The changing landscape of the ethylene industry in the Middle East Report

Insight 02 September 2014

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Report summary

The Middle East is one of the lowest cost producing regions for ethylene in the world, largely based on advantaged ethane feedstock. Consequently, the region has become the largest ethylene exporting region in the form of derivatives. This insight gives a synopsis of the ethylene industry in the Middle East till 2020, covering capacity, trade and feedstock developments.

The Middle East will continue to add capacity from an already sizeable base
Feedstocks
Future projects will be based on heavier hydrocarbon feedstocks
The Middle East will continue to be a major petrochemical exporter, with focus on emerging Asian markets
Middle East Ethylene Market Summary

Tables and charts

This report includes 9 images and tables including:

Capacity growth 2005-2020 - Middle East to account for 19% of world capacity in 2020
Middle East ethylene supply/demand
Average Middle East industrial gas prices

Middle East production by feedstock
Middle East steam cracker production by feedslate
Middle East ethylene projects
Middle East ethylene production - split by domestic and export use
Middle East derivatives net trade in ethylene equivalents
Derivatives net trade in ethylene equivalent - North America to emerge as major exporting region