Table 1.
Top industrial ethylene complexes and their locations ranked by capacity (tons of ethylene produced per year).
| Company | Location | Ton/year |
|---|---|---|
| Steam-cracking plants | – | – |
| Formosa Petrochemical Corporation | Mailiao, Taiwan, | 2,935,000 |
| Nova Chemicals Corporation | Joffre, Alberta, Canada | 2,811,792 |
| Arabian Petrochemical Company | Jubail, Saudi Arabia | 2,250,000 |
| ExxonMobil Chemical Company | Baytown, TX, USA | 2,197,000 |
| ChevronPhillips Chemical Company | Sweeny, TX, USA | 1,865,000 |
| Dow Chemical Company | Terneuzen, Netherlands | 1,800,000 |
| Ineos Olefins & Polymers | Chocolate Bayou, TX, USA | 1,752,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals LP | Channelview, TX, USA | 1,750,000 |
| Yanbu Petrochemical Company | Yanbu, Saudi Arabia | 1,705,000 |
| Equate Petrochemical Company | Shuaiba, Kuwait | 1,650,000 |
| Ethanol to ethylene plants | – | – |
| Braskem | Triunfo, Brazil | 200,000 |
| Dow Chemical Company | Santa Vitoria, Brazil (under construction) | 190,000 |
| Solvay Indupa | Santo Andre, Brazil | 60,000 |