Exporting Petrochemical Materials

During World War II, the demand for synthetic materials to replace costly and sometimes less efficient products was a catalyst for the development of petrochemicals.

Urea was discovered by Hilaire Rouelle in 1773. It was the first organic compound to be artificially synthesized from inorganic starting materials, in 1828 by

Bitumen, otherwise known as asphalt, is a type of petroleum product that may come in liquid or semi-solid hydrocarbon product. Bitumen, in modern contexts, is