petrochemical industry
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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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industry
noun
uk/ˈɪn.də.stri/us/ˈɪn.də.stri/
the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or ...
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We need thepetrochemicalindustry.
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Primary resin is produced by thepetrochemicalindustryand is made from raw materials, such as naphtha and chloride.
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That would be helpful to thepetrochemicalindustry.
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Thepetrochemicalindustrywould be more flourishing and more competitive.
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In particular, we must be concerned about downstream operations in thepetrochemicalindustry.
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With oil, there is held out the bright prospects of growth of an ancillarypetrochemicalindustry.
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Much concern has been shown over thepetrochemicalindustryin the past few years.
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Surely it is rational to try to follow the same practice in thepetrochemicalindustry.
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That applies just as much to the steel as to thepetrochemicalindustry.
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It will constitute a stranglehold over the input of thepetrochemicalindustry.
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It has a use as fuel oil, as well as a use in thepetrochemicalindustry.
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If there is to be no oil there will be nopetrochemicalindustry, either.
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Two of them are thepetrochemicalindustryand the aluminium smelting industry.
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Coal should be preserved for the future, so far as possible for thepetrochemicalindustry.
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In the early part of the 20th century thepetrochemicalindustrydeveloped.
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Steps are being made to establish apetrochemicalindustry.
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This site has a history of contamination frompetrochemicalindustry.
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Pernis is best known for itspetrochemicalindustry.
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Thepetrochemicalindustryincludes plastics, synthetic fibers, paint, and rubber.
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In thepetrochemicalindustryalkenes are often called "olefins".
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Ethylene is produced in thepetrochemicalindustryby steam cracking.
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Under no circumstances, however, do we want to discourage, attack or run down thepetrochemicalindustry—far from it.
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When it is recovered, it is used mainly for butane, propane and other bases for thepetrochemicalindustry.
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This is particularly so for thepetrochemicalindustry, where continuous and accurate monitoring and control of processes is essential.
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There is a great deal of uncertainy in thepetrochemicalindustry, and uncertainty is the greatest danger to capital investment.
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