Integration of gas oil and light olefin catalytic cracking zones with a
pyrolytic cracking zone to maximize efficient production of
petrochemicals is disclosed. Integration of the units in parallel allows
production of an overall product stream with maximum ethylene and/or
propylene by routing various feedstreams and recycle streams to the
appropriate cracking zone(s), e.g. ethane/propane to the steam pyrolysis
zone and C.sub.4 C.sub.6 olefins to the light olefin cracking zone. This
integration enhances the value of the material balances produced by the
integrated units.