January 2018 Global steam cracker projects update: who, what, where, when, why?

Here we present a snapshot overview of all global steam cracker projects that are modelled as firm/likely investments within the November 2017 update to the ethylene asset cost tool. This document is intended to extract all steam cracker project developments with a focus on feedstock utlisation, scale of asset, derivative slate and expected project completion timings. The document covers the following projects. United States – 8 projects, Russia & The Caspian – 3 projects, Middle East – 4 projects, China – 11 projects, Malaysia - 1 project and Vietnam - 1 project. For further insight on ethylene assets around the world, navigate to the ethylene asset cost tool - The ethylene asset cost tool enables the user to view detailed asset level commercial information on the ethylene industry. It combines Wood Mackenzie's leading analysis from NGL, refining, coal and chemical services.