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Ethylene Price Trends
Procurement Resource provides latest prices of Ethylene. Each price database is tied to a user-friendly graphing tool dating back to 2014, which provides a range of functionalities: configuration of price series over user defined time period; comparison of product movements across countries; customisation of price currencies and unit; extraction of price data as excel files to be used offline.
Chart Description:
Procurement Resource provides prices of Ethylene for several regions around the globe, which are as follows:
- North America
- South America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Middle East
- Africa
About:
Ethylene appears as a colourless gas with a sweet odour and taste. It is lighter than air. It is the simplest alkene and flammable in nature. It is extensively used in the industrial sector to produce polyethylene, a widely used plastic having polymer chains of ethylene units. It can also be hydrated to produce ethanol.
Chemical Formula of Ethylene:
- C2H4
Synonyms:
- 74-85-1
- Ethene
- Green ethylene
Molecular Weight:
- 28.05 g/mol
Industrial Uses:
- Polymerisation
- Oxidation
- Intermediates
- Halogenation and hydrohalogenation
- Manufacturing
- Plasticisers
- Hydration and oligomerisation
- Processing aid, specific to petroleum production
Production Process:
- Production of Ethylene via Steam Cracking Process.
In this process, ethane is used as a feedstock and is heated at a temperature ranging from 750 to 950 °C with steam. This results in the conversion of large and complex hydrocarbons into smaller ones and further causes unsaturation, which finally produces Ethylene.
Procurement Resource also provides the production cost analysis of Ethylene.
Supplier Database:
- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
- Dow Chemical Company
- LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V.
- INEOS Capital Limited
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
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Methodology:
The displayed pricing data is derived through weighted average purchase price, including contract and spot transactions at the specified locations unless otherwise stated. The information provided comes from the compilation and processing of commercial data officially reported for each nation (i.e. government agencies, external trade bodies, and industry publications).