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List Of Petrochemical Companies In South Africa 2025-2026

Petrochemicals can be converted into thousands of industrial and consumer products, including PLASTICS, paints, RUBBER, fertilizers, detergents, dyes, TEXTILES and solvents. The industry consists of 2 major divisions. The primary petrochemical industry produces basic chemicals, such as ethylene, from oil or gas.

PetroSA Sandton Office

South African Chemical Institute

African Petrochemicals

Is petrol made in South Africa?

Upstream refers to the exploration and production of crude oil. The major petroleum products that are sold in South Africa are petrol, diesel, jet fuel, illuminating paraffin, fuel oil, bitumen and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Petrol and diesel are the major liquid fuels that are used in South Africa.

How much petrol does South Africa consume?

South Africa’s retail fuel industry, which is made up of 4 600 retailers countrywide (SAPIA, 2016), accounted for most of the petrol used. However, petrol consumption declined at an annual rate of 3% from 11 billion litres in 2007 to 7.5 billion litres in 2016

How do you calculate fuel consumption?

Calculate

  1. Get the miles traveled from the trip odometer, or subtract the original odometer reading from the new one.
  2. Divide the miles traveled by the amount of gallons it took to refill the tank. The result will be your car’s average miles per gallon yield for that driving period.

What do petrochemical companies do?

Petrochemicals can be converted into thousands of industrial and consumer products, including PLASTICS, paints, RUBBER, fertilizers, detergents, dyes, TEXTILES and solvents. The industry consists of 2 major divisions. The primary petrochemical industry produces basic chemicals, such as ethylene, from oil or gas.

What do petrochemical plants produce?

Petrochemical plants convert natural resources such as crude oil, natural gas, ores and minerals into products for a wide range of applications. They produce many important building blocks for industry processes, including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, and aromatics