Overview

Global Energy Monitor's Global Chemicals Tracker (GChT) tracks production of eight building block chemicals worldwide, revealing feedstock dependencies, ownership patterns, and the capacity development pipeline that underpins future decarbonization pathways for the chemical sector.

The Global Chemicals Tracker provides information on global production of eight “building block” chemicals: ethylene, propylene, and butadiene (“olefins”); benzene, toluene, and xylene (“aromatics”); ammonia; and methanol. The GChT includes plant-level data on location, ownership, operating status, primary and secondary chemical products, feedstocks, main production equipment, operating and developing capacity for the eight building block chemicals, and progress on four decarbonization technologies. It comprises facilities that produce any of the eight tracked chemicals, including standalone chemical plants, crude oil refineries, and integrated refinery and chemical operations. Each of these plant types consists of multiple units, which vary depending on chemical type and production method. The GChT reports chemical capacity on the plant level. Each plant included in the tracker is linked to a wiki page on GEM.wiki that provides additional details.

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