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What are petrochemical industries?

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Many items are derived from crude petroleum, which provide materials for many new industries, these are known as petrochemical industries.
Some groups of these industries:
(i) Polymers
(ii) Synthetic fibres
(iii) Elastomers
(iv) Surfactant intermediate.
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