Toluene

EC 203-625-9

projects tracked
5
active
2
producing plants
19

Also known as methylbenzene and phenylmethane.

Toluene projects

chemXplore tracks 5 projects producing toluene, of which 2 are active.

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

Of the active ones, 2 new construction.

What moved recently

Latest news on toluene

13 November 2026
Covestro and Fraunhofer develop process to recover chemicals from car waste

CARBEX targets benzene and toluene recovery from automotive shredder residue, with process emissions estimated at nearly 40% below steam cracking.

29 October 2026
OMV Petrom Group 9M 2026 results: record CAPEX and stronger earnings

Higher commodity prices and an integrated model lifted clean CCS operating result 51%; net income reached RON 4.1bn and CAPEX hit a record RON 6.6bn.

21 October 2026
Sinopec strengthens 'two wings' to drive high-end upgrading of refining and chemicals

Expands integrated refining‑chemical bases, advances oil‑to‑chemicals and specialty conversions, deploys RTC units and high‑end carbon materials to secure supply chains for advanced manufacturing.

15 October 2026
BioBTX wins €20.8m EU grant for PETRA circular aromatics plant

EU funds first commercial plant converting mixed plastic waste into renewable BTX aromatics; plant will process 20,000 t/yr, produce 10,000 t/yr and cut 72% GHG vs fossil route.

24 September 2026
BioBTX and Rain Carbon to supply renewable aromatics

Convert plastic waste into about 10,000 t/y of renewable aromatic oil and downstream benzene, phthalic anhydride and aromatics for circular supply chains; first plant operational early 2028.

9 September 2026
BASF installs Durasorb LNG MAX at Cheniere’s Corpus Christi facility

Single‑unit adsorbent solution commissioned to simplify pre‑treatment, prevent freeze‑out and increase feed‑gas flexibility; full rollout planned by end‑2027.

13 August 2026
BioBTX (Covestro-backed) to produce BTX aromatics from mixed plastic waste

First commercial ICCP plant in Delfzijl will process 20,000 t/yr mixed plastic into ~10,000 t/y BTX aromatic oil and ~8,000 t/y by-products, cutting GHG 70–80%.

31 July 2026
OMV Petrom Group H1 2026 results

Clean CCS Operating Result 3 bn lei; net income 1.8 bn lei; CAPEX 3.7 bn lei; contribution to state budget 10.2 bn lei; Neptun Deep on track for first gas in 2027.

23 July 2026
BioBTX starts construction of PETRA circular aromatics plant

First commercial plant directly converting mixed plastic waste into 10,000 t/yr BTX plus 8,000 t by-products; construction begins early 2027, start-up mid‑2028.

22 June 2026
OMV Petrom commissions aromatics unit at Petrobrazi

EUR 140m aromatics unit adds 150,000 t/y capacity for toluene and benzene; toluene output rises to ~100,000 t/y while replacing a 1961 unit with BAT.

Toluene plants by country

chemXplore tracks 19 plants producing toluene in 12 countries.

plants

The 4 with the most plants, of 12 countries.

Toluene producers

plants

The 3 with the most plants, of 15 producers.

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