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A hygienic and pleasant bathroom
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Preserving food
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The Lower Olefins Sector Group (LOSG)
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The Acrylonitrile Producers Association
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The Amines Sector Group
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Coal Chemicals
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The European Basic Acrylic Monomers Group (EBAM)
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The European Phenolic Resins Association (EPRA)
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The Methacrylates Sector Group (MSG)
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The Methanol Sector Group
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Methanol is a chemical used in the production of formaldehyde, acetic acid and methyl methacrylat...
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The Phenol Producers Association
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Phenol is mainly used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. In this, phenol essentially...
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The Propylene Oxide & Glycols Sector Group (PO & Glycols)
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The Styrene Producers Association (SPA)
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The Technical Committee of Petroleum Additive Manufacturers in Europe (ATC)
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The Automotive Grade Urea Sector Group (AGU)
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Transport: saving energy, improving safety
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A warm home at reduced energy costs
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Preserving food
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Easy-to-use fabrics
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A hygienic and pleasant bathroom
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EU Risk Assessments
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Energy taxation
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Introduction
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Raw materials
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Ethylene production, consumption and trade balance
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Propylene production, consumption and trade balance
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Benzene production, consumption and trade balance
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Benchmarking
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Ethylene and derivatives
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The Alkylamines and Derivatives Sector Group
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Alkylamines REACH Consortium
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Ethylbenzene REACH Consortium
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Hydrocarbon Solvents REACH Consortium
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Ethyl Acetate REACH Consortium
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Ethanol Amines REACH Consortium
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Ethylene Amines REACH Consortium
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Acrylonitrile REACH Consortium
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PO & Glycols REACH Consortium
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MEK (Methylethylketone)/secondary butanol (sBA) Oxygenated Solvents REACH Consortium
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Ethylene Oxide & Glycols REACH Consortium
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Ethylene Oxide & Gly...
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R4CC - REACH for Coal Chemicals Consortium
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Acetic Acid REACH Consortium
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Styrene Monomer REACH Consortium
A REACH consortium was officially launched on 20 July 2008 upon the initiative of the
Styrene Producers A...
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Acrylic Monomers REACH Consortium
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Phenol REACH Consortium
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IPA (Isopropanol) Oxygenated Solvents REACH Consortium
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Acetic Anhydride REACH Consortium
Three new REACH Consortia (acetic acid, acetic anhydride, vinyl acetate), launched upon the initiative of...
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Vinyl Acetate REACH Consortium
Three new REACH Consortia (acetic acid, acetic anhydride, vinyl acetate), launched upon the initiative of th...
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Butyl Acetates REACH Consortium
A new REACh consortium has been launched upon the initiative of the European producers of butyl acetates as...
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Butanol REACH Consortium
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Glycol Ethers REACH Consortium
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isomeric
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fossil fuel
...
read more - Catalyst
- A substance which aids or promotes a chemical reaction without forming part of the final product. It enables the reaction to take place faster, remain...
read more - Catalytic cracking
- The process of breaking up heavier
hydrocarbon
molecules into lighter hydrocarbon
fractions
...
read more - Cefic
-
Cefic
...
read more - CEIBOIS
- European Confederation of Wood Industries
...
read more - CEPE
- European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry, an association affiliated to Cefic.
...
read more - CES
- Centre Européen des Silicones
...
read more - Chemical element
- See
atom
...
read more - Chemical reaction
- A chemical process in which
substances
...
read more - Chlorine
- Chlorine, an
inorganic
chemical that can be obtained both naturally and synthetically, has a huge variety of uses, as a disinfectant and purifier,...
read more - Chlorobenzene
- A colourless, liquid
organic
compound used as a solvent and starting material for the manufacture of other organic compounds, such as
phenol
...
read more - Chloroethylene
- See
Vinyl chloride monomer
...
read more - CIA
- UK Chemical Industries Association
...
read more - CINET
- International Committee of Textile Care
...
read more - CIRFS
- Comité International de la Rayonne et des Fibres Synthétiques (International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee)
...
read more - CIS
- Commonwealth of Independent States
...
read more - Clean fuels
- So-called clean fuels are among the instruments introduced by EU Member States to combat air pollution problems arising from increases in road transpo...
read more - Climate change
- The term "climate change" is used to imply a significant change from one climatic condition to another. Sometimes, climate change is used synonymously...
read more - CMO
- Common Market Organisation
...
read more - CO2
- See Carbon dioxide
...
read more - Coal
- A black or brownish black solid, combustible carbon-rich substance formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter without access to air. Coal...
read more - Coal tar
- Coal tar is a principal liquid product resulting from the carbonisation of coal, i.e. the heating of coal in the absence of air at temperatures rangin...
read more - COLIPA
- Comité de Liaison des Associations Européennes de l'Industrie de la Parfumerie, des Produits Cosmétiques et de Toilette (European Cosmetic, Toiletry a...
read more - CONCAWE
- The Oil Companies' European Organisation for Environment, Health and Safety
...
