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Chemicals: Innovating, strengthening the competitiveness and continuing to improve security performance.

The Chemicals segment includes Base Chemicals, with petrochemicals and fertilizers, and Specialty Chemicals, with the Group's rubber processing, resins, adhesives and electroplating activities.

  • Petrochemicals General view of Anvers Refinery in Belgium General view of Anvers refinery in Belgium. From left to right: The aromatics units, the reforming unit and the desulphurization unit.
  • Petrochemicals Carling–Saint-Avold plant, France The Carling Saint-Avold Plant in France is one of the largest European petrochemicals plant.
  • Petrochemicals Carville plant in Louisiana (USA) Located on the bank of the Mississipi river (United States), the Carville plant is the world's largest styrene and polystyrene producing facility.
  • Petrochemicals Feluy plant in Belgium Over a million tons of polymers a year are produced in Feluy (Belgium).
  • Petrochemicals Total Petrochemicals' Bayport Plant (USA) The Bayport plant in the United States produces polypropylene, a plastic primarily intended for the automotive, packaging, carpet, household, appliances, fibers and sanitary goods markets.
  • Petrochemicals New styrene unit on the petrochemical site of Gonfreville-l' Orcher. New styrene unit on Gonfreville l’Orcher petrochemicals plant in France.
  • Petrochemicals Barge terminal at the Port Arthur refinery, Texas Barge terminal at Port Arthur in the United States.
  • Petrochemicals Close-up of polypropylene granules Close-up of polypropylene granules, a plastic primarily used in the automotive and packaging industries, as well as in household appliances.
  • Petrochemicals Food Packagings from plastics (MTO unit of Feluy) Plastic Food Packagings: these packagings illustrate the production of the MTO (Methanol to Olefins) unit of Feluy Petrochemicals plant
  • Fertilizers GPN Grandpuits Plant GPN Grandpuits Plant in France. GPN activities encompass fertilizers production, pollutant reduction solutions, and engineering and process business.
  • Fertilizers Analysis equipment at GPN Grand Quevilly plant (France) Laboratory Equipment at GPN Grand Quevilly Plant in France.
  • Specialty Chemicals - Electroplating Close up of printed circuits. The production of printed circuits is one of Atotech's major applications.
  • Specialty Chemicals - Adhesives Sader Tile Adhesives (Bostik's Courbet Plant, France) Sader Tile Adhesives (Bostik's Courbet Plant in France). Sader is a brand of Bostik, one of the leaders in the adhesives market for industry and consumers.
  • Specialty Chemicals - Adhesives Bag-filling line, Powder production workshop in Bostik's Sainville Plant in France Bag-filling line, powder production workshop at Bostik Sainville plant in France. Bostik is a major actor in Adhesives and Etancheity products.
  • Specialty Chemicals - Resins Operators in Cray Valley Resins plant in Korea Cray Valley Plant (Korea). Cray Valley is a major manufacturer of high technology resins for coatings.
  • Specialty Chemicals – Rubber Processing Bike tyres (Hutchinson plant of Chalette-sur-Loing (France) Bundle of mountain bike tyres in Hutchinson Chalette-sur-Loing plant in France. Hutchinson manufactures and markets a wide range of products derived from rubber processing.
  • Specialty Chemicals – Rubber Processing Mapa Spontex scouring pads (Hutchinson) Mapa Spontex scouring pads (Hutchinson). Mapa Spontex produces a wide range of hand protection and cleaning products making everyday household chores easier.
  • Specialty Chemicals – Rubber Processing Hutchinson Research Center in Montargis (France) Hutchinson Research Center in Montargis (France). The centre specializes in physical characterization, chemical analysis, materials formulation, digital simulation and vibration and acoustic analysis,

Total is one of the world's largest integrated chemical producers (1). In 2008, the Chemicals segment sales amounted to 20.15 B€. Europe accounted for 62% of the segment's overall sales for 2008 and North America for 18% with the remaining sales primarily attributable to Asia (14 %) and Latin America (2%).


Chemicals operations cover major sectors:

Total's Base Chemicals activities encompass petrochemicals as well as fertilizers.


  • The petrochemicals activities of Total Petrochemicals include base petrochemicals (olefins and aromatics) and their derivatives (polyethylene, polypropylene and styrenics). Its products are used in a wide range of domestic and industrial applications, including packaging, construction and automobiles.

  1. Total Petrochemicals


  • Fertilizers consist of GPN and Belgium-based Engrais Rosier (Total 57%).GPN'core competency is nitrogen chemistry.

  1. GPN
  2. Engrais Rosier


Specialty Chemicals comprise rubber processing (Hutchinson), resins (Cray Valley, Sartomer and Cook Composite & Polymers), adhesives (Bostik), and electroplating (Atotech).


HutchinsonCray ValleySartomerCook Composites & PolymersBostikAtotech


(1) Based on publicly available information, consolidated sales.

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