petrochemical
noun
pet·ro·chem·i·cal
ˌpe-trō-ˈke-mi-kəl 
: a chemical isolated or derived from petroleum or natural gas
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While Shell and other petrochemical companies are diversifying and reducing the emissions intensity of their products somewhat (between 2016 and 2023, there was a 6.3% reduction, for example), none of them are proposing exiting their core business.
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Adam Gale, Fortune Europe, 22 May 2024
Smith also recommends avoiding hairsprays containing petrochemicals.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
These facilities cover a large swath of operations — from sand and gravel operations, to wastewater facilities and treatment plants, to asphalt or cement plants, to kerosene and diesel refineries, to coal mines and certain oil and gas operations, and petrochemical plants, to name a few.
—Michael Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
The company earned $7.5bn from oil, gas and petrochemicals in the first three months of the year, compared with just $163m from renewables.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 May 2024
The negotiations are happening at a time when the oil and gas industry increasingly sees petrochemicals as a core part of their business.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
Many of the area’s steel plants have disappeared, but various petrochemical concerns have arisen in their place.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
This 85-mile stretch that runs along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge contains over 200 fossil fuel and petrochemical plants—reportedly the highest density in the Western Hemisphere.
—Jeremy Ney, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, Kentucky, remains polluted.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
Adam Gale, Fortune Europe, 22 May 2024
Smith also recommends avoiding hairsprays containing petrochemicals.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
These facilities cover a large swath of operations — from sand and gravel operations, to wastewater facilities and treatment plants, to asphalt or cement plants, to kerosene and diesel refineries, to coal mines and certain oil and gas operations, and petrochemical plants, to name a few.
—Michael Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
The company earned $7.5bn from oil, gas and petrochemicals in the first three months of the year, compared with just $163m from renewables.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 May 2024
The negotiations are happening at a time when the oil and gas industry increasingly sees petrochemicals as a core part of their business.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
Many of the area’s steel plants have disappeared, but various petrochemical concerns have arisen in their place.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
This 85-mile stretch that runs along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge contains over 200 fossil fuel and petrochemical plants—reportedly the highest density in the Western Hemisphere.
—Jeremy Ney, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, Kentucky, remains polluted.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
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petrochemical
noun
pet·ro·chem·i·cal
ˌpe-trō-ˈkem-i-kəl
: a chemical obtained from petroleum or natural gas
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