Olefins

A group of 8 substances

projects tracked
72
active
24

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Unsaturated hydrocarbons containing one or more double bonds between carbon atoms.

Olefins projects

chemXplore tracks 72 projects involving olefins, of which 24 are active.

  1. 6 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 2 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 15 projects Under Construction
  5. 1 project Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 17 new construction, 6 expansion and 1 revamp / retrofit.

Expected start-up, by year
0 2 4 6 8 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

6 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 10 September 2026 ZPC 1.2 Mtpa PDH Unit, Zhejiang Province · Announced / Concept · China
  • September 2026 Petkim Aliağa Ethylene Cracker and Polyolefin Complex · FEED / Pre-FID · Turkey
  • 9 July 2026 INEOS Full Circle pyrolysis recycling plant at Bamble · Announced / Concept
  • March 2026 Shintech Plaquemine ethylene and vinyl chloride expansion · Announced / Concept · United States
  • March 2026 Blue Circle Olefins Rotterdam Methanol to Olefins Facility · FEED / Pre-FID · The Netherlands

Latest news on olefins

2 October 2026
Petrobras invests R$800 million in Repar (Araucária) maintenance shutdown

Scheduled shutdown from Oct 5 to the second half of November to modernize units, improve safety and energy efficiency; peak workforce about 6,000.

29 September 2026
Technip Energies to deliver license, PDP and FEED for Petkim's Aliağa petrochemical complex

Includes license for a world‑scale mixed‑feed ethylene cracker and PDP/FEED for integrated units producing ethylene, propylene, HDPE/LLDPE and polypropylene.

28 September 2026
INEOS marks 10 years of US ethane supply to Grangemouth

Ten-year run of transatlantic ethane imports secured Grangemouth's feedstock for ethylene production; over 400 shipments, major infrastructure and fleet growth underpin resilience.

21 September 2026
Technip Energies to license SABIC CTR® LDPE technology worldwide

Exclusive Licensing Collaboration makes one partner the worldwide licensor of CTR® LDPE technology, formalising long-standing cooperation and leveraging decades of execution expertise.

17 September 2026
NEDO and partners achieve 85% ammonia co‑firing in naphtha cracking furnace

New ammonia-fired burners enabled a world-class 85% heat-input co‑firing rate in a test naphtha cracking furnace while keeping NOx comparable to current furnaces.

10 September 2026
Clariant awarded CATOFIN supply for 1.2 Mtpa PDH unit in China

CATOFIN catalyst and HGM ordered for a 1.2 Mtpa licensed PDH unit in Zhejiang to produce propylene for petrochemical derivatives.

1 September 2026
Sasol posts stronger FY2026 results and lowers net debt to US$3.3bn

Operational gains, cost control and market recovery drove stronger earnings; capex fell 18%, renewables expanded, and dividend remains paused until net debt is sustainably below US$3bn.

25 August 2026
Sinopec 2026 mid-year results

H1 revenue RMB1,436.6bn; net profit RMB25.6bn; interim dividend RMB0.105/share; oil & gas eq 263.47m bbl; ethylene 6.394m t; chemical exports up 70%.

24 August 2026
Group refining and new‑materials units implement leadership conference

Units move to stabilise refining volumes, raise new‑materials output and upgrade product mix while pushing structural adjustment under the 'one base, two wings, three chains, four new' pattern.

14 August 2026
Rompetrol Rafinare posts solid H1 2026 results

Consolidated turnover +25% to USD 3.5bn; EBITDA +65% to USD 128.1m and net profit USD 40.4m. Petromidia shifted output toward domestic market; H2 outlook cautious.

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