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At the end of 2005, there were 57 crackers operating in Western Europe and 9 in Central/Eastern Europe, with annual ethylene capacities of 23,964,000 tonnes and 2,390,000 espectively, totalling 26,354,000 tonnes.

Location Operator Capacity Kt ethylene/year
AUSTRIA
Schwechat OMV 500
BENELUX
Antwerp FAO1 255
Antwerp FAO1 550
Antwerp FAO1 605
Antwerp BASF 800
Geleen Sabic Europe 590
Geleen Sabic Europe 660
Moerdijk Shell 900
Terneuzen Dow 580
Terneuzen Dow 590
Terneuzen Dow 650
BULGARIA
Burgas Neftochim 300
Burgas Neftochim 150
CROATIA
Zagreb Dioki 135
CZECH Republic
Litvinov Chemopetrol 485
FINLAND
Kulloo Borealis2 330
FRANCE
Berre Basell3 470
Carling ATOFINA 570
Carling ATOFINA
Dunkerque Copenor4 380
Feyzin A.P. Feyzin5 250
Gonfreville ATOFINA 525
Lacq ATOFINA 75
Lavera Naphtachimie6 740
ND ExxonMobil 425
GERMANY
Böhlen BSL7 565
Burghausen OMV 345
Gelsenkirchen BP 450
Gelsenkirchen BP 525
Heide RWE-Shell & DEA Oil 100
Köln-Worringen BP Köln8 1100
Köln-Worringen BP Köln8
Ludwigshafen BASF 220
Ludwigshafen BASF 400
Munchmunster Veba Oil 320
Wesseling Basell3 1043
Wesseling Basell3
Wesseling RWE-Shell & DEA Oil 520
GREECE
Thessaloniki EKA 20
HUNGARY
Tiszaujvaros TVK 360
Tiszaujvaros TVK 250
ITALY
Brindisi Polimeri Europa9 440
Gela EniChem 245
Priolo EniChem 745
Porto Torres EniChem 250
Porto Marghera EniChem 490
NORWAY
Rafnes Noretyl10 460
POLAND
Plock Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN 360
PORTUGAL
Sines Borealis2 370
ROMANIA
Pitesti Arpechim 200
SLOVAKIA
Bratislava Slovnaft 200
SPAIN
Puertollano Repsol 250
Tarragona Repsol 650
Tarragona Dow 600
SWEDEN
Stenungsund Borealis2 620
SWITZERLAND
Visp Lonza 25
UK
Fawley ExxonMobil 126
Grangemouth BP Amoco 1020
Mossmoran ExxonMobil / Shell 830
Wilton Huntsman 865
YUGOSLAVIA
Pancevo Chemi Industria 200
TOTAL 26,354,000


* The Nameplate capacity is the theoretical capacity, that was declared by the companies to the public authorities to receive their "license to operate" eg the permit to build a cracker and that any citizen can have access to.

1 FAO: 65% ATOFINA - 35% ExxonMobil
2 Borealis: 50% Statoil - 25% OMV - 25% IPIC (International Petroleum Investment Company)
3 Basell: 50% BASF - 50% Shell
4 Copenor: 100% Polimeri Europa
5 AP Feyzin: 57.5% ATOFINA - 42.5% Solvay
6 Naphtachimie: 50% BP- 50% ATOFINA
7 BSL: 100% Dow
8 BP Köln: 100% Deutsche BP
9 Polimeri Europa: 100% EniChem
10 Noretyl: 50% Norsk Hydro - 50% Borealis
Source: APPE / PMRC
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