Published : Mar-2018
No. of Pages : 297
1 Table of Contents 1
1.1. List of Tables 7
1.2. List of Figures 18
2. Global Polyethylene Capacity and Capital Expenditure Review 21
2.1. Key Highlights 21
3. Global PolyethyleneIndustry 22
3.1. Global PolyethyleneIndustry, Key Data 22
3.2. Global Polyethylene Industry,PolyethyleneCapacity by Top 5 Countries, 2012-2022 22
3.3. Global PolyethyleneIndustry, PolyethyleneCapacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Top 5 Countries, 2012-2017 24
3.4. Major Global PolyethyleneIndustry, Top 10 Planned and Announced Projects 25
3.5. Global Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2017 27
4. Global Planned and AnnouncedPolyethyleneProjects 71
5. Africa Polyethylene Industry 90
5.1. Africa Polyethylene Industry, Key Data 90
5.2. Africa Polyethylene Industry,Polyethylene Capacity by Countries, 2012-2022 90
5.3. Africa Polyethylene Industry, PolyethyleneCapacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Countries, 2012-2017 92
5.4. AfricaPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2017 93
5.5. AfricaPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2017 97
5.6. AfricaPolyethylene Industry, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects 101
5.7. AfricaPolyethylene Industry, Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects by Country 102
5.8. Polyethylene Industry in Egypt 103
5.9. Polyethylene Industry in Nigeria 105
5.10. Polyethylene Industry in South Africa 107
5.11. Polyethylene Industry in Algeria 108
5.12. Polyethylene Industry in Libya 110
6. Asia Polyethylene Industry 111
6.1. Asia Polyethylene Industry, Key Data 111
6.2. AsiaPolyethyleneIndustry, Polyethylene Capacity by Top 5 Countries, 2012-2022 111
6.3. AsiaPolyethylene Industry, PolyethyleneCapacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Top 5 Countries, 2012-2017 113
6.4. Asia Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2017 114
6.5. AsiaPolyethyleneIndustry, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects 128
6.6. AsiaPolyethylene Industry, Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects by Country 129
6.7. Polyethylene Industry in China 131
6.8. Polyethylene Industry in South Korea 150
6.9. Polyethylene Industry in India 156
6.10. Polyethylene Industry in Japan 160
6.11. Polyethylene Industry in Indonesia 169
6.12. Polyethylene Industry in Malaysia 171
6.13. Polyethylene Industry in Philippines 174
6.14. Polyethylene Industry in Singapore 175
6.15. Polyethylene Industry in Taiwan 177
6.16. Polyethylene Industry in Thailand 179
6.17. Polyethylene Industry in Vietnam 182
7. EuropePolyethylene Industry 183
7.1. EuropePolyethylene Industry, Key Data 183
7.2. EuropePolyethylene Industry,Polyethylene Capacity by Top 5 Countries, 2012-2022 183
7.3. EuropePolyethylene Industry, PolyethyleneCapacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Top 5 Countries, 2012-2017 185
7.4. EuropePolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2017 186
7.5. EuropePolyethylene Industry, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects 194
7.6. EuropePolyethylene Industry, Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects by Country 195
7.7. PolyethyleneIndustry in Belgium 196
7.8. Polyethylene Industry in Germany 199
7.9. Polyethylene Industry in Austria 205
7.10. Polyethylene Industry in Italy 207
7.11. Polyethylene Industry in Spain 209
7.12. Polyethylene Industry in Netherlands 211
7.13. PolyethyleneIndustry in Portugal 213
7.14. Polyethylene Industry in United Kingdom 214
7.15. Polyethylene Industry in Poland 215
7.16. Polyethylene Industry in Romania 217
7.17. Polyethylene Industry in Croatia 219
7.18. Polyethylene Industry in France 220
7.19. Polyethylene Industry in Hungary 223
7.20. Polyethylene Industry in Norway 225
7.21. Polyethylene Industry in Serbia 226
7.22. Polyethylene Industry in Slovakia 227
7.23. Polyethylene Industry in Sweden 228
7.24. Polyethylene Industry in Czech Republic 229
7.25. Polyethylene Industry in Finland 230
8. Former Soviet UnionPolyethylene Industry 231
8.1. Former Soviet UnionPolyethylene Industry, Key Data 231
8.2. Former Soviet UnionPolyethylene Industry,Polyethylene Capacity by top 5 Countries, 2012-2022 231
8.3. Former Soviet UnionPolyethylene Industry, PolyethyleneCapacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by top 5 Countries, 2012-2017 233
8.4. Former Soviet Union Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2017 234
8.5. Former Soviet UnionPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2017 238
8.6. Former Soviet UnionPolyethylene Industry, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects 242
8.7. Former Soviet UnionPolyethylene Industry, Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects by Country 243
8.8. PolyethyleneIndustry in Belarus 244
8.9. Polyethylene Industry in Russia 245
8.10. PolyethyleneIndustry in Azerbaijan 250
8.11. Polyethylene Industry in Kazakhstan 251
8.12. Polyethylene Industry in Turkmenistan 253
8.13. Polyethylene Industry in Uzbekistan 254
9. Middle East Polyethylene Industry 256
