INEOS recently announced that it will invest 200 million euros in the European oxides business, including 150 million euros in the Antwerp plant to eliminate bottlenecks and increase ethylene oxide production, as well as increase storage and distribution capacity. Antwerp's sixth alcoholization The plant will be launched by the end of 2018, and the plant's ethylene oxide storage capacity will be expanded by 2,000 tons.
INEOS will also spend 50 million euros to increase ethylene oxide production at the Lavera plant in southern France to support Europe's growing demand for ethylene oxide.