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This category comprises establishments which are primarily engaged in production of chemicals using basic processes, such as thermal cracking or distillation. Basic chemicals are generally used as raw materials for further chemical intermediates or final chemical products. Also included in this category and its subcategories are support industries such as associations, wholesalers, importers, and media that focus on the basic chemicals sector.
Please submit sites to the most relevant subcategory, defined by the types of chemicals produced. If you have trouble finding the most appropriate category to submit to, you may wish to use ODP''s Curlie function with the chemical name or type as a keyword.

Gases

This category is for manufacturers and suppliers of gases for the Specialty Gas Industry, rare gases, and industrial use gases.
Please submit only industrial gas associations which represent producers of gases such as atmospheric gases, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and others.

Inorganic

The Basic Inorganic Chemicals category comprises establishments which are primarily engaged in production of inorganic chemicals using basic processes, such as thermal cracking or distillation. Such chemicals are generally pure chemical elements or basic chemical compounds, and used as "raw materials" for other intermediate or final chemical products. These include, but are not limited to:
  • Hydrochloric, nitric, phosphoric, and sulphuric acids,
  • Chlorine, fluorine, nitrogen, sodium, sulphur, and zinc compounds, and
  • many other inorganic compounds.
Also included are support industries such as associations, wholesalers, importers, and media companies which focus on the basic inorganic chemicals sector. Sites not listed in this category include:
  • Inorganic dyes and pigments and industrial gases are often classified as basic inorganic chemicals, but these topics are organized under separate topics in the Business: Chemicals category.

Oleochemicals

Oleochemicals are derived from vegetable and animal oils and fats, as well as from petrochemicals. They are themselves an intermediate chemical group used in diverse chemical sectors such as detergents, plastics, and coatings.

The Oleochemicals category comprises establishments which are primarily engaged in the production of:
  • Fatty acids (margaric, oleic, stearic)
  • Fatty alcohols,
  • Glycerine,
  • Metal soaps, or
  • Fatty esters, amines, and nitriles.
Also included are support industries such as associations, wholesalers, importers, and media companies which focus on the oleochemicals sector.

Companies whose primary focus is in food applications are listed in Business: Food and Related Products: Fats and Oils.

Organic

The Basic Organic Chemicals category comprises sites for businesses and business activities related to the production, distribution, and sale of commodity organic chemicals. These chemicals are typically manufactured using basic processes, such as thermal cracking or distillation, and serve a variety of uses in the chemical and other industries. They can be used in their final form (e.g., as solvents) or as intermediates in the production of more complex chemicals. Sites for businesses who focus on a particular subcategory of basic organic chemicals are listed in that subcategory; businesses whose activities range across two or more subcategories, or whose products are not covered by one of the subcategories, are listed in this main category.

Petrochemicals

The Petrochemicals category comprises establishments which are primarily engaged in the production of intermediate chemicals used in various chemical sectors that are derived from petroleum products. These include:
  • Alkenes and Olefins, including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, raffinate, and isoprene,
  • Aromatics, including benzene, toluene, xylenes, ethylbenzene, and cumene,
  • Fuel additives,
  • Lubricants,
  • Paraffins and waxes, or
  • Solvents, including hexane, isopropyl alcohol, phenol, acetone, ketone, ethyl acetate, and methylene chloride.
Also included are support industries such as associations, wholesalers, importers, and media companies which focus on the petrochemicals industry. Sites not listed in this category include:
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