Olefins and Co-products

A range of co-products from the steam cracking process are also sold on international markets. These include butadiene, butene Raffinate 1, ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE), benzene, and pyrolysis gasoline (pygas).

Borealis produces hydrogen in its own PDH plant in Kallo and at its steam crackers in Stenungsund (Sweden) and Porvoo (Finland). As one of nature’s essential building blocks, hydrogen combines easily with other elements and molecules. These combinations give rise to many other things, including energy. Hydrogen is thus crucial to global decarbonization efforts. It is a viable alternative to conventional fossil-fuel feedstock, and will become a key enabler for sustainable chemicals, such as renewable syngas, or methanol from CO2.

Thanks to the convenient location of our monomer production and consumption plants, we have access to major ethylene and propylene pipeline grids in the ARA (Amsterdam/Rotterdam/Antwerp) region and in Germany, including the ARG (Aethylen-Rohrleitungs-Gesellschaft) and the EPS (Ethylen-Pipeline-Süd) networks.