read more - COTANCE
- European Federation of Tanneries and Leather Care in Europe
...
read more - Compound
- A compound (or
molecule
...
read more - Conversion
- In the plastics industry, conversion is the processing of raw materials into usable forms, e.g. the conversion of plastic pellets into films or the co...
read more - CPMA
- Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association (India)
...
read more - Cracking-Cracker
- The process of breaking down large molecules of oil into smaller ones. When this process is achieved by the application of heat only, it is known as
...
read more - Crude oil
- A mixture of comparatively volatile liquid
hydrocarbons
that occurs in the Earth's crust and is extracted for use as fuel and various petroleum pr...
read more - Cumene
- Cumene is an
aromatic
derived from
benzene
and used in turn to produce
polycarbonates
,
phenolic resins
...
read more - Cyclohexane
- Cyclohexane is an
aromatic
derived from
benzene
used as an intermediate to produce
nylon
...
read more - DEA
- Diethanolamine. See
ethanolamine
...
read more - Debottlenecking
- Increasing production capacity of existing facilities through the modification of existing equipment to remove throughput restrictions. Debottleneckin...
read more - Dehydrogenation
- An organic
chemical reaction
in which a pair of hydrogen
atoms
...
read more - DETA
- Diethylenetriamine. See
ethyleneamines
...
read more - Diethanolamine (DEA)
- See
ethanolamine
...
read more - Diethylenetriamine (DETA)
- See
ethyleneamines
...
read more - Distillate
- The liquid obtained through distillation.
...
read more - Distillation
- The process of boiling a liquid and condensing and collecting the vapour. This process is used to purify liquids and to separate liquid mixtures. In t...
read more - EBAM
- European Basic Acrylic Monomer Group, a sector group of the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE). For more information, click
he...
read more - ECG
- Existing Chemicals Group
...
read more - ECCP
- European Climate Change Programme
...
read more - ECPI
- European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates, a sector group of
Cefic
...
read more - ECSA
- European Chlorinated Solvent Association
...
read more - ECVM
- European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers
...
read more - EDTA
- Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid. See Ethyleneamines
...
read more - EEC
- European Economic Community
...
read more - EEPC
- European Ethylene Producers Committee (a sub-group of
LOSG
). For more information, click
here
...
read more - EFFA
- European Flavour and Fragrance Association
...
read more - EFOA
- European Fuel Oxygenates Association, a sector group of the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE). For more information, click
he...
read more - EFPIA
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
...
read more - EG
- See ethylene glycol
...
read more - EIPCCB
- European IPPC Bureau (See
Best Available Techniques
...
read more - ELV
- Emission Limit Value
...
read more - EMPA
- European Melamine Producers Association, a sector group of
Cefic
...
read more - EO
- See ethylene oxide
...
read more - EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
...
read more - EPC
- Ethylene Producers Committee
...
read more - EPCA
- European Petrochemical Association
...
read more - EPDLA
- European Polymer Dispersion and Latex Association, a sector group of
Cefic
...
read more - EPER
- European Pollutant Emission Register
...
read more - Epoxy resins
- A flexible
resin
made using
phenols
...
read more - EPRA
- European Phenolic Resins Association, an afficiliated sector group of the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE). For more informati...
read more - EPS
- See expanded polystyrene
...
read more - EPSDG
- Ethyleneamines Product Stewardship Discussion Group
...
read more - ESIG
- European Solvents Industry Group, a group within the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE) gathering manufacturers and users of oxy...
read more - ESPA
- European Stabilisers Producers Association, a sector group of
Cefic
...
read more - ESRA
- European Synthetic Rubber Association, an affiliate of
Cefic
...
read more - Ester
- Any of a class of
organic
compounds
made from the chemical reaction between an
alcohol
and an
organic
acid
...
read more - ES-VOC-CG
- European Solvent
Volatile Organic Compounds
Co-ordination Group, a cross industry group of solvents producers, users' trade associations and natio...
read more - ETS
- Emission Trading Scheme
...
read more - Ethane
- A gaseous
hydrocarbon
, the second most important constituent of
natural gas
, it also occurs dissolved in
petroleum
oils and as a by-produc...
read more - Ethanol
- Ethanol, also known as ethyl
alcohol
is manufactured by synthesis from ethylene. It is an oxygenated
hydrocarbon
used in a wide variety of hig...
read more - Ethanolamine
- Ethanolamines are prepared by the reaction of ammonia and ethylene oxide. They include monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA) and triethanolamin...
read more - Ethene
- See ethylene
...
read more - Ether
- Ethers, like
alcohols
and
phenols
are oxygenated derivatives. An ether has two hydrocarbon groups bonded to the oxygen
atom
. Diethyl ether...
read more - Ethyl acetate
- A volatile ester used as
solvents
for
resins
...
read more - Ethyl alcohol
- See ethanol
...
read more - Ethylbenzene
- Ethylbenzene is formed by combination of ethylene and
benzene
, and is then
dehydrogenated
to
styrene
for use in the production of
plasti...
read more - Ethylene
- Also called ethene, ethylene is the simplest member of the
olefinic
hydrocarbon
series and one of the most important raw materials of the
or...
read more - Ethyleneamine
- Ethyleneamines are organic compounds essential in the manufacture of a wide range of products from detergents, paints and fuel oils to pharmaceuticals...
read more - Ethylenediamine (EDA)
- See Ethyleneamines
...
read more - Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA)
- See Ethyleneamines
...
read more - Ethylene glycol (EG)
- Generic term for a family of ethylene glycols, the most important of which is
monoethylene glycol
.
