BP PLC

BP is one of the largest integrated oil companies in the world. BP operates in 100 countries, on six continents, and serves 10 million customers every day throughout the world.

BP's main activities are in exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining, marketing, supply and transportation; solar power and manufacturing; and marketing of petrochemicals.

Chemicals are one of the strategic businesses of BP, manufacturing and marketing a wide range of petrochemicals, intermediates, plastics and specialities. Each year BP sell more than 25 million tonnes of petrochemicals.

BP holds leading positions in acetic acid, acrylonitrile, aromatics, purified terephthalic acid (PTA), alphaolefins, purified isophthalic acid (PIA), polyethylene and polypropylene.

Some of BP's products are used internally as the raw materials for other downstream chemicals. Others are sold to customers for use in applications as diverse as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, packaging, wire and cable insulation, cassette tapes, synthetic rubber, paints and coatings, adhesives, fuel additives and lubricants, textiles, agriculture and agrochemicals, electrical and electronic components, automotive parts, aerospace and aviation and in the building and construction industry.

One of the main factors in BP's success has been in developing and applying advanced technology to the manufacturing processes. BP owns a number of proprietary technologies. Among these is Innovene, a gas-phase manufacturing process for polyethylene and polypropylene.

Other breakthroughs by BP include Cativa, an iridium-based catalyst for acetic acid, naphthalene dicarboxylate (NDC), a chemical that makes polyesters stronger and more heat-resistant, and their acrylonitrile process which is used in 95 per cent of the world's acrylonitrile manufacturing capacity.

Everybody who works for BP, anywhere, is responsible for getting HSE right. BP's goals are simply stated - no accidents, no harm to people, and no damage to the environment.

Source: www.bpchemicals.com

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