Ethylene (ET): 2026 World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2035

June 2026 | 425 pages | ID: E5A62FFFC6CEN
Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd.

Abstracts

The report presents a comprehensive global ethylene market analysis based on quantitative and qualitative data from trustful sources. Industry experts and market players? opinions are considered as well.

The report is enriched with a handful of tables and figures for easy data perception.

Report Scope

• Global, regional, country wise market analysis
• Historical and current data for the market
• Data on ethylene capacity, production and consumption trends
• Ethylene trade statistics, price fluctuations
• Ethylene market prediction for the next 10 years, information on ethylene projects
• Feedstock market study

Reasons to Buy

• the report gives full picture of the industry situation and trends in global, regional and country markets
• it provides useful detailed pricing information
• the report facilitates search for partners, supplies data on current and potential competitors
• it gives thorough market forecast that can be used for planning

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Contents

DISCLAIMER

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1. INTRODUCTION: ETHYLENE PROPERTIES AND USES

2. ETHYLENE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

3. ETHYLENE WORLD MARKET

3.1. World ethylene capacity
  - Capacity broken down by region
  - Capacity divided by country
  - Manufacturers and their capacity by plant

3.2. World ethylene production
  - Global output dynamics
  - Production by region
  - Production by country

3.3. Ethylene consumption
  - World consumption dynamics
  - Consumption trends in Europe
  - Consumption trends in Asia Pacific
  - Consumption trends in North America
  - Consumption trends in Latin America
  - Consumption trends in Middle East and Africa

3.4. Ethylene global trade
  - World trade dynamics
  - Export and import flows in regions

3.5. Ethylene prices in the world market

4. ETHYLENE REGIONAL MARKETS ANALYSIS

Each country section comprises the following parts:
  - Total installed capacity in country
  - Production in country
  - Manufacturers in country
  - Consumption in country
  - Export and import in country
  - Prices in country

4.1. Ethylene European market analysis
Countries covered:
  - Austria
  - Belarus
  - Belgium
  - Bulgaria
  - Croatia
  - Czech Republic
  - Finland
  - France
  - Germany
  - Greece
  - Hungary
  - Italy
  - Netherlands
  - Norway
  - Poland
  - Portugal
  - Romania
  - Russia
  - Serbia & Montenegro
  - Slovakia
  - Spain
  - Sweden
  - Switzerland
  - Ukraine
  - UK

4.2. Ethylene Asia Pacific market analysis
Countries included:
  - Australia
  - Azerbaijan
  - China
  - India
  - Indonesia
  - Japan
  - Kazakhstan
  - Malaysia
  - Philippines
  - Singapore
  - South Korea
  - Taiwan
  - Thailand
  - Uzbekistan

4.3. Ethylene North American market analysis
Countries under consideration:
  - Canada
  - USA

4.4. Ethylene Latin American market analysis
Countries overviewed:
  - Argentina
  - Brazil
  - Chile
  - Colombia
  - Mexico
  - Venezuela

4.5. Ethylene Africa & Middle East market analysis
Countries examined:
  - Algeria
  - Egypt
  - Iran
  - Israel
  - Kuwait
  - Libya
  - Nigeria
  - Qatar
  - Saudi Arabia
  - South Africa
  - Turkey
  - UAE

5. ETHYLENE MARKET FORECAST TO 2035

5.1. Ethylene capacity and production forecast up to 2035
  - Global production forecast
  - On-going projects

5.2. Ethylene consumption forecast up to 2035
  - World market projections
  - Consumption forecast in Europe
  - Consumption forecast in Asia Pacific
  - Consumption forecast in North America
  - Consumption forecast in Latin America
  - Consumption forecast in Middle East and Africa

5.3. Ethylene market prices forecast up to 2035

6. KEY COMPANIES IN THE ETHYLENE MARKET WORLDWIDE

7. ETHYLENE END-USE SECTOR

7.1. Consumption by application
7.2. Downstream markets review and forecast

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Global capacity broken down by regions, 2025
Producing countries and their capacity, 2025
Producing companies and their capacity, 2025
World production, 2020-2025
Global production broken down by region, 2025
Global production broken down by country, 2025
World consumption in 2020-2025
Consumption in Europe, 2020-2025
Consumption in Asia Pacific, 2020-2025
Consumption in North America, 2020-2025
Global trade in recent years
Global trade by region in recent years
Global consumption forecast up to 2035
Europe: consumption forecast up to 2035
Asia Pacific: consumption forecast up to 2035
North America: consumption forecast up to 2035

Each country market analysis includes the following tables:
  Total capacity in Country, 2025
  Country: production in 2020-2025
  Country: consumption in 2020-2025
  Export and import in Country in recent years
  Structure of export in Country in recent years
  Structure of import in Country in recent years
  Prices in Country in recent years

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Capacity broken down by region, 2025
Countries capacity shares in world total, 2025
Structure of global consumption, 2025 (shares)

Each country market analysis includes the following figures:
  Supply/demand balance in Country, 2020-2025
  Export dynamics in Country in recent years
  Import dynamics in Country in recent years
  Trade balance in Country in recent years