LyondellBasell Berre Petrochemical Complex

Summary Information

• Ownership: LyondellBasell
• Website: https://www.lyondellbasell.com/
• Location: Berre, South of France

Brief Description

• The Berre petrochemical cluster includes a polyolefins complex consisting of a steam cracker, a butadiene extraction unit, and world-scale polypropylene and polyethylene plants.

Production Units

• Steam cracker,
• Butadiene extraction unit
• Polypropylene unit
• Polyethylene unit

Raw Materials Supply

• The plant was originally supplied by the Berre L'Etang Refinery

Products Produced

• Polyethylene, Polypropylene

Projects

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Other Information

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History

• 2001 - Basell completes start-up of the world’s largest low density polyethylene plant (LDPE) in Berre, France, with a single line capacity of 320,000 tons per year.
• 2022 - The cracker was damaged in a fire

Links

1. Site webpage
2. LyondellBasell Postpones Restart of Berre, France Cracker until Next Year