More...
...
read more - Ethylene oxide (EO)
- Ethylene oxide (EO) is a chemical intermediate used in the manufacture of
glycol
ethers, ethoxylates and ethylene glycol. Ethylene oxide derivativ...
read more - EU
- European Union
...
read more - EURATEX
- European Apparel and Textile Organisation
...
read more - EUROFLEX
- Association of Flexible Packaging in Europe
...
read more - EUROPACABLE
- European Association of Cable Manufacturers
...
read more - EUROPIA
- European Petroleum Industry Association
...
read more - EWPM
- European Wood Protection Manufacturers
...
read more - EXIBA
- European Extruded Polystyrene Insulation Board Association, a sector group of
Cefic
...
read more - Existing chemicals
- Chemical substances, which were deemed to be on the European Community market between 1 January 1971 and 18 September 1981. An "existing" chemical sub...
read more - Expanded polystyrene (EPS)
- Expanded polystyrene, manufactured from
styrene
, is a thermal
plastic
material supplied to moulders in the form of a
polystyrene
bead. The...
read more - Exposure assessment
- The exposure assessment is the determination of the emissions in order to estimate the concentrations/doses of a substance to which human populations ...
read more - Extruded polystyrene (XPS)
- Extruded
polystyrene
, manufactured from
styrene
, is a thermal
plastic
material manufactured by a variety of extrusion processes. Polystyre...
read more - FCC
- See Fluid Catalytic Cracking
...
read more - FEDES
- European Flexible Packaging Federation
...
read more - Feedstock
- Raw material used in a processing plant. The most important feedstock for the European petrochemical industry is
naphtha
...
read more - FEICA
- Association of European Adhesives Manufacturers, an affiliate of
Cefic
...
read more - FEISYP
- European Federation of Associations of Particle Board Manufacturers
...
read more - Fertiliser
- Substance that adds
inorganic
or
organic
...
read more - Fibreglass
- See
Unsaturated polyester resins
...
read more - Flocculant
- Flocculants are products used in waste treatment to separate unwanted components from water and sludge.
...
read more - Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC)
- A petroleum refining process, succeeding thermal
cracking
, which provides a highly efficient means of converting heavy gas oils into
naphtha
...
read more - Formaldehyde
- An organic compound, the lowest in the chain of the
aliphatic
aldehydes, used in large amounts in a variety of chemical manufacturing processes. I...
read more - Fossil fuel
- A general term for buried combustible geologic deposits of
organic
materials occurring within the Earth's crust, that can be used as a source of e...
read more - Fraction
- In the oil industry, fraction refers to one of the portions of fractional
distillation
...
read more - Fuel
- A material used to produce heat or power by burning.
...
read more - Fuel oxygenate
- Oxygenates are
compounds
containing oxygen in a chain of
carbon
and hydrogen
atoms
. Today, oxygenates are blended into gasoline in two for...
read more - Gasoil
- An intermediate
distillate
product used for diesel fuel, heating fuel and sometimes as
feedstock
...
read more - Gasoline
- Also called gas or petrol, gasoline is a mixture of volatile, flammable liquid
hydrocarbons
derived from petroleum, with or without small quantiti...
read more - GDP
- Gross Domestic Product
...
read more - GE
- See Glycol ether
...
read more - Glass Reinforced Plastics
- See
Unsaturated polyester resins
...
read more - 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
...
read more - Glycol ether (GE)
- Glycol ethers are manufactured from either
propylene oxide
or
ethylene oxide
reacted with an
alcohol
. They are mainly used as
solvents
...
read more - GRP
- Glass Reinforced Plastics. See
Unsaturated polyester resins
...
read more - GSP
- General System of Preferences
...
read more - Hazard
- The hazard associated with a chemical is its intrinsic ability to cause an adverse effect. It should be compared to
risk
...
read more - HDPE
- See High-density polyethylene
...
read more - HEDSET
- Harmonised Electronic Data Set. The European Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93 requires producers and importers of chemical substances to submit to the ...
read more - HFC
- See Hydrofluorocarbons
...
read more - High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
- A
plastic
...
read more - Higher amines
- See
Ethyleneamines
...
read more - High Production Volume chemicals (HPV)
- High Production Volume chemical, defined by the European Chemicals Bureau as a chemical being produced or imported in quantity of at least 1000 tonnes...
read more - HPV Programme
- A global initiative launched by the global chemical industry to demonstrate to regulators and the general public the feasability of timely
risk asse...
read more - HSE
- Health, Safety and Environment
...
read more - HSPA
- Hydrocarbon Solvent Producers Association, a sector group of the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE).
