The production capacity of petrochemicals worldwide amounted to roughly 2.29 billion metric tons in 2021. This represents an increase of more than 40 percent in comparison with 2018.
Production capacity of petrochemicals worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons)
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Market value
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Prices
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- Global production capacity of ethylene dichloride 2018 & 2023
- U.S. ethylene oxide production volume 1990-2019
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- U.S. ethylene production volume 1990-2019
- U.S. ethylene dichloride production volume 1990-2019
- U.S. ethylene glycol production volume 1990-2019
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- U.S. ethylene vinyl acetate import volume January 2018-December 2018
- Global demand of ethylene 2017-2022
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- Polymers of ethylene export value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022
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GlobalData. (March 1, 2022). Production capacity of petrochemicals worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260037/global-petrochemical-production-capacity/
GlobalData. "Production capacity of petrochemicals worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons) ." Chart. March 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260037/global-petrochemical-production-capacity/
GlobalData. (2022). Production capacity of petrochemicals worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260037/global-petrochemical-production-capacity/
GlobalData. "Production Capacity of Petrochemicals Worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260037/global-petrochemical-production-capacity/
GlobalData, Production capacity of petrochemicals worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260037/global-petrochemical-production-capacity/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Production capacity of petrochemicals worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph], GlobalData, March 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260037/global-petrochemical-production-capacity/