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Answer» Petrochemical industry: - The industry which separates mineral oil into various components and produces several products, is known as petrochemical industry.
- Mineral oil is obtained from the interior of earth.
- Various components such as petrol, kerosene, diesel, tar coal, etc. are obtained from mineral oil.
- Vadodara, Jamnagar, Mumbai, Vishakhapattnam, Chennai, etc. are important centres of mineral refineries in India.
- Colour and chemical industry is also a part of petrochemical industry.
- Various chemicals such as soda ash, chemicals, colour and dyes, etc. are produced in petrochemical industries.
- Even chemical fertilizers used in agriculture are a part of petrochemical industries.
- Kalol, Vadodara, Sindri, Mumbai, Gorakhpur and Durgapur are important centres of industries of chemical fertilizers.
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