Petrochemical Manufacturingin USA
USA Market Research and Industry Report
17 October 2007
Industry Code : 32511
This industry comprises management units primarily engaged in the manufacture of petrochemicals; used for a variety of commercial purposes, these are chemicals derived from petroleum and natural gas. This report is concerned with the production of acyclic/aliphatic and cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons where the term hydrocarbon refers to an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen. Aliphatic means that the hydrocarbon has only hydrogen and carbon atoms while aromatic means that there is a delocalization of electrons in a ring around the system resulting in greater chemical stability. Key products include ethylene, propylene, butylenes, benzene, toluene, styrene, xylene, ethyl benzene, and cumene. Manufactured from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons sourced from the upstream oil and gas extraction industries, these products are basic building blocks utilized in the production of a wide variety of products including consumer products, automotive components and various durable and non-durable goods.
The major products and services in this industry are:
| - | Ethylene |
| - | Propylene |
| - | Benzene |
| - | Ethylbenzene |
| - | Styrene |
| - | Toluene |
| - | Cumene |
| - | Butadiene |
| - | Others | |
The primary activities of this industry are:
| - | The manufacture of benzene from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of butadiene/butane & butylene from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of cumene from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of dodecene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of ethane made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of ethylbenzene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of ethylene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of heptanes/heptenes made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of isobutene/isobutene/isoprene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of nonene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of paraffins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of pentanes/pentenes made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of propylene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of styrene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of toluene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons |
| - | The manufacture of xylene made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons | |
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