as on that date together with the Auditors Total Petrochemicals and Galactic venture into bioplastics production - Sep 27, 2007 Food Ingredients First (press release),27/09/07 Total Petrochemicals and Galactic have announced the signature of an agreement for the creation, after obtaining the approval of the competent Texas Petrochemicals Q4 Profit Rises - Quick Facts [TXPI.PK] - Sep 28, 2007 RTT News,9/28/2007 11:52:13 AM Texas Petrochemicals (TXPI.PK) reported fourth quarter net income of $15.2 million or $0.85 per share, compared to $15.0 million or Qatar growth on fast track as energy projects gather speed - Oct 17, 2007 Gulf Times,By Santhosh V Perumal DOHA: Qatar’s economy is set to grow 9.5% in 2008 and 12.3% in 2009 on a sharp rise in gas and petrochemicals exports coupled with Reliance Plans Buyout Deals to Fuel Growth - Oct 14, 2007 Wall Street JournalBy RAGHAVENDRA UPADHYAYA and ROMIT GUHA MUMBAI -- Reliance Industries Ltd. will set up a new petrochemicals complex at Jamnagar in western Gujarat state and News index | RSS | News Feed Advertisements: Organic Apparel from Patagonia | Insect-repelling clothing |
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