What is petrochemical?
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Chemical obtained either directly from cracking (pyrolysis) or indirectly from chemical processing of petroleum oil or natural gas. Major petrochemicals are acetylene, benzene, ethane, ethylene, methane, propane and hydrogen, from which hundreds of other chemicals are derived. These derivatives are used as elastomers, fibers, plasticizers, and solvents and as feedstock for production of thousands of other products.
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