History
Here is a brief history of our business purchases and achievements
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2024
INEOS becomes world’s first polymer producer to commission state-of-the-art technology for developing recyclable flexible films
INEOS completes acquisition of TotalEnergies’ petrochemical assets at Lavera, France
World’s first sustainable gas pipeline created from INEOS bio-polymer
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2023
A world first: INEOS produces recyclable flexible packaging film made from more than 50% recycled plastic waste
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2022
Construction of Europe’s most sustainable ethane cracker (Project ONE) kicks off
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2021
INEOS and LACTEL partner to produce the world’s first HDPE Milk Bottles from advanced recycling
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2020
INEOS signs largest ever industrial wind power purchase contract in Belgium with ENGIE
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2019
Rosignano: OPENS a new advanced polymer pilot plant to integrate recycled components into new resins
INEOS ANNOUNCES agreement with Viridor to take thousands of tonnes of recycled polymer to generate a hybrid polymer partially made from mechanically recycled plastic
Köln: FIRST site to receive RSB certification enabling the manufacture of “Bio-attributed” polymers
INEOS ANNOUNCES Antwerp as the location for the €3 billion Project One site
Recycl-IN polymer range launches – contain up to 50% Post-Consumer Recycled plastic compounded with highly engineered virgin polymers to meet customers’ high performance specification
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2018
INEOS announces €2.7 billion investment to CONSTRUCT the first cracker in Europe for over 20 years
Köln: OPENS new €30 million office centralising the customer service centre and administration
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2017
INEOS signs agreement to BUILD the largest butane storage tank in Europe
Köln: CELEBRATES 50 years of operations at the site
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2016
First DEPARTURE of INEOS Intrepid, one of INEOS’ Dragon ships, carrying the historic first shale gas shipment from the US to Europe
Grangemouth: The new office OPENS as part of a £450 million investment in the site.
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2014
Grangemouth: CONSTRUCTION of Europe’s largest ethane tank begins.
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2013
INEOS DESIGNS and CONSTRUCTS the world’s largest gas carrier ship announced to bring ethane from the US to Europe
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2009
INEOS Olefins (Europe) and INEOS Polyolefins (Europe) are combined to form the current INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe business
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2008
INEOS acquires Hydro Polymers and the remaining 50% share of the Noretyl Cracker at Rafnes from Norsk Hydro.
Köln: Expansion of the Cracker by 100KTPA of Ethylene
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2007
INEOS acquires Borealis Norway and 50% of the Noretyl Cracker at Rafnes
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2006
INEOS restructures INNOVENE and forms INEOS Olefins (Europe) and INEOS Polyolefins (Europe) as two of its eleven 'stand alone' business units
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2005
INEOS acquires INNOVENE, BP's global Petrochemicals division, with BP, Solvay and Amoco heritage
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2004
BP acquires PE business from Solvay
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2002
Köln: Ethane Cracker line commissioned
Lillo HDPE train 2 commissioned
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2001
Joint venture is agreed for all PE activities between BP and Solvay.
BP acquires the Solvay PP business
Köln: BP acquires the Bayer share of the EC-ERDÖLCHEMIE joint venture and changed name to BP Köln.
Grangemouth: train 2KG Cracker commissioned
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1996
Geel: PP2 is commissioned
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1993
Grangemouth: KG Cracker train 1 commissioned
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1992
Lillo: start of HDPE & PP production
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1991
Lavéra: Cracker №4 further debottlenecked to 700KTPA
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1978
Köln: start-up of cracker №5
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1976
Sarralbe PP production starts
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1975
Lavéra: New PE plants using a gas phase process, designed by research team opens
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1970
Köln: start-up of cracker No4. Sarralbe HDPE production starts
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1967
Geel site is established
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1959
Rosignano: HDPE production unit starts
Grangemouth: Polyethylene production starts
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1957
Köln: Site founded as 'EC-ERDÖLCHEMIE', a joint venture of BP and Bayer
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1949
Lavéra: Naphtachimie created by 3 partners: Pechiney, Kuhlmann and SGHP (first company name of BP in France)