9.1. Middle EastPolyethylene Industry, Key Data 256
9.2. Middle East Polyethylene Industry,Polyethylene Capacity by top 5 Countries, 2012-2022 256
9.3. Middle East Polyethylene Industry, PolyethyleneCapacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Top 5 Countries, 2012-2017 258
9.4. Middle EastPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2017 259
9.5. Middle EastPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2017 265
9.6. Middle EastPolyethylene Industry, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects 273
9.7. Middle EastPolyethylene Industry, Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects by Country 274
9.8. PolyethyleneIndustry in Iran 275
9.9. Polyethylene Industry in Oman 284
9.10. PolyethyleneIndustry inSaudi Arabia 285
9.11. Polyethylene Industry in Turkey 291
9.12. Polyethylene Industry in United Arab Emirates 292
9.13. Polyethylene Industry in Ghana 295
9.14. Polyethylene Industry in Iraq 296
9.15. Polyethylene Industry in Kuwait 297
9.16. Polyethylene Industry in Qatar 299
9.17. Polyethylene Industry in Israel 302
10. North America Polyethylene Industry 303
10.1. North America Polyethylene Industry, Key Data 303
10.2. North AmericaPolyethylene Industry,Polyethylene Capacity by Countries, 2012-2022 303
10.3. North AmericaPolyethylene Industry, PolyethyleneCapacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Countries, 2012-2017 305
10.4. North AmericaPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2017 306
10.5. North AmericaPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2017 312
10.6. North AmericaPolyethylene Industry, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects 319
10.7. North AmericaPolyethylene Industry, Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects by Country 320
10.8. Polyethylene Industry in The US 321
10.9. Polyethylene Industry in Canada 337
10.10. Polyethylene Industry in Mexico 340
11. South America Polyethylene Industry 342
11.1. South America Polyethylene Industry, Key Data 342
11.2. South America Polyethylene Industry,Polyethylene Capacity by Countries, 2012-2022 342
11.3. South America Polyethylene Industry, PolyethyleneCapacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Countries, 2012-2017 344
11.4. South AmericaPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2017 345
11.5. SouthAmericaPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2017 350
11.6. South AmericaPolyethylene Industry, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects 356
11.7. South AmericaPolyethylene Industry, Capital Expenditure Outlook for Planned and Announced Projects by Country 357
11.8. Polyethylene Industry in Argentina 358
11.9. Polyethylene Industry in Brazil 359
11.10. PolyethyleneIndustry inColombia 363
11.11. Polyethylene Industry in Venezuela 364
11.12. Polyethylene Industry in Bolivia 366
12. Oceania Polyethylene Industry 368
12.1. Oceania Polyethylene Industry, Key Data 368
12.2. Oceania Polyethylene Industry,Polyethylene Capacity by Countries, 2012-2022 368
12.3. Oceania Polyethylene Industry, PolyethyleneCapacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Countries, 2012-2017 370
12.4. OceaniaPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2017 371
12.5. OceaniaPolyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2017 374
12.6. Polyethylene Industry in Australia 377
13. Appendix 379
13.1. Definitions 379
13.2. Abbreviations 379
13.3. Methodology 379
13.4. Contact Us 380
13.5. Disclaimer 380
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Polyethylene Industry, Global, Polyethylene Key Statistics, 2017 22
Table 2: Polyethylene Industry, Global, Polyethylene Capacity by Top 5 Countries (mtpa), 2012-2022 22
Table 3: Major Polyethylene Industry, Global, Top 10 Planned and Announced Projects 24
Table 4: Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 26
Table 5: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Gas Phase Process, 2017 27
Table 6: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Gas Phase Process, 2017 (Contd.1) 28
Table 7: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Gas Phase Process, 2017 (Contd.2) 29
Table 8: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Gas Phase Process, 2017 (Contd.3) 30
Table 9: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Gas Phase Process, 2017 (Contd.4) 31
Table 10: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Gas Phase Process, 2017 (Contd.5) 32
Table 11: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Slurry Loop Process, 2017 33
Table 12: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Slurry Loop Process, 2017 (Contd.1) 34
Table 13: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Slurry Loop Process, 2017 (Contd.2) 35
Table 14: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Slurry Loop Process, 2017 (Contd.3) 36
Table 15: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Slurry Loop Process, 2017 (Contd.4) 37
Table 16: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Tubular, 2017 38
Table 17: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Tubular Process, 2017 (Contd.1) 39
