Part of OlefinsEC 204-062-1
Also known as propene, methylethylene, プロピレン, and propeno.
chemXplore tracks 26 projects involving propylene, of which 10 are active.
28 produce it and 3 use it as feedstock.
7 new construction, 2 expansion, and 1 revamp / retrofit.
1 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Owners and developers: INEOS (2), BASF SE (1), Blue Circle Olefins (1), Borealis (1), Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (1), MOL Petrochemicals (1)
Investors: INEOS (1), MOL Plc (1), State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1), UK Export Finance (1)
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 7 of these 10 projects For subscribers
Scheduled shutdown from Oct 5 to the second half of November to modernize units, improve safety and energy efficiency; peak workforce about 6,000.
Includes license for a world‑scale mixed‑feed ethylene cracker and PDP/FEED for integrated units producing ethylene, propylene, HDPE/LLDPE and polypropylene.
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.
CATOFIN catalyst and HGM ordered for a 1.2 Mtpa licensed PDH unit in Zhejiang to produce propylene for petrochemical derivatives.
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.
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.
Strong cash flow and low leverage; all segments profitable. Chemicals lifted by Borouge International closing and higher olefin/polyolefin prices.
Q2 comparable sales roughly flat; EBITDA margin up 80bp; performance-savings target raised to CHF100m; Amsterdam court dismissed Shell and Stichting Ethylene Claims suits.
Restored full production after 5 April incident; shipped all available volumes plus inventory; realised prices rose 53% QoQ; margins squeezed by higher logistics and propylene costs.
Q2 sales fell 5% Q-o-Q; adjusted EBITDA SAR 3.38bn; H1 dividend SAR 3.3bn; Fujian complex start-up expected Q4 2026.
chemXplore tracks 59 plants producing propylene in 27 countries.
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The 4 with the most plants, of 27 countries.
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The 3 with the most plants, of 34 producers.
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