N,N-Dimethylacetamide
N,N-Dimethylaniline
N,N-Dimethylformamide
n-Amyl Alcohol
Napthalene
n-Butyl Acetate
n-Butyl Alcohol
n-Butylamine
n-Decane
n-Heptane
n-Hexane
Nitrobenzene
Nitromethane
NMP
n-Octane
n-Pentane
n-Propyl Alcohol
Nylon
Octanol
o-Dichlorobenzene
o-Xylene
Pentanediol
PET (Packaging polymer)
Petroleum Ether 35-60°C
Petroleum Ether 60-80°C
Phosphoric Acid
Piperidine
Potassium Phosphate Monobasic
Propanediol
Propionaldehyde
Propylene
Propylene Carbonate
Propylene Glycol
Propylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether
Propylene Glycol Propyl Ether
Propylene Oxide
Propyleneglycol Monomethylether Acetate
p-Xylene
Pyridine
Pyrrolidinone
Quinoline
sec-Butyl Alcohol
Sodium Acetate Trihydrate
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous
Sulfuric Acid
tert-Amyl Alcohol
tert-Butyl Alcohol
Tetrabromoethane
Tetrabutylammonium Bromide
Tetrabutylammonium Hydrogen Sulfate
Tetrabutylammonium Hydroxide
Tetrabutylammonium Phosphate
Tetrachloroethane
Tetrachloroethylene
Tetraheptylammonium Bromide
Tetrahydrofuran
Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide
Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide
Toluene
Tributyl Phosphate
Tributylamine
Tributylphosphate
Trichlorobenzene
Trichloroethylene
Tricresyl Phosphate
Triethanolamine
Triethyl
Triethylene Glycol
Triethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether
Triethylenetetramine
Trifluoroacetic Acid
Trimethylbenzene
Trimethylpentane
Tris HCL

Oil & Gas:
Crude oil and natural gas are key building blocks in for the chemical supply chain, as well as packaging and transportation. When the price of oil increases and stays high for 3 months (about $100/barrel), we usually get a price increase on solvents.  In addition, we may see increases on materials packaged in poly drums/pails and transportation costs/fuel surcharges. Here’s the connections:

Market Dynamics:
Refineries process crude oil and natural gas into different chemical products, such as solvents, plastics, and others.
The process: Crude oil and natural gas are mixtures of hydrocarbons (Benzene, octane, xylene, etc…). Each of these chemicals has a unique boiling point (remember how if you add wine to your sauce, the sauce cooks off the alcohol before the sauce boils? Similar concept).  To separate these mixtures, the crude is fed into a distillation tower (a still) where the different components are boiled off and recovered as they condense at different temperatures (which is how they distill hard liquors/moonshine). FYI, this boiling point concept is used in Gas Chromatography (GC) also. It's a basic concept, but very powerful and useful in both chemical manufacturing and alcohol.

Up Stream Materials/Building Blocks: These materials are used in the drilling process
​​Acetic Acid 
Ammonium Persulfate 
Borate Salts 
Boric Acid 
Butoxyethanol 
Calcium Chloride
Choline Chloride
Citric Acid
Ethanol
Ethylene Glycol 
Formic Acid 
Glutaraldehyde 
Guar Gum 
Hydrochloric Acid 
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Down Stream Materials Consuming:

​​Acetic Acid
Acetic Anhydride
Acetone
Acetonitrile
Acetophenone
Acetylacetone
Acrylic Acid
Alcohol
Ammonium Acetate
Ammonium Carbonate
Ammonium Hydroxide
Ammonium Sulfate
Amyl Acetate
Aniline
Benzene
Benzyl Alcohol
Bis TRIS
Bromochloromethane
Butadiene
Butanediol
Butyl Ether
Butyraldehyde
Caprolactam
Carbinol
Carbon Disulfide
Chlorobenzene
Chlorobutane
Chloroform
Cyclohexane
Cyclohexanol
Cyclohexanone
Cyclohexene
Cyclohexylamine
Cyclopentane
Cyclopentanone
Decyl Alcohol
Diacetone Alcohol
Dibromoethane
Dibutyl Phthalate
Dibutylamine
Dichloroacetic Acid
Dichloroethane
Dichloromethane
Dichloromethane
Dicyclopentadiene
Diethanolamine
Diethyl Ketone
Diethyl Phthalate
Diethyl Sulfate
Diethylamine
Diethylene Glycol
Diethylene Glycol Dibutyl Ether
Diethylene Glycol Diethyl Ether
Diethylene Glycol Dimethyl Ether
Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate
Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether
Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether Acetate
Diethylene Glycol Monohexyl Ether
Diethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether
Diisopropylamine
Dimethyl Phthalate
Dimethyl Sulfoxide
Dimethyl-4-heptanone
Dioxane

Dipropylene Glycol
Dipropylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether
Dodecanol
EDTA Acid
Epichlorohydrin
Ethanol
Ethanolamine
Ethyl Acetate
Ethyl Acetoacetate
Ethyl Alcohol
Ethyl Benzoate
Ethyl Ether
Ethyl Ether Anhydrous
Ethyl Lactate
Ethylbenzene
Ethylene
Ethylene Glycol
Ethylene Glycol Dimethyl Ether
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate
Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether
Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether Acetate
Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether
Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Acetate
Ethylene Glycol Monophenyl Ether
Ethylenediamine Anhydrous
Fertilizer
Formalin
Formamide
Formic Acid
Furan
Glutaraldehyde
Glycerol
Hexanes
Hexyl Alcohol
Hydrofluoric Acid
Hydrogen Peroxide
Isoamyl Acetate
Isoamyl Alcohol
Isobutyl Acetate
Isobutyl Alcohol
Isopropyl Alcohol
Isopropyl Ether
Lactic Acid
Methane
Methanol
Methotrexate
Methyl Acetate
Methyl Alcohol
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Methyl Formate
Methyl iso-Amyl Ketone
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Methyl Methacrylate
Methyl Propyl Ketone
Methyl t-Butyl Ether
Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone
Methylbutane
Methylcyclohexane
Methylimidazole
Mineral Oil, Heavy
Mineral Oil, Light
Morpholine
m-Xylene
N,N-Diethylamine

Hydroxymethyl-Phosphonium Sulfate
Isopropanol
Methanol
Polysaccharide Blend
Potassium Carbonate
Potassium Chloride
Potassium Hydroxide
Quaternary Ammonium Chloride
Sodium Carbonate
Sodium Chloride
Sodium Erythorbate
Sodium Hydroxide
Tetrakis 
Tetramethyl Ammonium Chloride