APPE - Association of Petrochemical Producers in Europe

Gasoil: An intermediate distillate product used for diesel fuel, heating fuel and sometimes as feedstock.
Gasoline: Also called gas or petrol, gasoline is a mixture of volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbons derived from petroleum, with or without small quantities of additives, and used as motor fuel. It is also used as a solvent for oils and fats.
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
GE: See Glycol ether
Glass Reinforced Plastics: See Unsaturated polyester resins
Glycol: Any of a class of organic compounds belonging to the alcohol family; in the molecule of a glycol, two hydroxyl (OH) groups are attached to different carbon atoms. The term is often applied to the simplest member of the class, ethylene glycol. See ethylene glycol and propylene glycol.
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Glycol ether (GE): Glycol ethers are manufactured from either propylene oxide or ethylene oxide reacted with an alcohol. They are mainly used as solvents, plasticisers and brake fluids.
GPCA: Global Petrochemical Competitive Analysis.
Greenhouse gases: Greenhouse gases are those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and antropogenic, that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelenghts within the spectrum of infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface, the atmosphere and clouds.
GRP: Glass Reinforced Plastics. See Unsaturated polyester resins
GSP: General System of Preferences

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