Simons, T. J.
Theo Jan Simons is a Partner in McKinsey’s Cologne, Germany office and leader of McKinsey’s petrochemicals service line. He helps executives in the chemical and petrochemical industry worldwide with setting their strategic direction, making mergers and acquisitions and on improving all aspects of their operations. He holds an MSc degree in chemical engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology.
Business Trends: How plastics waste recycling could transform the chemical industry
Environment & Safety
/ Petrochemicals
/ Process Optimization
/ Project Management
/ Biofuels
/ Carbon Management
/ Catalysts
/ Crude oil
/ Diesel
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Gasoline
/ Loss Prevention
/ Management
/ Natural Gas
/ Polymers
/ Products
/ Africa
/ Americas
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Europe
/ Middle East
If plastics demand follows its current trajectory, global plastics-waste volumes would grow from 260 MMtpy in 2016 to 460 MMtpy by 2030, taking what is already a serious environmental problem to a new level.
- 1
- ... 1 pages
Current Digital Edition
Sign up to Receive Our Newsletter
Latest News
- Indian Oil buys first Colombian oil under Ecopetrol contract 12/31
- Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire, damages equipment at Tuapse refinery 12/31
- Chile's $2.5-B Volta green ammonia project wins environmental permit 12/31
- China begins issuing second batch of 2026 crude import quotas to refiners 12/31
- EIA: U.S. crude, fuel inventories rose in the week ended December 19 12/30
- Ghana's Tema oil refinery restarts after 9-yr shutdown 12/30
Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction

