The production capacity of ubiquitous hydrocarbon ethylene amounted to 214 million metric tons in 2021, an increase of over 15 percent in comparison with 2018.
Production capacity of ethylene worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons)
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GlobalData. (March 29, 2022). Production capacity of ethylene worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067372/global-ethylene-production-capacity/
GlobalData. "Production capacity of ethylene worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons) ." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067372/global-ethylene-production-capacity/
GlobalData. (2022). Production capacity of ethylene worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067372/global-ethylene-production-capacity/
GlobalData. "Production Capacity of Ethylene Worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067372/global-ethylene-production-capacity/
GlobalData, Production capacity of ethylene worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067372/global-ethylene-production-capacity/ (last visited June 01, 2023)
Production capacity of ethylene worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph], GlobalData, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067372/global-ethylene-production-capacity/