Petrochem

Petrochemical Associates International is a megacorporation whose primary focus is the petrochemical industry. Petrochem is the world's largest producer of the synthetic alcohol fuel CHOOH2 (under license from Biotechnica), the primary fuel source for the mid-21st century. Petrochem control millions of acres of arable land across the NUSA. They are also one of the world's largest oil producers next to SovOil. With the oil supply dwindling, most remaining fossil fuels are used to make plastics and other synthetics, and Petrochem has more fertile oilfields than any other company. All of these assets are huge, and accordingly hard to protect from other companies that would like to usurp Petrochem's wealth.
Although Petrochem were never directly involved in the Fourth Corporate War, the need to protect their valuable wells and fields, as well as fight off sporadic SovOil attacks as opportunities presented themselves, drew so heavily on the corporation that it entered the post-War period seriously depleted. With the collapse of most multinational fuel companies after War, Petrochem kept the world running. With such vast interests to protect, and due to the loses to Continental Brands, Petrochem had invested huge amounts of money in protecting itself, maintaining an armed force worthy of a small country. Still chafing under its CHOOH2 license from Biotechnica, it was only a matter of time before Petrochem's wily CEO found a way to absorb the smaller biotech company for good.