The integration of refining and petrochemicals production is a major factor in lowering costs and improving efficiency. It also insures the security of feedstock supply to petrochemical producers.Integrated refining-petrochemical industry is continuously looking for processes with improved flexibility in producing various olefins from refinery products. Both industries are searching for opportunities by adding value to their products and product slates. Refiners are seriously looking
for opportunities to improve their profits when refining margins are low. Providing more petrochemical feedstocks instead of fuels through innovative processes is gaining some earnest attention. Refiners and petrochemical producers have always benefited from their symbiotic relationship. However, this association is changing due to product-demand shifts by consumers. The petrochemical operator is ontinuously searching for lower cost feedstocks while the refiner is searching to add value to his products
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