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INEOS Group
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Our History

  1. 2021

    Merak plant in Indonesia upgraded, increasing capacity and reducing CO2 per tonne

  2. 2020

    INEOS acquired BP's Aromatics business and its technology

  3. 2019

    Development of game-changing Infinia PET recycling technology announced

  4. 2017

    Capacity and technology of the plants in Cooper River enhanced and upgraded

  5. 2016

    PTAir launched, offering customers the opportunity to purchase a lower carbon feedstock

  6. 2015

    Zhuhai #3 startup

    Capacity and technology of the plants in Geel expanded and upgraded

  7. 2008

    Zhuhai #2 startup

  8. 2003

    Startup of Zhuhai #1 and CAPCO 6

  9. 1998

    Metaxylene unit built in Texas City

  10. 1997

    PT Amoco Mitsui PTA Indonesia built

  11. 1979

    Plants in Asia followed, first in Taiwan with China American Petrochemical Co Ltd (CAPCO)

  12. 1978

    The world’s largest PTA facility at the time was built in Cooper River, USA.

  13. 1969

    Followed by a plant in Geel Belgium

  14. 1967

    First of three PX plants built in Texas City USA

  15. 1960

    Leadership in the technology started in the early 1960s when the purification process was invented and key patents were filed by Amoco. BP continued building and operating PTA units for over 50 years around the world, as well as licensing its technology. 76% of all capacity built with our technology is still operating today in locations across the globe.

  16. 1956

    Business began with purified terephthalic acid (PTA) when Amoco acquired the Mid-Century technology.