More...
...
read more - Hydrocarbon
- An
organic
compound
that consists exclusively of the elements carbon and hydrogen. Generally, the term hydrocarbon is used for the chemicals t...
read more - IARC
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
...
read more - ICCA
- International Council of Chemical Associations
...
read more - Inorganic
- Inorganic is said of any substance in which two or more chemical elements other than carbon are combined. Every chemical is either inorganic or
orga...
read more - INTERGRAF
- International Confederation of Printing and Allied Industries
...
read more - IPA
- Isopropyl acetate
...
read more - IPIF
- International Petrochemical Information Forum
...
read more - IPPC
- EU Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (see
Best Available Techniques
...
read more - ISIF
- International Styrene Information Forum. For more information, click
here
...
read more - Isobutane
- See
butane
...
read more - Isomer-Isomeric
- Two or more
substances
that have identical molecular formulas but different
molecular
structures or configurations, and hence different proper...
read more - Isomerisation
- The chemical process by which a compound is transformed into any of its isomeric forms, i.e., forms with the same chemical composition but with differ...
read more - ISOPA
- The European Isocyanate Producers Association, an affiliate of
Cefic
...
read more - JPCA
- Japan Petrochemical Industry Association
...
read more - JSIA
- Japanese Styrene Industry Association
...
read more - Ketone
- An important starting material and intermediate in
organic
synthesis. Many ketones of industrial significance are used as
solvents
, perfumes, ...
read more - KPIA
- Korean Petrochemical Industry Association
...
read more - Latex (pl. latices)
- A water emulsion of a
synthetic
rubber
or
plastic
obtained by
polymerisation
...
read more - LDPE
- See
Low-density polyethylene
...
read more - Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)
- A
plastic
...
read more - Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
-
Ethane
,
ethylene
,
propane
,
propylene
, normal
butane
,
butylene
, and
isobutane
produced at refineries or natural gas process...
read more - LLDPE
- See Linear low-density polyethylene
...
read more - LOSG
- Lower Olefins Sector Group, a sector group of the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE). For more information, click
here
...
read more - Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
- A plastic that is used predominantly in film applications due to its toughness, flexibility and relative transparency. Typically, LDPE is used to manu...
read more - Lower olefin
- See
Olefins
...
read more - LPG
- See Liquid Petroleum Gas
...
read more - LVOC
- Large Volume Organic Chemicals
...
read more - MAK
- Maximale ArbeitsplatzKonzentrationen (maximal occupational exposure concentrations)
...
read more - MEA
- Monoethanolamine. See
ethanolamine
...
read more - MEG
- See Monoethylene glycol
...
read more - MEK
- Methyl ethyl
ketone
...
read more - Methane
- A colourless, odourless, flammable gas that occurs abundantly in nature as the chief constituent of
natural gas
, as a component of firedamp in
c...
read more - Methanol
- Methanol, a colourless
alcohol
, is a chemical used in the production of
formaldehyde
,
acetic acid
and
methyl methacrylate
(MMA), and i...
read more - Methyl methacrylate (MMA)
- Methyl methacrylate is a chemical derived from
propylene
, used for the manufacture of
polymethyl methacrylate
and also for polymer dispersions...
read more - Methyl-tert-butyl-ether (MTBE)
- Methyl-tert-butyl-ether (MTBE) is used in
gasoline
to boost the
octane
rating and to decrease the toxic emissions in the exhaust. As an octane...
read more - MMA
- See Methyl methacrylate
...
read more - MMS
-
APPE
Monthly Monitoring of Monomers. APPE is a major group within the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE). For more informati...
read more - Molecule
- Chemical combination of two or more
atoms
of the same
chemical element
(such as O
2
- which is Oxygen) or different chemical elements (such...
read more - Monoethanolamine (MEA)
- See
ethanolamine
...
read more - Monoethylene glycol (MEG)
- Monoethylene glycol is a colourless, oily liquid produced commercially from
ethylene oxide
. It is widely used as antifreeze in automobile cooling ...
read more - Monomer
- A molecule that can combine with others to form a
polymer
...
read more - Monopropylene glycol (MPG)
- Monopropylene glycol is produced by reacting
propylene oxide
with water. Monopropylene glycol is widely used for its
solvent
properties in the...
read more - MPG / USP
- Pharmaceutical grade monopropylene glycol
...
read more - MSG
- Methacrylates Sector Group, a sector group of the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE). For more information, click
here
...
read more - MTBE
- See Methyl-tert-butyl-ether. Visit the EFOA
website.
...
read more - Natural gas
- Colourless, highly flammable gaseous
hydrocarbon
consisting primarily of
methane
,
ethane
, and small amounts of heavier gaseous hydrocarbon...
read more - NBR
- See Nitrile-butadiene-rubber
...
read more - n-Butane
- See
butane
...
read more - NGL
- Natural gas liquids. See natural gas.
