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Petrochemicals
Chemicals derived from petroleum; feedstocks for the manufacture of plastics and synthetic rubber. Petrochemicals include benzene, toluene, xylene, styrene, and methanol. Abbreviations for the major petrochemicals are:
AA Acetic acid
ACN Acrylonitrile
ABS Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
BD Butadiene
CC4s Crude C4s
IPA Iso-propyl-alcohol
IBA Iso-butanol
MEG Monoethylene glycol
MEK Methyl ethyl ketone
MIBK Methyl isobutyl ketone
MMA Methyl methacrylate
MDI Diphenyl methane diisocyanate
MX Mixed xylene
NBA Normal butanol
PE Polyethylene
LDPE Low density polyethlene
LLDPE Linear low density polyethylene
HDPE High density polyethylene
PP Polypropylene
PS Polystyrene
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
SX Solvent xylene
TDI Toluene diisocyanate
VX Virgin xylene.
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