The refinery in Korea also manufactures a wide range of polypropylene and aromatics. This refinery was commissioned in 1996 and uses the latest technology to make products of outstanding quality. The process units were designed with safety of personnel and the plant as a major parameter. Caltex continually upgrades its refineries and plants with new operating methods and technologies, developed by sharing best practices within the group and with our co-owners Chevron and Texaco. Such enhancements increase the versatility and productivity of these facilities, enabling us to better meet customer needs and capitalize on new business opportunities.
Refineries convert crude oil into valuable, saleable products.
Refineries are managed and operated by teams of people who aim to manufacture the products safely and with minimal impact upon the local environment. Crude oil is made up of thousands of different hydrocarbons that all boil at different temperatures and the refinery products of LPG, gasoline, kerosene, diesel and fuel oil are themselves mixtures of hydrocarbons rather than individual hydrocarbons. Catalytic and thermal processes are used to crack the long hydrocarbon chains to smaller chains that boil in the gasoline or diesel boiling range. Many products are treated by the removal of sulfur before they become saleable and sulfur is a major by-product of the processing of crude oil. Caltex uses crude oils from the Middle East and South East Asia in the refineries to manufacture products to meet the demands of the customer.