Products & Innovation

Mowing lawns is a summertime rite of passage in America, providing young people with experience pitching their business to neighbors, keeping a work schedule, and making and managing money—from purchasing the gasoline that fuels the operation, to budgeting for the oils and lubricants that keep a mower’s engine and blades running smoothly.

With the rising demand for renewable energy in the United States, many are turning to solar power to meet their energy needs.

When it comes to places you’d rather not visit, the hospital is bound to top the list.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers released a statement in response to the President’s State of the Union address.

If you read the headlines in the news lately — “Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Plastics Are Predicted to Rise,” “New Texas petrochemical projects add millions of tons of greenhouse gas pollution, report finds” — you’d think emissions from the petrochemical industry were getting worse.

Advances in petrochemicals – which are already helping transform medical science – are creating a new, more efficient and more cost-effective way to remove salt from ocean water.

AFPM has joined five other associations to call on the Governors of eight states to reject a recent plea from the Auto Alliance – the leading advocacy group for automakers – to increase subsidies and other incentives for electric vehicles (EVs) and zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), further distorting a market that has failed to materialize despite already receiving generous handouts.

In a health care revolution, the Cardiac 3D Print Lab at Phoenix Children’s Hospital is making model organs out of plastics to help save children’s lives.

Dan’s legs – and his life – were saved, thanks to the fellow firefighters that pulled him out of danger and his personal protective equipment (PPE), also known as turnout gear, gear that’s made possible by petrochemicals.