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polyethene
/ ˌpɒlɪˈɛθiːn /
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Manufacturing plastics such as polyethene and polypropene requires alkenes — hydrocarbons such as ethene and propene, also known as olefins.
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"They will have a petrochemicals industry to convert their oil to important products such as alcohols, for example methanol and cyclohexanol, toluene, xylene and polyethene and polypropylene. Converting oil to important petrochemicals will bring more money to the country."
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