petrochemical complex

collocation in English

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petrochemical
noun[C]
uk
/ˌpet.rəʊˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌpet.roʊˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
any chemical substance obtained from petroleum or ...
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complex
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒm.pleks/us
/ˈkɑːm.pleks/
a large building with various connected rooms or a related group ...
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During the 1960s it became apetrochemicalcomplex, and by the 1980s environmental monitoring revealed high levels of organic contamination in the groundwater.
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The word "exploitation" covers a multitude of operations, from oil refining to the largest kind ofpetrochemicalcomplex.
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There is to be nopetrochemicalcomplex, no ore-treatment plant, no steelworks.
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Downstream development is essential for gaining the full benefit of thepetrochemicalcomplex.
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Investment was high, employment was high, major employers moved in, and a hugepetrochemicalcomplex was constructed, with not one but two major oil refineries.
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A great seaport complex had been developed, involving the reclamation of land from the sea, and a greatpetrochemicalcomplex.
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At present the area has the largestpetrochemicalcomplexin the whole country.
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I put forward instead a suggestion for three downstream electrochemical plants which could have acted as the nucleus for a majorpetrochemicalcomplex.
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The area contains the largestpetrochemicalcomplexin the world, and there are oil refineries on both sides of the river.
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Mine is an industrial constituency with a largepetrochemicalcomplex, an oil refinery and many large industrial sites.
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The refinery project will also includepetrochemicalcomplex, energy facilities, pipeline and storage systems, and an informatics system.
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In addition, alumina refineries, thermal power plants, and apetrochemicalcomplexare under development.
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Both the leather industry complex and thepetrochemicalcomplexwere installed according to ecological concerns and there is a sewage treatment plant.
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When an industrial center andpetrochemicalcomplexwere built nearby in the early 1970s, the need for a modern port became clear.
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The firstpetrochemicalcomplexto produce fertilizer kicked off then.
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There are also steel mills, an oil terminal, and apetrochemicalcomplex.
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The bulk of the problem is caused by the burning of coal in power stations and of oil in refineries, petrochemical complexes and motor cars.
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We want car factories and petrochemical complexes, but this may not be possible.
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Of these, 10 refineries and 7 petrochemical complexes were already operational in 2009.
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