INDUSTRY DATA | TRAVEL INFORMATION

In Singapore, the petrochemical industry is one of the fastest growing industries, fuelled by rapid economic development in the East Asia. It has strong linkages with the domestic economy, especially with the petroleum refining industry.

The following data gives an overview of Singapore’s petrochemical industry

A) PRODUCTION CAPACITIES OF PRODUCTS:
    •   GENERAL MATTERS AND RAW MATERIALS
    •   POLYOLEFINS
    •   STYRENICS
    •   CHEMICALS
    •   SYNTHETIC FIBER RAW MATERIALS

B) TOTAL IMPORT/ EXPORT OF MAIN PRODUCTS:
    •   GENERAL MATTERS AND RAW MATERIALS
    •   POLYOLEFINS
    •   STYRENICS
    •   CHEMICALS
    •   SYNTHETIC FIBER RAW MATERIALS

A) PRODUCTION CAPACITIES OF PRODUCTS:     GENERAL MATTERS AND RAW MATERIALS Product Total Production Capacity (tpa) ETHYLENE 1880000 PROPYLENE 1055000 BUTADIENE 60000 BENZENE 420000 TOULENE 145000 XYLENES 495000 Source: Country Report from Singapore, Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC)   POLYOLEFINS Product Total Production Capacity (tpa) POLYETHYLENE 1270000 POLYPROPYLENE 370000 MTBE 238000 Source: Country Report from Singapore, Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC)   STYRENICS Product Total Production Capacity (tpa) STYRENE 360000 Source: Country Report from Singapore, Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC)   CHEMICALS Product Total Production Capacity (tpa) ACETONE 180000 ACETYLENE 14500 PHENOL 300000 PHENOL 230000 Source: Country Report from Singapore, Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC)   SYNTHETIC FIBER RAW MATERIALS Product Total Production Capacity (tpa) ETHYLENE GLYCOL 122000 ETHYLENE OXIDE 45000 Source: Country Report from Singapore, Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC) B) TOTAL IMPORT/ EXPORT OF MAIN PRODUCTS:         GENERAL MATTERS AND RAW MATERIALS       Qty (tons) Product   2008 2009 ETHYLENE Import 768 47860 Export 118632 92267 PROPYLENE Import 10974 89947 Export 8987 7587 BUTADIENE Import 50 5 Export 2586 2560 BENZENE Import 359565 344221 Export 76606 136950 TOULENE Import 48445 68977 Export 233028 162223 XYLENES Import 40582 33792 Export 763090 703830 Source: Country Report from Singapore, Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC)         POLYOLEFINS       Qty (tons) Product   2008 2009 POLYETHYLENE Import 80659 158133 Export 807256 668957 POLYPROPYLENE Import 33646 100744 Export 33646 208147 MTBE Import 807256 778792 Export 302016 387920 Source: Country Report from Singapore, Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC)         STYRENICS       Qty (tons) Product   2008 2009 STYRENE Import 17692 22057 Export 750709 622405 POLYSTYRENE Import 13745 12259 Export 279212 271598 Source: Country Report from Singapore, Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC)         CHEMICALS       Qty (tons) Product   2008 2009 ACETONE Import 10229 9643 Export 123987 109380 ACETYLENE Import 26 33 Export 484 457 PHENOL Import 12835 7598 Export 59160 68508 BISPHENOL-A Import 777 4664 Export 54569 53826 Source: Country Report from Singapore, Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC)         SYNTHETIC FIBER RAW MATERIALS       Qty (tons) Product   2008 2009 ETHYLENE GLYCOL Import 316794 307318 Export 382796 382767 ETHYLENE OXIDE Import 681 475 Export 2 0.01 Source: Country Report from Singapore, Singapore Chemical Industry Council Limited (SCIC)