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At the end of 2004, there
were 51 crackers operating in Western Europe and 10 in
Central/Eastern Europe, with annual ethylene capacities of
23,659,000 tonnes and 2,865,000 espectively, totalling 26,524,000
tonnes.
| Location | Operator | Capacity Kt ethylene/year |
| AUSTRIA | ||
| Schwechat | OMV | 345 |
| BENELUX | ||
| Antwerp | FAO1 | 255 |
| Antwerp | FAO1 | 550 |
| Antwerp | FAO1 | 600 |
| Antwerp | BASF | 800 |
| Geleen | Sabic EuroPetrochemicals | 590 |
| Geleen | Sabic EuroPetrochemicals | 660 |
| Moerdijk | Shell | 900 |
| Terneuzen | Dow | 590 |
| Terneuzen | Dow | 575 |
| Terneuzen | Dow | 610 |
| BULGARIA | ||
| Burgas | Neftochim | 450 |
| CROATIA | ||
| Zagreb | Dioki | 90 |
| CZECH Republic | ||
| Litvinov | Chemopetrol | 485 |
| FINLAND | ||
| Kulloo | Borealis2 | 330 |
| FRANCE | ||
| Berre | Basell3 | 470 |
| Carling | ATOFINA | 570 |
| Carling | ATOFINA | |
| Dunkerque | Copenor4 | 380 |
| Feyzin | A.P. Feyzin5 | 250 |
| Gonfreville | ATOFINA | 520 |
| Lacq | ATOFINA | 75 |
| Lavera | Naphtachimie6 | 740 |
| ND Gravenchon | ExxonMobil | 425 |
| GERMANY | ||
| Böhlen | BSL7 | 445 |
| Burghausen | OMV | 310 |
| Gelsenkirchen | BP | 450 |
| Gelsenkirchen | BP | 525 |
| Heide | RWE-Shell & DEA Oil | 100 |
| Köln-Worringen | BP Köln8 | 1100 |
| Köln-Worringen | BP Köln8 | |
| Ludwigshafen | BASF | 220 |
| Ludwigshafen | BASF | 400 |
| Munchmunster | Veba Oil | 320 |
| Wesseling | Basell3 | 305 |
| Wesseling | Basell3 | 738 |
| Wesseling | RWE-Shell & DEA Oil | 520 |
| GREECE | ||
| Thessaloniki | EKA | 20 |
| HUNGARY | ||
| Tiszaujvaros | TVK | 360 |
| Tiszaujvaros | TVK | 250 |
| ITALY | ||
| Brindisi | Polimeri Europa9 | 440 |
| Gela | EniChem | 245 |
| Priolo | EniChem | 745 |
| Porto Torres | EniChem | 250 |
| Porto Marghera | EniChem | 490 |
| NORWAY | ||
| Rafnes | Noretyl10 | 450 |
| POLAND | ||
| Plock | Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN | 360 |
| PORTUGAL | ||
| Sines | Borealis2 | 350 |
| ROMANIA | ||
| Pitesti | Arpechim | 200 |
| SERBIA | ||
| Pancevo | Chemi Industria | 230 |
| SLOVAKIA | ||
| Bratislava | Slovnaft | 210 |
| SPAIN | ||
| Puertollano | Repsol | 250 |
| Tarragona | Repsol | 650 |
| Tarragona | Dow | 600 |
| SWEDEN | ||
| Stenungsund | Borealis2 | 615 |
| SWITZERLAND | ||
| Visp | Lonza | 25 |
| UK | ||
| Fawley | ExxonMobil | 126 |
| Grangemouth | BP Amoco | 1020 |
| Mossmoran | ExxonMobil / Shell | 830 |
| Wilton | Huntsman ICI Petrochemicals / BP | 865 |
| UKRAINE | ||
| Kalus | Lukor | 250 |
| TOTAL | 26,524 | |
| * The Nameplate capacity is the theoretical capacity, that was declared by the companies to the public authorities to receive their "license to operate" eg the permit to build a cracker and that any citizen can have access to. | ||||
| 1 | FAO: | 65% ATOFINA - 35%ExxonMobil | ||
| 2 | Borealis: | 50% Statoil - 25% OMV - 25% IPIC (International Petroleum Investment Company) | ||
| 3 | Basell: | 50% BASF - 50% Shell | ||
| 4 | Copenor: | 100% Polimeri Europa | ||
| 5 | AP Feyzin: | 57.5% ATOFINA - 42.5% Solvay | ||
| 6 | Naphtachimie: | 50% BP- 50% ATOFINA | ||
| 7 | BSL: | 100% Dow | ||
| 8 | BP Köln: | 100% Deutsche BP | ||
| 9 | Polimeri Europa: | 100% EniChem | ||
| 10 | Noretyl: | 50% Norsk Hydro - 50% Borealis | ||
| Source: APPE / PMRC | ||||