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 region’s supplies of naphtha and LPG, both used for petrochemicals, have been particularly hit, according to Goldman Sachs.
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Grant Smith, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Instead, a political appointee who had previously worked for a utility and a petrochemicals trade group played a key role in creating the inbox where companies sent their requests for exemptions, the records showed.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
By 2010, most of the petrochemical plants had closed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
South Korea last year imported more than 60% of its crude and 50% of its naphtha, a key petrochemical feedstock used in plastics manufacturing, through the Strait of Hormuz.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
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Grant Smith, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Instead, a political appointee who had previously worked for a utility and a petrochemicals trade group played a key role in creating the inbox where companies sent their requests for exemptions, the records showed.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
By 2010, most of the petrochemical plants had closed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
South Korea last year imported more than 60% of its crude and 50% of its naphtha, a key petrochemical feedstock used in plastics manufacturing, through the Strait of Hormuz.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
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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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