Petrochemicals

projects tracked
316
active
160
countries
59

Processes and products related to upstream chemical production, including steam cracking and refining operations.

Projects in petrochemicals

chemXplore tracks 316 projects in petrochemicals, of which 160 are active.

  1. 38 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 30 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 14 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 63 projects Under Construction
  5. 15 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 95 new construction, 39 expansion, 23 revamp / retrofit and 3 conversion / repurposing.

Expected start-up, by year
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67 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 19 October 2026 Noventra Port Qasim PTA technology upgrade retrofit · Announced / Concept · Pakistan
  • 15 October 2026 PetroChina Tarim 1.2 Mt/yr phase II ethylene project · Operational / Completed · China
  • 13 October 2026 Rompetrol Quality Control Laboratory Equipment Modernization, Petromidia and Vega · Under Construction · Romania
  • 8 October 2026 Alpek Suape PTA Steam-Reduction Retrofit · Announced / Concept · Brazil
  • 8 October 2026 Petrobras QatarEnergy Ceará Basin Exploration Blocks · Announced / Concept

Latest news in petrochemicals

30 October 2026
Sasol International Chemicals restarts ISOSIV paraffin unit in Italy

ISOSIV paraffin unit resumes operation, restoring normal paraffin supply used for DETAL LAB and LAS and enabling Sasol to lift a prior force majeure on those products.

30 October 2026
Sinopec posts resilient Q1–Q3 performance with upstream breakthroughs

Profit rose year‑on‑year as upstream breakthroughs boosted oil and gas output, refining throughput and chemical sales across the industrial chain.

29 October 2026
OMV Petrom Group 9M 2026 results: record CAPEX and stronger earnings

Higher commodity prices and an integrated model lifted clean CCS operating result 51%; net income reached RON 4.1bn and CAPEX hit a record RON 6.6bn.

29 October 2026
Petrobras completes drilling; third oil discovery in ultra-deepwater FZA-M-59 off Amapá

Third hydrocarbon interval found in the Morpho well at 2,886 m depth; drilling and geological data acquisition completed; rig to relocate to Potiguar Basin for Mãe de Ouro.

29 October 2026
Repsol commits €11.5bn to projects in Spain through 2030

Plans include renewable hydrogen, a renewable-fuel plant, pumped hydro expansion and a circular methanol facility; extends customer fuel discounts and launches a new €950m buyback.

29 October 2026
Air Liquide Q3 2026: sales growth and BEYOND plan drive acceleration

Revenue rose ~4.3% excl. currency/energy; Electronics and Industrial Merchant led growth. Record investments, first €1bn buyback tranche launched and 2026–27 outlook confirmed.

29 October 2026
ORLEN Confirms Upsize to Afrodite Gas and Hydrocarbon Resources

Appraisal drilling more than doubled recoverable volumes; operator now estimates 77–180 million boe (mean 128 million) and the licence's net gas share exceeds 4 billion m³.

29 October 2026
SCG Chemicals and PTT Global Chemical to form olefins/polyolefins JV targeting top‑10 status

JV will combine ~7.1 Mtpa capacity, pursue US$150–200m/year synergies, leverage Map Ta Phut scale and support downstream Thai and ASEAN markets.

29 October 2026
SK Innovation Q3 2026: KRW 28.77tn revenue, KRW 3.70tn operating profit

Improved export margins and record lubricants profits drove quarter; battery unit loss narrowed despite lower sales, while ESS orders and LFP supply deals in North America strengthen outlook.

29 October 2026
Borouge Q3: Volumes up 22% and positioned for stronger Q4

Q3 adjusted EBITDA $279m as sales volumes rose 22% QoQ and utilisation recovered; all production shipped without Strait of Hormuz dependence. Q4 expected to deliver substantially higher EBITDA.

Where its projects are

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The 8 with the most active projects, of 59 countries.