...
read more - NGO
- Non-Governmental Organisation
...
read more - Nitrile-butadiene-rubber (NBR)
- A
synthetic
rubber
...
read more - NPRA
- National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (USA)
...
read more - Nylon
- A
synthetic
plastic
material derived from
benzene
...
read more - Occupational exposure
- The occupational exposure is a standard term that concerns adult workers in good health, with a possible exposure of 8 hours per day, 5 days a week, 1...
read more - Octane
- For a
gasoline
...
read more - OECD
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
...
read more - OEL
- Occupational Exposure Limit
...
read more - Olefins
- Olefins are petrochemical derivatives produced by
cracking feedstocks
from raw materials such as
natural gas
and
crude oil
. Lower olefins ...
read more - OPEC
- Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
...
read more - Organic chemicals
- Organic chemicals are based on
carbon
compounds and form the backbone of the
petrochemicals
industry, while
inorganic
...
read more - OSC
- Olefin Steering Committee (a sub-group of LOSG).
LOSG
is a sector group of the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE). For more ...
read more - OSPA
- Oxygenated Solvent Producers Association, a sector group of the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE). For more information, click ...
read more - Oxidation
- A
chemical reaction
...
read more - Paraxylene
- One of the forms of
xylene
, paraxylene is used to make polyesters, which have applications in clothing, packaging and plastic bottles. The most wi...
read more - PES
- See
Unsaturated polyester resins
...
read more - PET
- See Polyethylene terephthalate
...
read more - Petrochemical
- An
organic
compound that has been derived from petroleum or
natural gas
. There are almost 200 chemicals that can be so described and they incl...
read more - Petroleum
- A generic term applied to oil and oil products in all forms, such as crude oil, unfinished oils, petroleum products,
natural gas
plant liquids, an...
read more - PG
- See Propylene glycol
...
read more - PGEP
- Propylene Glycol Ethers Panel (USA)
...
read more - Phenol
- Phenol is an
aromatic
alcohol
mainly used as an intermediate in
organic
synthesis
. It essentially serves as a raw material for the pro...
read more - Phenolic resin
- Phenolic
resins
are manufactured from phenol. They are used in wood products and moulding powders applications, and also have a wide range of appl...
read more - Phthalate
- Phthalates, or phthalate esters, are manufactured by the reaction of phthalic anhydride with one of a variety of alcohols ranging from
methanol
to...
read more - PIAT
- Petrochemical Industry Association of Taiwan
...
read more - Pipeline
- Line of pipe equipped with pumps and valves and other control devices for moving liquids and gases. It is one of the main modes of transport for many ...
read more - PITT
- Petroleum Institute of Thailand
...
read more - Plastic
- Any of numerous
synthetic
materials that consist of giant
molecules
called polymers, with extremely long chains of repeating units derived fro...
read more - Plasticiser
- A plasticiser is a substance which when added to a material, usually a plastic, makes it flexible, resilient and easier to handle. Modern plasticisers...
read more - PMMA
- See Polymethyl methacrylate
...
read more - PMRC
-
APPE
Petrochemicals Market Research Committee. APPE is a major group within the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE). For more...
read more - PO
- See Propylene oxide
...
read more - Polycarbonate resins
- Polycarbonate resins, derived from
bisphenol
A, are used for structural parts, impact resistant glazing, street-light bulbs, household appliance p...
read more - Polyester
- Any of a group of polymers that consist basically of repeated units of an ester and are used especially in making fibres or plastics. Polyesters can b...
read more - Polyethylene
- A polymer of
ethylene
, especially any of various lightweight
thermoplastics
...
read more - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
- Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is derived from
xylene
...
read more - Polymer
- When certain individual
molecules
(monomers) come together and link up in a chain-like fashion they form a polymer. The
chemical reaction
that...
read more - Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
- Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is made from
methyl
methacrylate
and is mainly used in the construction industry, lighting applications, signs,...
read more - Polyol
- An
organic
molecule
with three or more
alcohol
...
read more - Polyolefin
- The collective name given to those polymers that are made from the
lower olefins
:
ethylene
,
propylene
,
butylene
and isoprene. The poly...
read more - Polypropylene
- Any of various
thermoplastic
...
read more - Polystyrene
- A solid plastic made from polymerised
styrene
and used in a wide variety of everyday applications, from coffee cups through to CD jewel boxes..
...
read more - Polyurethane
- A
synthetic
compound
derived from
toluene
, belonging to the family of
organic
...
read more - Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
- A polymer of
vinyl chloride
...
read more - PPP
- Public Private Partnership
...
read more - Preparation
- A preparation is a mixture or a solution composed of two or more
substances
...
read more - Product Stewardship
- Product Stewardship is the responsible and ethical management of the health, safety and environmental aspects of a product throughout its total life c...
read more - Propane
- A colourless, gaseous
hydrocarbon
. It is separated in large quantities from
natural gas
, light
crude oil
, and oil-refinery gases and is co...
read more - Propene
- See propylene
...
read more - Propylene
- Also called propene, a colourless, flammable, gaseous
hydrocarbon
obtained from petroleum; large quantities of propylene are used in the manufactu...
read more - Propylene glycol
- Generic term for a family of propylene glycols, the most important of which is
monopropylene glycol
.
