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One of the biggest landmarks of the site is of course the SABIC Olefins 6 plant – otherwise known as the ‘cracker’. It was commissioned by ICI in 1979 as a liquid naphtha cracker. (Source)

Sabic bought the facility from US firm Huntsman in 2006 along with other assets previously owned by ICI. (Source)

1^st Nov 2021 -- With nameplate capacity to produce 865,000 /t of ethylene, alongside 415,000 t/y of propylene, the cracker first commissioned by erstwhile chemical conglomerate ICI in 1979 is Europe’s second largest. Originally run on liquid naphtha, it was later modified to handle both liquid and gas feedstock, including ethane, naphtha, propane and butane. (Source)