Table 18: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Tubular Process, 2017 (Contd.2) 40
Table 19: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Tubular Process, 2017 (Contd.3) 41
Table 20: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Autoclave Process, 2017 42
Table 21: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Autoclave Process, 2017 (Contd.1) 43
Table 22: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Autoclave Process, 2017 (Contd.2) 44
Table 23: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Ziegler Slurry Process, 2017 45
Table 24: Major Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Ziegler Slurry Process, 2017 (Contd.1) 46
Table 25: Total Polyethylene Capacity by Region (mtpa) 47
Table 26: Polyethylene Capacity Share of Top 10 Companies (%) 48
Table 27: Active PolyethyleneCapacity of Top 10 Countries (mtpa) 49
Table 28: Planned and Announced Capacity Additions by Region (mtpa) 50
Table 29: Planned and Announced Capacity Additions by Top 10 Countries (mtpa) 51
Table 30: Planned and Announced Capacity Additions by Top 10 Companies (mtpa) 52
Table 31: Total Capex Spending on Planned and Announced Projects by Region (US$ bil) 53
Table 32: Total Capex Spending on Planned and Announced Projects by Countries (US$ bil) 54
Table 33: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details 55
Table 34: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 1) 56
Table 35: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 2) 57
Table 36: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 3) 58
Table 37: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 4) 59
Table 38: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 5) 60
Table 39: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 6) 61
Table 40: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 7) 62
Table 41: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 8) 63
Table 42: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 9) 64
Table 43: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 10) 65
Table 44: Global Major Planned and Announced Polyethylene Plants Details (Contd. 11) 66
Table 45: Polyethylene Industry, Africa, Polyethylene Key Statistics, 2017 67
Table 46: Polyethylene Industry, Africa, Polyethylene Capacity by Countries (mtpa), 2012-2022 68
Table 47: Africa, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 71
Table 48: Major Africa Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Gas Phase Process, 2017 72
Table 49: Major Africa Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Tubular Process, 2017 72
Table 50: Major Africa Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Ziegler Slurry Process, 2017 73
Table 51: Major Africa Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Slurry Loop Process, 2017 73
Table 52: Africa, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2017 75
Table 53: Major Africa, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Univation Unipol Polyethylene Technology, 2017 76
Table 54: Major Africa, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Nova SCLAIRTECH Polyethylene Technology, 2017 76
Table 55: Major Africa, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Ineos Innovene G Polyethylene Technology, 2017 76
Table 56: Major Africa, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Exxon Mobil Polyethylene Technology, 2017 77
Table 57: Major Africa, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Dow Polyethylene Technology, 2017 77
Table 58: Polyethylene Industry, Africa, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook (US$ bil), 2017-2021 78
Table 59: Polyethylene Industry, Africa, Annual Expenditure Outlook by Country (US$ bil), 2017-2021 79
Table 60: Major Polyethylene Industry, Egypt, Polyethylene Plants Capacity, mtpa, 2012-2022 81
Table 61: Major Polyethylene Industry, Nigeria, Polyethylene Plants Capacity, mtpa, 2012-2022 83
Table 62: Major Polyethylene Industry, South Africa, Polyethylene Plants Capacity, mtpa, 2012-2022 84
Table 63: Major Polyethylene Industry, Algeria, Polyethylene Plants Capacity, mtpa, 2012-2022 86
Table 64: Major Polyethylene Industry, Libya, Polyethylene Plants Capacity, mtpa, 2012-2022 87
Table 65: Polyethylene Industry, Asia, Polyethylene Key Statistics, 2017 88
Table 66: Polyethylene Industry, Asia, Polyethylene Capacity by Top 5 Countries (mtpa), 2012-2022 89
Table 67: Asia, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 92
Table 68: Major Asia Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Gas Phase, 2017 93
Table 69: Major Asia, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Gas Phase, 2017 (Contd.1) 94
Table 70: Major Asia, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Gas Phase, 2017 (Contd.2) 95
Table 71: Major Asia, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Slurry Loop Process, 2017 96
Table 72: Major Asia, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Slurry Loop Process, 2017 (Contd.1) 97
Table 73: Major Asia, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Tubular Process, 2017 98
