Description
Book SynopsisAn overview of the petrochemical industry from the perspective of the author's experience with Standard Oil, Scientific Design Co and Chemical Systems, Inc, which considers its unusually rapid growth from its birth in the 1920s to maturity in the late 1970s.
Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
The German Chemical Industry: Chemicals From Coal.
Early Petrochemical Production in the United States.
Cat Crackers: Wartime Fuels - and Petrochemical RawMaterials.
Aromatic Feedstocks From Petroleum: Universal Oil Products Company(UOP).
The Old Order: Cooperation and Cartels.
Plastics: The Engine for Growth.
From Cellulosic to Synthetic Fibers.
The Rush into Petrochemicals.
International Development and Growth.
Winners and Losers: The Case of Vinyl Chloride.
Large Plants: The New Economics.
The 1970s: Discontinuities and Uncertainties.
The Once and Future Industry.
Appendix: Description of Technical Terms.
Subject Index.
Chemical Index.
