At the time Gary Haywood, CEO of INEOS Upstream, the company’s new oil and gas exploration and production business, hinted that INEOS was now well placed to become a major player in the UK on-shore gas production industry. “We already have a large UK asset base, existing operating capab...
Ethylene glycol Linear alpha olefins Vinyl acetate monomer These chemicals are then used to manufacture a wide variety of products from plastic wrap to milk bottles to PVC pipe. Ethylene is of fundamental importance to the plastics industry and is a basic building block of organic chemistry. Propyl...
In engine oils, chemical derivatives of Indopol® polybutenes can be used as dispersants to control deposits and prevent oil thickening and sludge formation. These dispersant additives have environmental benefits, since they allow longer oil drain intervals and can improve fuel economy. Linear alpha...
INEOS Oil & Gas' business purpose is the responsible, reliable, long-term extraction of natural gas. Contacts INEOS O&P Europe INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe are Europe's largest ethylene producer. Contacts INEOS O&P USA INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA is a major participant in the North Ame...
“Some have said that companies like INEOS must be mad to bring in ethane from the US when oil prices are so low but they are missing the point,” he said. “If you’ve got a gas cracker, you cannot use naphtha. You have to use gas. So the issue is not one of gas versus naph...
INEOS operates 30 individual business units covering the chemical and oil & gas industries, together with a number of consumer brands. Our chemical businesses are combined into a number of larger financial groups including INEOS Group, INEOS Quattro and INEOS Enterprises. We operate a number of oil...
1933 1933 - Lavéra, France Oil Refinerystartsproduction 1924 Grangemouth, UK Oil Refinerystartsproduction 1895 Firstproductionof Formaldehyde in Mainz, Germany 1890 Castner Kellner Alkali Co. Ltsstartedproduction of Caustic Soda at Runcorn, UK
However, in 1859 the world's first oil well was sunk in Pennsylvania in the USA and, as the price of oil dropped, many Scottish works closed or concentrated production on lubricants, paraffin wax and sulphate of ammonia. VIEW OUR TIMELINE ...
“It is a new departure for us but rapeseed oil is becoming increasingly popular, mainly for its healthy properties and price advantage versus olive oil,” said Ashley. Production of rapeseed oil, which is a rich source of vitamin E and contains half the saturated fat of olive oil, will al...
Today INEOS produces 250,000 tonnes of hydrogen a year. It is a co-product from producing chlorine and cracking gas and oil to make olefins and polymers. The hydrogen is used in a number of ways: to remove the sulphur from crude oil, as a raw material for other chemical processes, or...