Ethane

EC 200-814-8

projects tracked
16
active
13
producing plant
1

Also known as 乙烷.

Ethane projects

chemXplore tracks 16 projects involving ethane, of which 13 are active.

9 use it as feedstock and 7 produce it.

  1. none Announced / Concept
  2. 1 project FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 3 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 9 projects Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 8 new construction, 4 expansion and 1 revamp / retrofit.

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

1 active project carries no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

Latest news on ethane

5 November 2026
Borouge International scales AI and digitalization globally

Rolling out AI across production, innovation, supply chain and customer engagement; aims to deliver $100 million in value by 2027 and signed technology partnerships at ADIPEC 2026.

4 November 2026
Borouge International raises 2030 capacity target to 13.8 million tonnes

Advances EU2 and EU3 ethane-cracker engineering with Linde; Borouge 4 adds 1.4 Mt polyethylene; Kallo PDH2 reaches mechanical completion; Burghausen and Schwechat projects progress.

3 November 2026
Aramco Q3 2026 results

Strong cash flow and higher adjusted net income; $21.9bn base dividend; downstream margins and new upstream production drove gains; 49% HUMAIN stake and mining JV expand non‑oil footprint.

29 October 2026
Borouge International Q3 2026 results and Q4 outlook

Adjusted EBITDA $2.7bn in first six months at 26% margin; Q3 volumes +11% to 2,611 kt (Asia +52%); free cash flow $1.2bn; $200m run‑rate synergies secured; stronger Q4 expected.

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
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.

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.

19 October 2026
INEOS launches LowINCO₂ low‑carbon olefins and polymers

New LowINCO₂ range offers product carbon footprints up to half the European industry average and helps customers cut Scope 3 emissions.

2 October 2026
Eni and Argentina discuss Argentina LNG FLNG development

Meeting covered cooperation on gas development via floating liquefaction; Argentina LNG targets 12 MTPA initially, investment decision due end of year and start-up planned for 2030.

1 October 2026
XRG backs Argentina's push to become global LNG supplier

Argentina targets global LNG supply; first phase 12 Mtpa from Vaca Muerta with YPF and Eni partnership, promising over 40,000 jobs and export revenues.

Ethane plants by country

chemXplore tracks 1 plant producing ethane in 1 country.

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Plants using ethane, by country

chemXplore tracks 2 plants using ethane as feedstock in 2 countries.

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