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      LIST OF PRODUCTS MADE FROM PETROLEUM

      LIST OF PRODUCTS MADE FROM PETROLEUM

      A partial list of products made from Petroleum (6000 items). One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of gasoline. The rest (over half) is used to make things like: Although the major use of petroleum is as a fuel, (gasoline, jet fuel, heating oil), and petroleum and natural gas are often used to generate electricity, there are many other uses. Here are some of the ways petroleum is used in our every day lives. All plastic is made from petroleum and plastic is used almost everywhere: in cars, houses, toys, computers and clothing. Asphalt used in road construction is a petroleum product as is the synthetic rubber in the tires. Paraffin wax comes from petroleum, as do fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, detergents, phonograph records, photographic film, furniture, packaging materials, surfboards, paints, and artificial fibers used in clothing, upholstery, and carpet backing. 

      sources: https://petroleumasia.blogspot.com/2016/09/list-of-products-made-from-petroleum.html

      sources: https://petroleumasia.blogspot.com/2016/09/list-of-products-made-from-petroleum.html