Processing crude oil into marketable products requires extensive manufacturing capabilities. With 20 refineries and 20 petrochemical plants, we are the leading refiner in Europe and the eighth-largest petrochemicals company in the world.
Although crude oil can seldom be used directly, it can be processed to create a vast array of products that are useful in our everyday lives. These products include transportation fuels, lubricants, heating oil, solvents, waxes, paraffin and asphalt, as well as polymers, plastics, and molecules for use in pharmaceutical products and cosmetics.