Table 74: Major Asia, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Ziegler Slurry Process, 2017 99
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Polyethylene Industry, Global, Polyethylene Capacity by Top 5 Countries Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Top 5 Countries, 2012-2017 23
Figure 2: Global, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 25
Figure 3: Total Polyethylene Capacity by Region (mtpa) 47
Figure 4: Polyethylene Capacity Share of Top 10 Companies (%) 48
Figure 5: Active Polyethylene Capacity of Top 10 Countries (mtpa) 49
Figure 6: Planned and Announced Capacity Additions by Region (mtpa) 50
Figure 7: Planned and Announced Capacity Additions by Top 10 Countries (mtpa) 51
Figure 8: Planned and Announced Capacity Additions by Top 10 Companies (mtpa) 52
Figure 9: Total Capex Spending on Planned and Announced Projects by Region (US$ bil) 53
Figure 10: Total Capex Spending on Planned and Announced Projects by Countries (US$ bil) 54
Figure 11: Polyethylene Industry, Africa, Polyethylene Capacity by Countries Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Countries, 2012-2017 69
Figure 12: Africa, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 70
Figure 13: Africa, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2017 74
Figure 14: Polyethylene Industry, Africa, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook (US$ bil), 2017-2021 78
Figure 15: Polyethylene Industry, Africa, Annual Expenditure Outlook by Country (US$ bil), 2017-2021 79
Figure 16: Polyethylene Industry, Asia, Polyethylene Capacity by Countries, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Top 5 Countries, 2012-2017 90
Figure 17: Asia, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 91
Figure 18: Polyethylene Industry, Asia, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook (US$ bil), 2017-2022 100
Figure 19: Polyethylene Industry, Asia, Annual Expenditure Outlook by Country (US$ bil), 2017-2022 101
Figure 20: Polyethylene Industry, Europe, Polyethylene Capacity by Top 5 Countries, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Countries, 2012-2017 137
Figure 21: Europe, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 138
Figure 22: Polyethylene Industry, Europe, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook (US$ bil), 2017-2022 145
Figure 23: Polyethylene Industry, Europe, Annual Expenditure Outlook by Country (US$ bil), 2017-2022 146
Figure 24: Polyethylene Industry, Former Soviet Union, Polyethylene Capacity by Countries, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by top 5 Countries, 2012-2017 176
Figure 25: Former Soviet Union, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 177
Figure 26: Former Soviet Union, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2017 181
Figure 27: Polyethylene Industry, Former Soviet Union, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook (US$ bil), 2017-2023 185
Figure 28: Polyethylene Industry, Former Soviet Union, Annual Expenditure Outlook by Country (US$ bil), 2017-2023 186
Figure 29: Polyethylene Industry, Middle East, Polyethylene Capacity by top 5 Countries, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by top 5 Countries, 2012-2017 199
Figure 30: Middle East, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 200
Figure 31: Middle East, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2017 206
Figure 32: Polyethylene Industry, Middle East, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook (US$ bil), 2017-2023 211
Figure 33: Polyethylene Industry, Middle East, Annual Expenditure Outlook by Country (US$ bil), 2017-2023 212
Figure 34: Polyethylene Industry, North America, Polyethylene Capacity by Countries, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Countries, 2012-2017 235
Figure 35: North America, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 236
Figure 36: North America, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2017 242
Figure 37: Polyethylene Industry, North America, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook (US$ bil), 2017-2022 247
Figure 38: Polyethylene Industry, North America, Annual Expenditure Outlook by Country (US$ bil), 2017-2022 248
Figure 39: Polyethylene Industry, South America, Polyethylene Capacity by Countries, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Countries, 2012-2017 264
Figure 40: South America, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 265
Figure 41: South America, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2017 270
Figure 42: Polyethylene Industry, South America, Annual Capital Expenditure Outlook (US$ bil), 2017-2023 275
Figure 43: Polyethylene Industry, South America, Annual Expenditure Outlook by Country (US$ bil), 2017-2023 276
Figure 44: Polyethylene Industry, Oceania, Polyethylene Capacity by Countries, Capacity Share vis-à-vis Growth by Countries, 2012-2017 286
Figure 45: Oceania, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, %, 2017 287
Figure 46: Oceania, Polyethylene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2017 290
