In contrast to the financial engineers of the private-equity world, he has a genuine passion for the petrochemical industry.

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Ethane-to-ethanol would also reduce the feedstock for ethane-to-ethylene that the Petrochemical industry uses.

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The EU also agreed to freeze the assets of Iran's central bank, the conduit for the country's oil revenue, and ban trade with its petrochemical industry.

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