Petrochemical industry

A chemical industry which is engaged in the manufacturing of petrochemical products

Jampilen Petrochemical co., Asaluyeh, Iran

The petrochemical industry is concerned with the production and trade of petrochemicals. A major part is constituted by the plastics (polymer) industry. It directly interfaces with the petroleum industry, especially the downstream sector.

Companies

The top global petrochemical companies based on different KPIs:

Countries and sites

• Marun petrochemical complex

Technology

Conferences

• Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference
• International Petrochemical Conference by the AFPM^[4]

Associations

• American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
• European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) ^[5]
• Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA)
• Petrochemicals Europe^[6] (industry sector of Cefic)

Awards

• Medal "For the Tapping of the Subsoil and Expansion of the Petrochemical Complex of Western Siberia"
• Petrochemical Heritage Award^[7]

See also

• Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants
• All pages with titles containing petrochemical

References

1. "World's 10 largest petrochemicals companies - ArabianOilandGas.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-02.– excludes state-owned companies
2. "Top 10 Petrochemical Companies in the World in 2021 by Revenue". GlobalData. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
3. Saqib, Mohammed (2023-02-03). "20 Largest Petrochemical Companies in the World". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
4. "Conferences & Exhibitions". www2.afpm.org.
5. https://epca.eu/ ^{[bare URL]}
6. https://www.petrochemistry.eu/ ^{[bare URL]}
7. "Petrochemical Heritage Award". Science History Institute. Retrieved 24 March 2018.