petrochemical
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Origin of 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
Crasus operates the Oita petrochemical complex, which includes the second-largest ethylene facility in Japan, the analysts say.
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
The country sells gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and is a top exporter of petrochemical feedstocks, such as ethylene, that are used for manufacturing plastics, packaging materials and other everyday goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
All day long she sat over a hole in the ground, the omphalos, the navel of the earth, breathing petrochemical fumes escaping from underneath.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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