Petrochemicals

projects tracked
315
active
162
countries
59

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

Projects in petrochemicals

chemXplore tracks 315 projects in petrochemicals, of which 162 are active.

  1. 39 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 30 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 14 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 63 projects Under Construction
  5. 16 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 96 new construction, 39 expansion, 24 revamp / retrofit and 3 conversion / repurposing.

Expected start-up, by year
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68 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
  • 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
  • 8 October 2026 Arkema Carling acrylic acid purification unit · Operational / Completed · France

Latest news in petrochemicals

27 October 2026
Sulzer and PDVSA sign five-year strategic alliance for Venezuelan oil operations

Framework to supply technologies and services across Venezuela's oil chain as the country seeks to raise output and modernize infrastructure, with focus on heavy and extra-heavy crude.

26 October 2026
Petrobras lowers SAF carbon intensity after ISCC CORSIA recertification at Reduc

Reduc's process changes cut hydrogen CI 29% and SAF from corn oil CI 23.8%, placing the fuel among lowest‑carbon SAF and aiding compliance with 2027 regulatory targets.

26 October 2026
Honeywell Technologies launches Forge Plant Cognition at Dangote refinery with NVIDIA and Dell

New industrial AI platform targets higher throughput, reduced unplanned downtime, and embedded process expertise using digital-twin, vision and physics models; estimated >$60M/yr at Lekki refinery.

25 October 2026
SABIC Q3 2026: Revenue up 14% and EBITDA up 40% Q-o-Q

Adjusted EBIT returned to SAR 2.17bn and adjusted net income to SAR 0.84bn; FID granted for large ammonia/urea complex, methanol feedstock allocated, and $450m divestment completed.

25 October 2026
ADNOC unlocks AED60bn in UAE manufacturing opportunities and reforms procurement

Over AED60bn of local manufacturing demand to 2030 across 200+ products and spare parts, faster supplier onboarding, integrated ICV-procurement, Local+ expansion and investment support.

23 October 2026
Eni boosts shareholder returns and upgrades 2026 outlook

Proforma gearing at a historic low of 9% and adjusted CFFO lifted to €16.5bn; underlying E&P output +7% to 1.83 mln boe/d. Strategic deals include Junin 5 relaunch and asset monetisations.

22 October 2026
Aibel wins FEED contract for Wisting production-vessel topsides

Front-end engineering and design study for the production-vessel topsides will involve about 250 people, includes an EPma option; concept selection by end‑2026 and FID planned late‑2027.

22 October 2026
Dow Q3 2026 results

Sales rose to $11.3 billion and operating EBIT improved to $887 million; operating EPS returned to positive and free cash flow was $1.1 billion amid cost and asset actions.

22 October 2026
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical starts methanol demonstration plant using industrial gases and CO2

100 t/yr mobile demo at Mizushima converts steel by‑product gas and CO2 with H2; METI‑funded and certified by Kurashiki City; product quality matches commercial methanol.

21 October 2026
Sinopec's 'Four New' Strategy for Energy, Materials, Business Formats and Frontier Tracks

Pursues green transitions, technology independence, integrated retail‑energy services and early-stage investments to build diversified strategic growth poles.

Where its projects are

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