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6. The price of a barrel of oil can fluctuate remarkably. Although this price
affects everything to some extent due to transportation and fuel costs,
etc, some industries which rely on petroleum products as raw materials
are greatly affected by the price of a barrel of oil. From the following
list, which are greatly affected (depend on petroleum products as starting
materials):
NaOH
sulfuric acid
vinyl chloride
ammonia
xylene
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