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The convenience of online ordering and that feeling of Christmas every day when opening your packages are brought to you by diesel fuel.

If it wasn’t for petrochemicals, not only would March Madness lose some of its madness, but the sport as we know it today would look very different.

Family and friends come together to see one of the most watched American television broadcasts of the year. Did you know that petrochemicals play a key role in this main event?

Though consumers buy gasoline locally, prices for the fuel are largely determined by the global market for crude oil from which it is made.

From the insides of computers, to the plastic exterior of smart phones, to the insulating coating on nearly every single wire of our electronic devices, petrochemical products are critical to enabling the innovation and disruptive technological advancements that make our world and lives better.

After weeks of overindulgence, people catch sight of their bulging waistlines in bedroom mirrors and declare their New Year’s resolution is to get in shape. This is where petrochemicals can help.

Negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are a chance to boost the competitiveness of U.S. companies in Canada and Mexico and solidify the preeminent role U.S. refiners and petrochemicals producers play in enabling global transportation and manufacturing.