Aromatics
Many items taken for granted in our everyday lives rely on products made by the aromatics industry – from aspirin and refrigerators through to clothes, cars and sports equipment. Find out about the contribution of aromatics to our quality of life… and the industry’s environmental performance… and safety at work… and much more besides.
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About the European Aromatics Industry
The Aromatics Producers Association (APA) is a sector group within the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe (APPE), which is another name for the Petrochemistry Programme of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic).
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What are Aromatics?
Aromatics, so called because of their distinctive perfumed smell, are substances derived from crude oil and, in small quantities, from coal. Aromatics are hydrocarbons, organic compounds that consist exclusively of the elements carbon and hydrogen – without which life would not be possible on Earth.
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Aromatics in everyday life
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The Aromatics Producers Association (APA) - Cefic
Rue Belliard, 40 b.15
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 436 94 81
Email: info@petrochemistry.eu
