How 3 key trends are reshaping China's olefin industry
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Report summary
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Changes on China’s olefin horizon
- Integrated refinery and petrochemical plants disrupting the olefins production route
- Gas cracking making its mark in China
- MTO investment stalling, CTO giants emerging
- Global implications
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- China steam cracker projects in 2021-2025
- China's ethylene self-sufficiency
- China gas cracker plants
- Annual olefin capacity addition from MTO
- Olefin capacity from major CTO producers
- Ethylene cost and margin by 2025: oil price scenario at US$80/bbl
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