Total Petrochemicals & Refining Usa, Inc.

What Total Petrochemicals & Refining Usa, Inc. does

Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. is a Houston-headquartered petrochemical company founded in 1958 with 5,001-10,000 employees. Per firmographic positioning, the company transforms hydrocarbons into base chemicals and polymers serving manufacturing, packaging, and automotive end-markets, with a stated product scope spanning basic petrochemicals (ethylene, propylene, benzene, toluene, xylene), intermediates (methanol, acetone), and downstream polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene, vinyls, styrene, acrylics, polycarbonate). It operates as a private, for-profit entity.

The company's primary observable digital property, totalpetrochemicalsrefiningusa.com, presents as an informational blog/portal publishing articles dated December 2025 on petrochemical cost analysis, production methods, supply-chain dynamics, industrial applications (packaging, insulation, automotive parts, textiles, solvents), and environmental/sustainability themes (renewable feedstocks, recycling, regulatory compliance). Content publication activity is recent and ongoing. No commercial pricing, named customer relationships, distribution partnerships, management roster, certifications, regulatory actions, M&A, or revenue figures are evidenced in the available data. Contact channels consist only of generic role-based emails (privacy@, cookies@, terms@).

Data quality caveat: structured firmographic data describes a large-scale industrial petrochemical manufacturer, while the website content, ancillary metadata (New Zealand/Oceania operating geography, no management team, no customers, no transactions), and absence of any operational signals are inconsistent with that profile. The underlying input may represent a third-party content site leveraging the corporate brand, an outdated or fragmented data capture, or a partial public footprint. No parent company, funding events, M&A, or leadership changes are disclosed in the input.

Name

Total Petrochemicals & Refining Usa, Inc.

Legal name

Total Petrochemicals Refining USA, Inc.

Website

https://totalpetrochemicalsrefiningusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Houston-headquartered petrochemical manufacturer founded in 1958 with 5,001-10,000 employees, producing base chemicals and polymers for manufacturing, packaging, and automotive customers per firmographic data. Input shows only an informational blog presence; no operational metrics, customers, or revenue are evidenced.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petrochemicals

NAICS

Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511), Petrochemical Manufacturing (325110), Petroleum Refineries (32411), Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251), Petroleum Refineries (324110)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Petroleum Refining (2911), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Base Olefins (Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene) (IMAEADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Base Aromatics (BTX: Benzene, Toluene, Xylenes) (IMAEADAB), Styrenics (Styrene Monomer, PS, EPS, ABS) (IMAEADAE), Methanol & Derivatives Feedstocks (Methanol-to-Olefins/Propylene, Formaldehyde chain) (EUALAHAF), Naphtha & Reformate Feedstocks (EUALAHAB)

Keywords

• Petrochemical manufacturing
• Base chemicals production
• Polymer materials
• Hydrocarbon processing
• Industrial chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA transforms hydrocarbons into base chemicals and polymers such as ethylene, propylene, methanol, benzene, toluene, xylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, vinyls, styrene, butadiene, isoprene, acrylics, and naphtha. The company's public web presence functions as an informational portal covering cost factors, production methods, market trends, environmental impact, and sustainability for petrochemical products.

Product overview

Total Petrochemicals Refining USA operates an informational blog/knowledge portal focused on petrochemical products and their applications. The platform provides educational content about various petrochemical products including basic petrochemicals (ethylene, propylene, benzene, toluene, xylene), intermediate petrochemicals (acetone, methanol), and end-use products (polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC/vinyls, styrene). The content covers cost factors, production methods, market trends, environmental impacts, and industry applications primarily for the New Zealand market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ethylene Base petrochemical produced from hydrocarbons and used as a feedstock for plastics, antifreeze, and synthetic rubber.
• Polyethylene Polymer product used for packaging, insulation, and containers.
• Polypropylene Polymer product used for automotive parts, textiles, and consumer goods.
• Methanol Intermediate petrochemical used as fuel, in solvents, and in antifreeze formulations.
• Benzene Aromatic petrochemical used in solvents, detergents, and pharmaceuticals.
• Toluene Aromatic petrochemical used in paint thinners, adhesives, and coatings.
• Xylene Aromatic petrochemical used in solvents, dyes, and coatings.
• Isoprene Petrochemical building block used in synthetic rubber, adhesives, and coatings.
• Butadiene Petrochemical building block used in synthetic rubber and related industrial applications, subject to environmental and regulatory considerations.
• Vinyls Polymer family (including PVC) with applications across construction, packaging, and industrial sectors.
• Acrylics Polymer family used in paints, adhesives, and textiles.
• Naphtha Hydrocarbon feedstock used in petrochemical cracking and refining processes.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Dow Inc. Major U.S. petrochemical and polymer producer with significant Gulf Coast operations covering ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, and a wide range of downstream chemicals. Closely comparable product portfolio and end-market exposure.
• Westlake Corporation: Houston-headquartered manufacturer of petrochemicals (ethylene, PVC/vinyls), polymers, and building products. Directly competes in olefins and vinyls chains with overlapping Houston-area infrastructure.
• Chevron Phillips Chemical: U.S.-focused petrochemical joint venture of Chevron and Phillips 66, with significant operations on the Gulf Coast producing ethylene, propylene, aromatics, and specialty chemicals. Closely matched geographic and product footprint.
• LyondellBasell: Houston-headquartered global leader in olefins, polyolefins, and intermediates. Direct competitor in ethylene/propylene, polyethylene/polypropylene, and aromatics with similar integrated value chain and Gulf Coast footprint.
• INEOS: Global petrochemicals manufacturer with strong U.S. presence (INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA). Competes in olefins, polyolefins, and aromatics with similar scale and feedstock-flexible cracker assets.
• Phillips 66: U.S. refiner and petrochemical producer with significant Gulf Coast operations producing refined products and petrochemical feedstocks. Direct overlap in refining-petrochemical integration value chain.
• Formosa Plastics USA: U.S. subsidiary of Formosa Plastics Group operating integrated refining and petrochemical complexes on the Gulf Coast. Competes directly in olefins, polyolefins, vinyls, and aromatics.

Broad incumbents

• ExxonMobil Chemical: Petrochemicals division of ExxonMobil, producing olefins, aromatics, and performance chemicals from integrated refining/petrochemical complexes. Competes in the same commodity petrochemical slate with much broader scale and resource backing.
• BASF: World's largest chemical company with broad petrochemicals and downstream derivatives portfolio. Overlaps in basic chemicals (olefins, aromatics) but operates across a much wider chemical spectrum.
• SABIC: Saudi-headquartered global petrochemicals leader with U.S. operations (SABIC Americas). Competes in olefins, aromatics, and engineering polymers with similar cracker-to-polymer integration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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