Tag Archives: ethylene

BASF Invests in New Polyethylene Facility in Zhanjiang to Address Chinese Market Needs

(IN BRIEF) BASF has started construction on a polyethylene (PE) plant in Zhanjiang, China. The plant, scheduled to be operational by 2025, will have an annual capacity of 500,000 metric tons of PE. This investment aims to meet the increasing … Read the full press release

Europe’s Most Environmentally Sustainable Cracker to be Built with €3.5bn Funding

(IN BRIEF) INEOS Olefins Belgium has secured €3.5 billion in funding to construct and operate Europe’s most environmentally sustainable cracker. The plant will have a lower carbon footprint than the average European steam cracker and is capable of operating solely … Read the full press release

SGS in the Netherlands expands capabilities to include trace gas analyses

(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 25-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, announces that its laboratory in Vlissingen (Flushing), Netherlands has expanded its capabilities and is now capable of conducting trace gas analyses to support … Read the full press release

SENER solidifies standing as a European leader in projects to regasify and store cryogenic products with a new ethylene terminal project in France

(PRESS RELEASE) GETXO, 23-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — SENER leads the consortium of a turnkey contract to build an ethylene storage and regasification terminal in Fos-sur-Mer (region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, France) after signing an agreement with the French chemical company Kem One, owner … Read the full press release