Ethylene dichloride (EDC) news

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  7 May 2026

  TA’ZIZ Secures $2B Financing for UAE’s First World-Scale Methanol Plant

  Oversubscribed financing via 11-bank syndicate with conventional and Islamic facilities, priced to benchmarks. EPC awarded; construction under way for 2028, boosting domestic chemicals value chain.
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  6 May 2026

  TA’ZIZ and Alpha Dhabi to invest $10bn in UAE chemicals

  Study to develop up to 14 industrial chemicals, adding ~2.2 mtpa capacity in Al Ruwais to support import substitution, local supply‑chain resilience and MIITE industrial strategy.
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  5 May 2026

  TA’ZIZ signs $28.5bn offtake and feedstock agreements to expand UAE chemicals ecosystem

  Long-term offtake and feedstock deals worth $28.5bn secure global markets and local inputs for methanol, PVC, EDC/VCM, caustic soda, salt and gas, supporting 4.7 mtpa chemicals output by 2028
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  28 January 2026

  ADNOC and TAQA sign 27‑year utilities agreement for TA’ZIZ chemicals hub

  27-year deal to build central utilities (power, steam, cooling, water/wastewater) for a Ruwais chemicals zone, enabling 4.7 MTPA of methanol, low-carbon ammonia, PVC, EDC/VCM and caustic soda by 2028
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  28 January 2026

  ADNOC and TAQA Sign 27-Year Utilities Deal with TA’ZIZ for Ruwais Chemicals Production

  The agreement supports UAE's industrial growth by providing utilities for TA’ZIZ, enabling 4.7 million tonnes of chemicals production annually by 2028.
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  6 November 2025

  TA’ZIZ Signs Long‑Term EDC/VCM Export Agreement with Sanmar

  Up to 10-year deals to export over 350,000 tpa of EDC and VCM from Ruwais to support PVC plants in Egypt and India; first UAE exports of these chemicals; strengthens UAE-India industrial ties.

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  6 November 2025

  TA’ZIZ and Sanmar Sign Major Chemical Export Deal

  TA’ZIZ will export 350,000 tonnes of UAE-made chemicals annually to Egypt and India, supporting PVC production and strengthening UAE-India industrial ties.
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  5 November 2025

  TA’ZIZ awards $1.99bn EPC for world-scale PVC complex

  Ruwais PVC complex will produce 1.9 mtpa PVC, VCM, EDC and caustic soda, due Q4 2028. Part of 4.7 mtpa Phase 1 hub, projected to add $50bn to UAE GDP and 26,000 lifetime jobs.
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  9 October 2025

  ADNOC L&S to build and operate UAE’s first dedicated chemicals port at TA’ZIZ, Ruwais

  50-year deal to build a $300M dedicated chemicals port in Ruwais, due Q4 2026; projected $1.3B revenue (first 27 years) to support 4.7 MTPA chemical exports by 2028.
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  15 December 2004

  Vinnolit Expands Knapsack Plant

  The Knapsack plant will increase chlorine, EDC, and VCM capacities, enhancing Paste-PVC production. Investment also targets optimizing S-PVC production with advanced cooling technology. Total investment: €30M.