INEOS

Three new plants at "Jubail 2" / First investment in the Middle East / MoU signed with Saudi Aramco and Total

POLYETHYLENE

PE imports from the US gaining steam / Impact on European producers' margins / Vast majority of new capacity still to come / Noticeable decline in imports to EU since January 2019

INEOS

VAM plant to be built at Hull / Over EUR 1.1 bn spending package for UK

SHALE GAS

UK government will not bend earthquake rules for fracking companies / Ineos and Cuadrilla lay on the pressure

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe hits out at EU “green” taxes and shale disadvantage / Open letter to the commission / “Nobody seriously invests in Europe”

INEOS

New cracker and PDH facilities confirmed at port of Antwerp / Jim Ratcliffe says decline of petrochemicals in Europe to be reversed

INEOS

Plans for EUR 2.7 bn cracker and PDH plant / Biggest expenditure in corporate history / Antwerp may be preferred location / UK aid sought for VAM plant

SHALE GAS

Scotland to seek formal ban on fracking / Reaction to Ineos court challenge / Chemical producer in separate appeal against pollution controls

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Ineos looks for more trophies to polish

INEOS

USD 2 bn expansion of gas-based petchems in Europe / PDH plant may be built at Antwerp / Cracker capacity at Grangemouth and Rafnes to reach 1m t/y

INEOS

Upstream activities to expand with purchase of Dong Energy's oil and gas business

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Ineos takes on Robin Hood and his merry men

INEOS

New UK headquarters inaugurated / Shale gas and vinyls to be steered from London

INEOS

Shale gas arrives at Grangemouth after delay / “Hugely important day” for the UK / Fewer fracking applications this year

UK SHALE GAS

New UK energy minister calls shale gas “an exciting opportunity not to be missed” / YouGov poll shows strong opposition to fracking among those who voted against “Brexit” / Men more likely to be in favour of exploration than women

SHALE GAS

Ineos beats the drum harder post-Brexit / Calls for UK manufacturing renaissance

INEOS

Raising ethyl acetate output in Hull / Multi-million pound investment said to “reflect confidence in UK economy” post-Brexit

UNITED KINGDOM

"Brexit is stupid" / 52% of British population votes to leave the EU / Plastics industry reacts calmly / Important market in Europe / Many corporate headquarters likely to relocate to the continent

INEOS

Liquid gas purchase deal with Rex Energy / US shale-derived ethane, propane and butane

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Tom Crotty, group director at Ineos: UK test drills could begin this year / Despite low oil price, fracking still economically viable / Mulling new cracker in Norway / Offshore North Sea assets: Ineos enters the oil business

INOVYN

Solvay to exit vinyls jv early / Ineos to take full control / Ratcliffe “comfortable” with deal

UK SHALE GAS

First transatlantic ethane shipments underway / Leaked UK government paper fans flames of opposition to shale / Scottish First Minister under fire over unclear stance on moratorium

SHALE GAS

Ineos still bullish on shale despite falling prices / Plans to begin test drills this year / UK may override local planning authorities / Cuadrilla appeal to be heard in March

INEOS

21 new shale gas licenses acquired in the UK / Now country's “leading shale gas company”

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries