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The petrochemical industry, which

produces chemicals using OIL AND
NATURAL GAS as major raw materials,
Oil and natural gas are composed
primarily of hydrocarbons.
Most petrochemicals contain hydrogen
or carbon or both.

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Petrochemicals can be
thousands of industrial
products, including

PLASTICS,
paints,
RUBBER,
fertilizers,
detergents,
dyes,
TEXTILES and
solvents.

converted into
and consumer

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The industry
divisions.

consists

of

major

The
primary
petrochemical
industry
produces basic chemicals, such as
ethylene, from oil or gas.
The secondary industries convert the basic
petrochemicals into materials that may be
directly used by other industries.

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Many compounds now considered

petrochemicals were formerly made
from wood and COAL.
By the late 19th century, a wood-based
industry made methanol, acetic acid
and other products.

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The largest petrochemical industries are

to be found in

the USA and Western Europe,

though the major growth in new
production capacity is in the Middle East
and Asia.

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There is a substantial inter-regional

trade in petrochemicals of all kinds.
World production

of ethylene is around 110 million tons per

year,
of propylene 65 million tons, and
of aromatic raw materials 70 million tons.