PETROCHEMICALS MAKE THINGS HAPPEN

PETROCHEMICALS MAKE THINGS HAPPEN

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Consumer electronics

Glass reinforced

plastics

Automotive

Automotive, luggage

Food packaging

Engine coolant

Agrochemicals

Detergents

Medical equipment

Footwear, tyres

Paper

Coatings, adhesives, inks, detergents, pharmaceuticals, chemical synthesis

Adhesives

Electric & electronic appliances

Sports equipment

Furniture

Automotive

Construction

Disposable nappies

Food packaging

Electric & electronic appliances

Textile

Unbreakable glass

Food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics

Engine coolant

Acrylic paints

Paints, coatings, textile, adhesives

Coatings, adhesives, inks,

detergents, pharmaceuticals,

chemical synthesis

Marine industry, bathware

Kitchen appliances

Sportswear

Unbreakable glass

Printing inks, paints,

lacquers, adhesives

Chewing gum

Fuel

Engine lubricants

Detergents, agrochemicals

Gardening implements

Automotive

Food packaging

Pharmaceuticals

Automotive

Furniture

Electrics & electronics

Sports equipment

CDs

Detergents

Coatings, inks, adhesives for professional use,

chemical processing

Building & construction

Sports equipment

Textile

Building & construction

Home furnishings,

sports equipment

Thermal insulation

Fuel

Polyethylenes (LDPE, HDPE,

LLDPE)

PVC plastics

Vinyl chloride monomer

Ethylene dichloride

Synthetic rubbers

Acrylate elastomers

Ethyl acrylate

Solvents

Ethyl acetate

Ethyl amines

Ethyl alcohol

Plastics Vinyl acetate

monomer Acetic acid

Acetaldehyde

Superabsorbents Polyacrylate

Polypropylene

Acrylic acid

Solvents

Plasticisers n-Butylacetate

Isobutyl acetate

Acrylic esters

Ethyl hexanol

n-Butanol

Isobutanol Acrylic acid

PMMA

Solvents

MMA Isophorone

Acetone

Isopropyl acetate

Higher olefins n-Butenes

Butyraldehyde

Isopropanol

Butyl rubbers

Polyisobutylene

MTBE (Fuel ether)

Unsaturated polyesters

SBR synthetic

rubber

ABS, SAN Polystyrene

plastics

plastics

Styrene

Solvents

DEA MEA TEA

Polyesters

Ethylene glycol ethers

acetates

Ethanolamines

(Mono) ethylene glycol

Ethylene glycol ethers

Diethylene glycol

NBR

Acrylic

Synthetic rubber fibres

ABS plastics

SAN plastics

Polycarbonate

Epoxy resin

Solvents

Bisphenol A

PMMA

Phenolic resins

MMA

Phenol

Acetone

Solvents

Polyester resins

Propylene glycol ether

acetates

Polyurethane

(Mono) Propylene

glycol

Propylene Glycols

(di-, tri-, ...)

Propylene glycol ethers

Polyols

Isobutylene

NBR Nitrite synthetic rubber

SBR Styrene butadiene rubber

Ethylbenzene

Ethylene oxide

Acrylonitrile

Cumene

Propylene oxide

Butadiene

Surfactants Alkylbenzene

MDI Methyl diphenyl diisocyanate

Nylon Cyclohexane

Polycarbonate

Epoxy resin

Solvents

Bisphenol A

PMMA

Phenolic resins

MMA

Phenol

Acetone

Cumene

Polystyrene plastics

ABS/SAN

SBR Styrene butadiene rubber

Unsaturated polyester

Styrene

Ethylbenzene

Polyurethane

TDI Toluene diisocyanate

Solvents

MTBE (Fuel ether)

Phenolic resins

Polyurethane

Formaldehyde

Chemical intermediates

Polyester

Flexible PVC Plasticisers

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)

Methyl methacrylate

(MMA)

Paraxylene

Orthoxylene

OLEFINS

Ethylene

STEAM CRACKING

NAPHTHA

CATALYTIC REFORMING

Propylene

STEAM CRACKING

ETHANE

REFINING

ASSOCIATED GASES

CRUDE OIL

C4 stream

Benzene

Toluene

Xylenes

AROMATICS

Methanol

PROPANE DEHYDROGENATION

STEAM CRACKING

PROPA NE / L P G

Pygas

METHANE

NGLs

PROCESSING

NATURAL GAS

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Discover the world of petrochemicals

The advances of chemistry depend on products such as ethylene, propylene, butadiene and benzene. These are the raw materials of the petrochemical industry, which turns them into products used in 95 % of all manufactured goods.

Petrochemicals enhance product lifecycles and increase the durability, flexibility and convenience of products, making materials more lightweight and efficient. Such innovations may be found in renewable energy, such as windmills and solar panels, insulation materials, healthcare, protection and safety, long lasting infrastructures used in construction and many more.

The Petrochemicals Europe flowchart traces the main steps from raw materials and feedstocks through to petrochemical products, their derivatives and everyday products. Only a few of these are featured here, along with their end applications, as they are too numerous and their processes too complex.

But there is much more to petrochemicals. Visit petrochemistry.eu, the gateway to the world of petrochemicals online. And take a tour of our interactive flowchart on petrochemistry.eu/flowchart. Choose and click on the petrochemical product of your choice and its derivatives to find your way on the path from raw materials to everyday products.

We'll be happy to send you additonal copies of this flowchart and receive your feedback or answer your questions.

Petrochemicals Europe c/o Cefic Avenue E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 4 B - 1160 Brussels, Belgium Tel. +32 2 676 72 57 Fax +32 2 676 72 16 info@petrochemistry.eu

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Flowchart poster

Discover the path from raw materials to everyday products

The flowchart has been produced by Petrochemicals Europe, the voice of the European petrochemical industry. Petrochemicals Europe is an essential forum for anybody with an interest in our industry, ie regulators, legislators, press, scientific and educational communities, financial experts and consumers' organisations. Its vision is for the European petrochemical industry to be recognised as the foundation of future economic success in Europe, fuelling innovation, manufacturing and employment. Petrochemicals Europe brings together about 90 member companies and is part of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council.

WE BUILD THE FUTURE

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