Primary petrochemicals are divided into three groups depending on their chemical structure:
- Olefins includes ethylene, propylene and butadiene. Ethylene and propylene are important sources of industrial chemicals and plastics products. Butadiene is used in making synthetic rubber.
- Aromatics includes benzene, toluene and xylenes. Benzene is a raw material for dyes and synthetic detergents, and benzene and toluene for isocyanates MDI and TDI used in making polyurethanes. Manufacturers use xylenes to produce plastics and synthetic fibers.
- Synthesis gas is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen used to make ammonia and methanol. Ammonia is used to make the fertiliser urea and methanol is used as a solvent and chemical intermediate.
We can summarise the petrochemical product segments as following:
Ethylene
Polyethylene
Ethylene oxide
Ethylene dichloride
Ethyl benzene
Other (including Alphaolefins and vinyl acetate)
Propylene
Polypropylene
Propylene oxide
Acrylonitrile Cumene
Acrylic acid
Isopropanol
Other (includingPolygas chemicals and oxo-chemicals)
Butadiene
Styrene-butadiene rubber
Butadiene rubber
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
Styrene-butadiene latex
Other (includingNitrile rubber and mechanical belts)
Benzene
Ethylbenzene
Cumene
Cyclohexane
Nitrobenzene
Alkylbenzene
Other (including Maleic anhydride)
Xylene Toluene
Benzene
Xylenes
Solvents
Toluenediisocyanate
Other (including Pesticides, drugs and nitrotoluene)
Vinyls Styrene
Polystyrene
Expandable polystyrene
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
Styrene-butadiene latex
Unsaturated polyester resins
Styrene-butadiene rubber
Other(including copolymer resins)
Methanol
Formaldehyde
Gasoline
Acetic acid
MethylTertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)
Dimethylether
Methanol to Olefins (MTO)
Other(including biodiesel, solvent and chloromethane)
Products to be marketed by LOPGAS Trading Ltd are classified into major categories listed below. More information about our products can be found under the Global Network and Market pages of our website.
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