INEOS Oxide’s comprehensive range of speciality and intermediate chemicals is primarily used to manufacture products for the following industries and applications:

• Agrochemicals
• Construction, Textiles & Paper
• Engineering Polymers
• Lubricants, Antifreeze & Automotive Brake Fluids
• Oil & Gas Processing & Drilling
• Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care
• Polyester
• Solvents, Inks & Coatings
• Food packaging
• Speciality Synthetic Rubber
• Surfacants & Detergents

We manufacture our products in six different production facilities located in Europe (Belgium, France, Germany & United Kingdom) and the USA (Louisiana & Freeport).

These sites are all strategically located within the main petrochemical clusters of both continents. This creates synergies, extensive infrastructure and low logistics costs which further support our businesses. Combine these factors with our highly skilled workforce and it’s clear to see why Oxide and INEOS in general is the word for chemicals

INEOS purchases a range of chemical raw materials and intermediates. In addition it purchases a wide range of engineering materials from all over the world and is constantly striving to improve efficiency in these areas. For more information, please contact: procurement@ineos.com

INEOS purchases a range of chemical raw materials and intermediates . In addition it purchases a wide range of engineering materials from all over the world and is constantly striving to improve efficiency in these areas.

For more information, please contact procurement@ineos.com

The key advantages offered to Third Parties are:

• Strategic coastal location at the heart of the world's second largest petrochemical zone
• Close proximity to raw materials via pipeline, sea, road and rail
• Close proximity to Europe's prime customer base via sea, inland waterway, rail and road transportation networks
• Rapid commissioning at minimal initial investment
• Existing chemical-permitted land, infrastructures, services and access to a highly skilled & experienced work-force.

Currently, there are 13 Third Parties on our Antwerp site. Our state-of-the art facilities, services and highly qualified staff are engaged in production partnerships with Dow Chemicals, Momentive Performance Materials, Sika, BYK-Chemie and Essent. In addition, another eight companies: Borealis Antwerpen Compounding, Speciality Polymers Antwerp, bECO2, EVAL Europe, Messer, Nippon Shokubai Europe, Praxair and Seppic utilize INEOS Oxide’s services including the supply of utilities and feedstock.

All required utilities and waste handling facilities are ISO 9001 certified and can be made available to new Third Parties.

Graph: INEOS Oxide Co-operative relationships

These utilities include:

• Steam produced by an on-site newly built highly efficient cogeneration plant (mainly gas fired) with an installed steam capacity rated at 420 t/h (including 2 back-up steam boilers) with highly reliable supplies at different pressure levels (from 42 bar superheated down to 1.75 bar service steam)
•  On site electricity generated in the CHP unit is connected to the public grid at 150 kV level and supplies on site production units via a redundant highly reliable direct line connection and an internal grid distribution system (step-down capability up to 36 kV / 6 kV / 690 volts / 380 volts)
• Demineralised water produced on-site by a newly built state-of-the-art demineralised water plant with an installed capacity of 350 t/h
• Process water & fire water (city water), primarily taken from the public grid / storage capacity of 18 000 m3 and separate distribution systems

INEOS Oxide provides third party companies with the option of sharing the existing plant infrastructure including a state-of-the-art process control centre, fully equipped analytical laboratory, central maintenance shop with stores, modern conference and training centre, a medical centre and offices. We can also provide a complete range of operational services and specialists on a shared-cost, shared-overhead or service contract basis: operations, product handling and operations support, safety, security and medical services, environmental protection and occupational health management, engineering, maintenance and inspection, purchasing, distribution and commercial services, accounting and IT support, personnel and training.

In addition INEOS Oxide offers a long and successful record of helping companies start new operations in Europe, a history of co-operative relationships with national, regional and local government agencies, an excellent record in safety and environmental matters, super quality control and quality assurance technologies and high standards of production technologies.

INEOS Oxide's Plaquemine workforce operates Dow Chemical's glycol ethers and polyglycols facilities as a contract manufacturer.