petrochemical
noun
pet·ro·chem·i·cal
ˌpe-trō-ˈke-mi-kəl 
: a chemical isolated or derived from petroleum or natural gas
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The company plans to double its liquefied natural gas production by 2028 and is pouring capital into operations to support gas self-sufficiency in the UAE and supply feedstock to the country’s growing petrochemical industry.
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 11 June 2025
One of the world’s largest producers of plastics and petrochemicals, Formosa has been buffeted by slowing global demand and oversupply from mainland China.
—Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Tracing the history of the issue, the Center for International Law outlines how in the 1950s and ’60s the fossil fuel, petrochemical, and packaging industries began convening on the issue of plastic pollution as reports emerged of the plastics’ inability to decompose in the natural environment.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
The company, founded in 1926, originally made farm equipment and later steel products for the coal-mining and petrochemical industries.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 11 June 2025
One of the world’s largest producers of plastics and petrochemicals, Formosa has been buffeted by slowing global demand and oversupply from mainland China.
—Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Tracing the history of the issue, the Center for International Law outlines how in the 1950s and ’60s the fossil fuel, petrochemical, and packaging industries began convening on the issue of plastic pollution as reports emerged of the plastics’ inability to decompose in the natural environment.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
The company, founded in 1926, originally made farm equipment and later steel products for the coal-mining and petrochemical industries.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
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“Petrochemical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petrochemical. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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petrochemical
noun
pet·ro·chem·i·cal
ˌpe-trō-ˈkem-i-kəl
: a chemical obtained from petroleum or natural gas
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