Southeastern Ohio has moved closer to joining Southwestern Pennsylvania as the location of an ethane “cracker” plant that could be a boon for employment for the natural gas industry and plastics ...

Federal energy forecasters slashed their outlook for ethane exports and production for this year and next after the Trump administration restricted exports of the plastic-making ingredient to China.

US production of hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL)-a group of products that includes ethane, propane, butanes, and natural gasoline-is expected to increase to 4.33 million b/d in 2017 from 3.86 million ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China has waived the 125% tariff on ethane imports from the United States imposed earlier this month, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, among a group of ...

An increase in ethane cracking contributed to reduced coproduct propylene supply during first-quarter 2008. Because gas-plant ethane production will likely continue to increase during second and third ...

Chinese plastics factories heavily reliant on US ethane imports are at risk of widespread shutdowns due to tariffs implemented during the US-China trade war. The lack of alternative ethane suppliers ...