petrochemical
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Origin of petrochemical
Vocabulary lists containing petrochemical
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The Treasury Department sanctioned 17 vessels it said were part of Iran’s remaining shadow fleet and had transported millions of barrels of Iranian crude, petroleum and petrochemical products to markets in South and East Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The analysts forecast an operating loss for the company’s petrochemical unit for the July-September period amid sluggish demand, with the benefit from U.S. tariff refunds in 2Q tapering off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Billionaire Ratcliffe, who is one of Britain's richest people and founder of petrochemical giant Ineos, made the comments in an interview with the BBC on Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Earlier in August, 32 petrochemical workers in Bandar-e Mahshahr, a city on the Persian Gulf coast, publicly protested their dismissals, according to ILNA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Out where she worked as a secretary for a petrochemical plant, many of the blue-collar workers used the word all the time.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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