Japan has 12 ethylene plants that crack naphtha, a crude oil byproduct, into basic chemicals such as ethylene and propylene, which are used to make intermediates like resins for a wide range of end ...

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. and Mitsui Chemicals Inc. are studying options for consolidating 50-50 joint venture Chiba Chemicals Manufacturing LLP’s (CCM) dual-site ethylene production operations located ...

After shuttering in February 2025 for major maintenance, RASCO’s ethylene-producing steam cracker resumed operations in mid-October (Fig. 1) In October 2025, Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Processing Co.

Borouge has signed a 50:50 JV agreement with China's Wanrong New Materials to build a greenfield ethylene plant and polyethylene complex. The facility will be built in Fujian, China. At the time of ...

SINGAPORE, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell opened its mono-ethylene glycol plant on Singapore's Jurong Island on Friday, the latest milestone towards the completion of the firm's refinery and ...