More...
or visit the dedicated
websi...
read more - Propylene oxide (PO)
- Propylene oxide is a petrochemical used as a monomer in polymer production and as an intermediate in the
synthesis
of other substances. Propylene ...
read more - PSPC
- Polystyrene Packaging Council (USA)
...
read more - PVC
- See Polyvinyl chloride
...
read more - Pygas
- Pygas, or pyrolysis gasoline, is a
naphtha
-range product with a high
aromatic
content, used either for
gasoline
blending or as a
feedsto...
read more - Pyrolisis gasoline
- See Pygas.
...
read more - RCP
- Reciprocal calculation procedure
...
read more - Refining
- Conversion of
crude oil
into useful products, such as
naphtha
, the most important
feedstock
for the petrochemical industry. Every refinery...
read more - Reforming
- The thermal or catalytic conversion of petroleum
naphtha
into more volatile products of higher
octane
number. It represents the total effect o...
read more - Resin
- Any natural or
synthetic
organic
compound
consisting of a non-crystalline or viscous liquid substance. Natural resins are organic subs...
read more - Responsible Care
- Responsible Care is the chemical industry's commitment to continuous improvement in all aspects of health, safety and environment performance and to o...
read more - Risk
- Risk should be clearly distinguished from hazard. Risk is the chance that a given hazardous effect will occur. The use of fire by humans is an example...
read more - Risk Assessment
-
Substances
on European priority lists must undergo an in-depth risk assessment covering the risks posed by the priority chemical to man (covering ...
read more - ROI
- Return on Investment
...
read more - Rubber
-
Synthetic
rubber, as opposed to natural rubber (obtained from the exudations of certain tropical trees), is derived from
petroleum
and
natur...
read more - SAN
- See Styrene-acrylonitrile
...
read more - SBR
- See Styrene-butadiene rubber
...
read more - SHE
- Safety, Health and Environment
...
read more - SIAM
- SIDS Initial Assessment Meeting - See
HPV Programme
...
read more - SIAP
- SIDS Initial Assessment Profile (SIAP) - See
HPV Programme
...
read more - SIAR
- SIDS Initial Assessment Report (SIAR) - See
HPV Programme
...
read more - SIDS
- Screening Initial Data Set Dossier - See
HPV Programme
...
read more - SIRC
- Styrene Information and Research Council (USA)
...
read more - SME
- Small and medium-sized enterprise
...
read more - Solvent
- A solvent is a liquid that has the ability to dissolve, suspend or extract other materials, without chemical change to the material or solvent. Solven...
read more - SPI
- Society of Plastics Industry (USA)
...
read more - Stabiliser
- A stabiliser is a substance added to another substance to prevent an alteration of its physical state. Stabilisers are added to
plastics
...
read more - Steam cracking-Steam cracker
- Steam
cracking
, a further application of thermal cracking, is a petrochemical process used to produce
olefinic
raw materials (e.g.
propylene...
read more - Styrene
- Styrene is a clear, colourless liquid that is derived from petroleum and
natural gas
by-products, but which also occurs naturally. Styrene is used...
read more - Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN)
- SAN is a transparent, rigid styrenic
plastic
offering high chemical resistance, used mainly in the automotive, electrical and electronics industry...
read more - Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR)
- SBR is a rubber manufactured from styrene. Because of its excellent abrasion resistance, it is widely used in automobile and truck tyres, as well as f...
read more - Substance
- The word "substance" is used to mean chemical elements and their
compounds
in the natural state or obtained by any production process, including a...
read more - Surfactant
- Surfactants are products used as detergents, dispersing agents, emulsifiers, wetting agents, foaming or anti-foam agents, and solubilisers. They also ...
read more - Sustainable development
- Humanity's ability "to make development sustainable, i.e. to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future ...
read more - Synthesis-Synthetic
- The production of a substance by the union of
chemical elements
, groups, or simpler
compounds
...
read more - TAED
- Tetraacetylethylenediamine. See
Ethyleneamine
...
read more - TDI
- Toluene di-isocyanate
...
read more - TEA
- Triethanolamine. See
ethanolamine
...
read more - TEN
- Trans European Network
...
read more - TEPA
- Tetraethylenepentamine
...
read more - Tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED)
- See
Ethyleneamine
...
read more - Thermal cracking
- Thermal cracking is a
petroleum
refining process used to break up heavy oil molecules into lighter, more valuable
fractions
(e.g.
gasoline
...
read more - Thermoplastic
- A
plastic
which is solid when cold, but which may flow and be re-formed multiple times with the application of heat. Some plastics are dissolved i...
read more - Thermoset
- Thermosets are a type of plastic that is the reaction product of two or more chemical
compounds
. While reacting and while still in a liquid shape ...
