petrochemical
noun
pet·ro·chem·i·cal
ˌpe-trō-ˈke-mi-kəl 
: a chemical isolated or derived from petroleum or natural gas
Examples of petrochemical in a Sentence
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The negotiations are happening at a time when the oil and gas industry increasingly sees petrochemicals as a core part of their business.
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Michael Copley, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
Many of the area’s steel plants have disappeared, but various petrochemical concerns have arisen in their place.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
This 85-mile stretch that runs along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge contains over 200 fossil fuel and petrochemical plants—reportedly the highest density in the Western Hemisphere.
—Jeremy Ney, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, Kentucky, remains polluted.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
For several years, Black residents in the region have lobbied local and state officials to take action against petrochemical plants emitting toxic pollutants into the air.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Kocaeli is an industrial port town about 100 kilometers east of Istanbul surrounded by a checkerboard of tobacco and sugar beet fields, petrochemical plants, and paper mills.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Or Sharon Lavigne, the grass-roots crusader battling petrochemical plants in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, whose anguish for her community was palpable.
—Alison Brower, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The conglomerate also didn’t provide a breakdown of the investment by affiliate companies, which include consumer electronics manufacturer LG Electronics, petrochemicals supplier LG Chem and electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Michael Copley, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
Many of the area’s steel plants have disappeared, but various petrochemical concerns have arisen in their place.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
This 85-mile stretch that runs along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge contains over 200 fossil fuel and petrochemical plants—reportedly the highest density in the Western Hemisphere.
—Jeremy Ney, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, Kentucky, remains polluted.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
For several years, Black residents in the region have lobbied local and state officials to take action against petrochemical plants emitting toxic pollutants into the air.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Kocaeli is an industrial port town about 100 kilometers east of Istanbul surrounded by a checkerboard of tobacco and sugar beet fields, petrochemical plants, and paper mills.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Or Sharon Lavigne, the grass-roots crusader battling petrochemical plants in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, whose anguish for her community was palpable.
—Alison Brower, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The conglomerate also didn’t provide a breakdown of the investment by affiliate companies, which include consumer electronics manufacturer LG Electronics, petrochemicals supplier LG Chem and electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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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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