Statistics show that in 2011 the world’s ten largest ethylene production unit ranked the same as the previous year. Taiwan is among the first device Chinese Petrochemical Industries Co in Taiwan China Mailiao, ethylene production capacity of 2 million 935 thousand tons / year. In second, third, fourth and fifth respectively combined device Nova chemical company, Arabia Petrochemical Industries Co, Exxon Mobil Chemical Co and Chevron Philips chemical company.

The magazine also listed by the end of last year’s world ethylene production capacity of eight countries: the United States production capacity of 27 million 593 thousand tons / year, keep the first position; China production capacity of 15 million 200 thousand tons / year, ranking second; Saudi Arabia’s capacity of 13 million 155 thousand tons / year, ranked third; Japan production capacity of 7 million 265 thousand tons / year, ranked fourth; Germany production capacity of 5 million 743 thousand tons / year, production capacity ranks fifth; South Korea 5 million 630 thousand tons / year, ranked sixth; Canada production capacity of 5 million 530 thousand tons / year, ranked seventh; Iran production capacity of 4 million 734 thousand tons / year, ranking eighth.

The 2011 world ethylene production capacity of the top ten manufacturers ranked the same as the previous year: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation is still ranked first, the total production capacity of 13 million 392 thousand tons / year, the ability to share the 10 million 274 thousand tons / year; the Dow Chemical Company, Exxon Mobil Chemical Co and Shell Companies were ranked second, third and fourth; the Sinopec group ranked fifth, and the total capacity of shares in the capacity was 7 million 895 thousand tons and 7 million 275 thousand tons / year.

The report said, if all has been announced in the construction of the project on time and put into production, in 2012 the global ethylene expansion of nearly 6 million 500 thousand tons, while in 2013 the global ethylene capacity expansion pace will slow, about 2 million tons. After a few years, the global ethylene plant will again accelerate the pace of construction.