Ethylene

Tasnee's Saudi Ethylene and Polyethylene Co. commences planned maintenance of ethylene plant

South Korea petrochemical firms on track to cut up to 3.7 MM tons of output

Mitsui Chemicals develops Diffrar™ optical polymer wafer for AR glasses

Five mega-trends reshaping the global energy and resources landscape in 2025

SK Energy secures in-house access to feedstock to create Korea's first vertical integration for waste plastics recycling

deugro delivers final shipment for INEOS Project One

Hitachi secures order for additional centrifugal compressors for Aster Chemicals and Energy's ethylene export expansion project

This project is a part of Aster's initiative to double its ethylene export capacity and strengthen Singapore's role as an energy and petrochemical hub in Southeast Asia.

INEOS to invest €250 MM in Lavera cracker modernization project in France

Siam Cement to invest an additional $500 MM in Long Son chemical complex

ExxonMobil to close Scottish chemicals plant in 2026 amid market uncertainty

European chemicals producers, the European Union's fourth-biggest exporting sector after machinery, automotive and pharmaceuticals, have come under pressure from soaring energy costs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and aging infrastructure, deepening their reliance on imports of key feedstocks such as ethylene and propylene.