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INEOS subsidiary Ineos Oxide is to build a new deepsea ethylene facility at its Zwijndrecht site in Belgium.

The facility will have a capacity of 1m t/y and is expected to begin operating in 2012. It will connect directly to other Ineos facilities which consume ethylene in the Antwerp-Rotterdam Area and Cologne and the Ruhr industrial areas via the ARG (Aethylen-Rohrleitungs-Gesellschaft) ethylene pipeline.

“By connecting INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe and the INEOS Oligomers LAO/PAO facility in Belgium to the new terminal, INEOS will be able to efficiently balance its ethylene requirements over its facilities in Europe,” says Ineos Oxide ceo Hans Casier, adding: “It is also clear the new INEOS ethylene terminal will re-shape the ethylene market in Europe, opening up a new gateway to world markets.”

Ineos Oxide’s products include ethylene oxide and derivatives, propylene oxide and derivatives, solvents and specialty chemicals. It has production facilities in Belgium, Germany, France, the UK and the US.