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Ineos invests £3bn in Belgium petrochemical plant

18 Jan '19
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Courtesy: Ineos
Courtesy: Ineos

Ineos, Europe’s largest petrochemical company, has invested €3 billion in a petrochemical plant in Antwerp, Belgium, for an ethane gas cracker and world-scale Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit. The investment, one of the largest in 20 years, is a game changer for the chemical sectors and will bring huge benefits to the Belgium and wider European economies.

"Our investment in a gas cracker and world-scale PDH unit is the largest of its kind in Europe for more than a generation and is an important development for the European petrochemical industry. We believe this investment will reverse years of decline in the European chemicals sector," Sir Jim Ratcliffe, CEO and chairman of Ineos said.

The new petrochemical complex will be co-located with Ineos’ existing sites in Europe making polymers and will be connected by pipeline to a number of Ineos ethylene and propylene derivative units in the region.

Ineos already has a major presence in Belgium, employing 2500 people across 9 manufacturing sites, with 6 of these located in Antwerp and 3 Research and Technology centres.

"The selection of Antwerp as a location for these new assets is a significant step-forward for the development of this project. This decision builds upon our long-standing relationship with the Port of Antwerp, the City of Antwerp, and the governments of Flanders and Belgium," John McNally, CEO of the project, said.

"The addition of these world-scale assets, using cutting edge technologies that are also highly energy efficient, will give us a competitive and sustainable cost base. We believe this will significantly strengthen the whole of the ethylene and propylene derivative chains within INEOS and allows us to continue to support the growth and development of our customers for years to come," Rob Ingram, CEO Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe, said. (RR)

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