Petrochemical industry

The petrochemical industry is concerned with the production and trade of petrochemicals. A major part is constituted by the plastics (polymer) industry. It directly interfaces with the petroleum industry, especially the downstream sector.

Jampilen Petrochemical co., Asaluyeh, Iran

Companies

The top ten global petrochemical companies based on the 2008 revenues – excludes state-owned companies:^[1]

Company	Country	2008 revenues $ (billion)
BASF	Germany	62.30
Dow Chemical	US	57.51
ExxonMobil Chemical	US	55
LyondellBasell Industries	Netherlands	51
INEOS	UK	47
SABIC	Saudi Arabia	37.66
Formosa Plastics Corporation	Taiwan	31.5
Sumitomo Chemical	Japan	16.65
DuPont	US	31.83
Chevron Phillips	US	13

Further information: Category:Petrochemical companies, China Petrochemical Corporation, National Petrochemical Company, and Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company

Countries and sites

• Marun petrochemical complex

Technology

Further information: Instrumentation in petrochemical industries

Conferences

• Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference
• International Petrochemical Conference by the AFPM^[2]

Associations

• American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
• European Petrochemical Association
• Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association

Awards

• Medal "For the Tapping of the Subsoil and Expansion of the Petrochemical Complex of Western Siberia"
• Petrochemical Heritage Award^[3]

See also

• Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants
• All pages with titles containing petrochemical

References

1. "World's 10 largest petrochemicals companies - ArabianOilandGas.com".
2. "Conferences & Exhibitions". www2.afpm.org.
3. "Petrochemical Heritage Award". Science History Institute. Retrieved 24 March 2018.