read more - Toluene
- Toluene, a colourless liquid, is an
aromatic
hydrocarbon used extensively as starting material for the manufacture of industrial chemicals. Its ma...
read more - Triethanolamine (TEA)
- See
ethanolamine
...
read more - UBA
- Umweltbundesambt (German Federal Environment Bureau)
...
read more - UNFCCC
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
...
read more - Unsaturated polyester resins (PES, uPES, UPR or USPE)
- Unsaturated polyester resins are durable, resinous
polymers
. They are used over a broad spread of industries, mainly the construction, boat buildi...
read more - uPES
- See Unsaturated polyester resins
...
read more - UPR
- See Unsaturated polyester resins
...
read more - USP
- US Pharmacopoeia
...
read more - USPE
- See Unsaturated polyester resins
...
read more - VAM
- See Vinyl acetate monomer
...
read more - VAT
- Value Added Tax
...
read more - VATG
- Vinyl Acetate Toxicology Group (USA)
...
read more - VCM
- See Vinyl chloride monomer
...
read more - VEEP
- See Voluntary Energy Efficiency Programme
...
read more - Vinyl acetate monomer (VAM)
- A colourless, liquid organic compound, employed in the production of plastics.
More...
...
read more - Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)
- A colourless, flammable gas, used principally in making
polyvinyl chloride
, an important
synthetic resin
...
read more - VOC
- See Volatile Organic Compound
...
read more - Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)
- The term "Volatile
organic compounds
" refers to organic compounds that readily evaporate. VOCs include pure
hydrocarbons
, partially oxidised h...
read more - Voluntary Energy Efficiency Programme (VEEP)
- A voluntary commitment by the European chemical industry to reduce its specific energy consumption. The Programme was launched in 1992 and aimed to re...
read more - WHO
- World Health Organisation
...
read more - WTO
- World Trade Organisation
...
read more - XPS
- See extruded polystyrene
...
read more - Xylene
- Xylene, a colourless liquid, is an aromatic hydrocarbon of which there are several forms. Xylenes are used as solvents, as components of aviation fuel...
read more - Methylamines
- Methylamines (mono-, di- and tri) and their derivatives are alkaline substances that are produced by reacting amonia and methanol, in the gas phase at...
read more - Metaxylene
- Metaxylene is an
isomer
of mixed
xylene
. It is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of
polyesters
for coatings, inks, reinforced ...
read more - Orthoxylene
- Orthoxylene is an
isomer
of mixed
xylene
. It is primarily used in
plasticisers
(primarily in flexible polyvinyl chloride -
PVC
...
read more - GPCA
- Global Petrochemical Competitive Analysis.
...
read more - EPA
- Propylene Glycol Ethyl Ether Acetate
...
read more - MP
- Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether
...
read more - MPA
- Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether Acetate
...
read more - ETBE
- Ethyl-tertiary-butyl-ether. For more information click
here
or visit the Fuel Oxygenates
website.
...
read more - TBA
- Tertiary-butyl-alcohol.
...
read more - TAME
- Tertiary-amyl-methyl-ether. Visit the EFOA
website.
...
read more - PGME
- Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether.
...
read more - PGEE
- Propylene Glycol Ethyl Ether.
...
read more - PGMEA
- Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether Acetate.
...
read more - PGEEA
- Propylene Glycol Ethyl Ether Acetate.
...
read more - DPGME
- Dipropylene Glycol Methyl Ether.
...
read more - DPGEE
- Dipropylene Glycol Ethyl Ether.
...
read more - DEGBE
- Diethylene Glycol Butyl Ether.
...
read more - DEGBEA
- Diethylene Glycol Butyl Ether Acetate.
...
read more - EGBE
- Ethylene Glycol Butyl Ether.
...
read more - EGBEA
- Ethylene Glycol Butyl Ether Acetate.
...
read more - PlasticsEurope
- Plastics Manufacturers Association, the plastics programme of
Cefic
...
read more - Naphthalene
- Naphthalene is a crystalline white solid hydrocarbon, with the empirical formula C10H8. It is volatile, forming a flammable vapor. It is predominantly...
read more - Phenanthrene
- Phenanthrene is a crystalline polycyclic hydrocarbon isomeric to Anthracene. It is distilled from coal tar and is found in some coal tar oils which ar...
read more - Anthracene
- Anthracene is a solid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of three benzene rings derived from coal tar. Anthracene is used in the artifical pro...
read more - Acrylic esters
- When polymerized, acrylic
esters
, esters derived from
acrylic acid
...
read more - Acrylic fibres
- Acrylic fibres are artificial,
thermoplastic
fibres made from
acrylonitrile
...
read more - Butyl rubbers
- Butyl rubbers are a type of
synthetic
rubber
prepared by polymerization of
butylenes
...
read more - Butyraldehyde
- Butyraldehyde is a clear, colourless, flammable liquid, used chiefly as an
intermediate
in the manufacture of
resins.
