Energy Efficiency in Saudi's Chemical Industry

Total is one of the world’s top ten integrated oil and gas processing companies. Our facilities include the immense Antwerp refining and petrochemicals complex, our largest in Europe.

To meet growing global demand and address new market trends, we upgraded and adapted the site to focus production on higher-value-added products that meet the most stringent environmental standards. The aim is to make the complex one of the top performers in the industry.

The complex is ideally situated in Antwerp’s port area, in the thriving Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam (ARA) hub serving Europe’s oil markets. The site comprises Europe’s third-largest refinery, which processes 338,000 barrels of oil per day, a petrochemical plant and a facility that produces polymers, with a capacity of 1.1 million tons per year of ethylene.

With nearly 1,700 employees, the Antwerp complex produces a range of petroleum products, including heavy fuel oil, gasoline, LPG, diesel and jet fuel. It also manufacturers base chemicals, such as olefins, C4 fractions (from butane) and aromatics, some of which are processed into polymers (high density polyethylene). These products are used in a number of consumer and industrial applications, such as packaging and automotive components.