...
read more - Chemical intermediate
- A chemical intermediate is any substance generated by one step in a
synthetic
...
read more - Intermediate
- A chemical intermediate is any substance generated by one step in a
synthetic
...
read more - Diethylene glycol
- Diethylene glycol is a colourless liquid used as a
solvent
and in the manufacture of
unsaturated polyester resins
,
polyurethanes
and
...
read more - Ethyl acrylate
- Ethyl acrylate is a colourless liquid used in the production of
polymers
, water-based latex paints and adhesives, textile and paper coatings, leat...
read more - Diethylene glycol ether acetates
- Glycol ethers are manufactured from either
propylene oxide
or
ethylene oxide
reacted with an
alcohol
. Glycol ethers and glycol ethers acet...
read more - Diethylene glycol ethers
- Glycol ethers are manufactured from either
propylene oxide
or
ethylene oxide
reacted with an
alcohol
. Glycol ethers and glycol ethers acet...
read more - Dipropylene glycol ether acetate
- Glycol ethers are manufactured from either
propylene oxide
or
ethylene oxide
reacted with an
alcohol
. Glycol ethers and glycol ethers acet...
read more - Dipropylene glycol ethers
- Glycol ethers are manufactured from either
propylene oxide
or
ethylene oxide
reacted with an
alcohol
. Glycol ethers and glycol ethers acet...
read more - Dipropylene glycol
- One member of the propylene glycols family, the most important of which is
monopropylene glycol.
Dipropylene glycol is used primarily as an indu...
read more - Higher olefins
- Higher olefins are
hydrocarbons
that have chains of up to 20 or more
carbon
atoms
, and are converted to products such as
plastics,...
read more - Isobutanol
- Isobutanol is a colourless, flammable
organic
compound
classified as an
alcohol.
As such, it is widely used as a
solvent
in chemical r...
read more - Isobutyl acetate
- Isobutyl acetate is a common
solvent,
produced from the esterification of
isobutanol
with
acetic acid.
...
read more - Esterification
- A chemical reaction resulting in the formation of at least one
ester
...
read more - Isobutylene
- Isobutylene is used in
organic
synthesis
and in the production of high
octane
aviation gasoline. Its main use is in the production of buty...
read more - Isophorone
- Isophorone is a clear liquid that can be dissolved in water. It is an industrial chemical used extensively as a
solvent
in some printing inks, pai...
read more - Isopropanol
- Isopropanol is a major component of rubbing
alcohols.
Isopropanol is a secondary alcohol. It is one of the cheapest alcohols and has replaced
et...
read more - Isopropyl acetate
- Isopropyl Acetate is a fast evaporating, mild odor
solvent
...
read more - n-Butanol
- N-Butanol is a liquid alcohol, which is an important solvent for resins and lacquers. It is also used as raw materials for
glycol ethers
...
read more - Polycarbonates
- Polycarbonates are a particular group of
thermoplastics.
...
read more - Polyisobutylene
- Polyisobutylene is a synthetic rubber, or elastomer. It is special because it is that only rubber that is gas impermeable, that is, it is the only rub...
read more - Propylene glycol ethers
- Propylene glycol ethers are formed from the base catalyzed reaction of propylene oxide with alcohols like methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol or phen...
read more - Propylene glycol ethers acetates
- Glycol ether acetates are clear liquids that often have a pleasant, fruity odour. For further information please see
http://www.ethers-de-glycol.org...
read more - Styrenic plastics
- Plastics based on resins made by the polymerization of styrene or co-polymerization of styrene with other unsaturated compounds the styrene being in g...
read more - Superabsorbents
- Polymers of
acrylic acid
, superabsorbent material is widely-used in personal care products to absorb fluids. It comes in the form of large particl...
read more - Synthetic rubbers
- Synthetic rubbers are made of raw material derived from petroleum, coal, oil, natural gas, and acetylene. Many of them are copolymers, i.e., polymers ...
read more - Tolune diisocyanate (TDI)
- TDI is an isocyanate used in the production of
polyurethanes
...
read more - n-Butene
- Butenes are formed during the cracking of petroleum to produce gasoline; they can also be prepared commercially by the catalytic dehydrogenation of bu...
read more - Ethyl hexanol
- 2-Ethyl hexanol (2EH) is an higher
aliphatic
alcohol.
. 2EH is also used as a
solvent
...
read more - Polyacrylate
- A family of
thermoplastic
engineering resins made by the polymerization of an acrylic compound such as
methyl methacrylate.
More...
...
read more - Associated gases
- Associated gas is an emulsion produced from saturated crude oil.
...
read more - Ethylene dichloride
- Liquid, most commonly used in the production of vinyl chloride monomer, starting material for chlorinated solvents such as 1,1,1-trichloroethane, viny...
read more - Acrylate elastomer
- In latex paints, textile applications (backcoating), emulsion polymers for paper coating; as pulp additives, in floor polishes & sealants (resinous & ...
read more - ETRMA
- European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association
...
read more - Greenhouse gases
- Greenhouse gases are those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and antropogenic, that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengh...
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