U.S. petrochemicals investments 2013-2017
Between March 2013 to December 2017, the cumulative investments in the petrochemicals industry in the United States grew from 72 billion U.S. dollars to 185 billion U.S. dollars. Since 2010, the U.S. petrochemicals industry has benefitted from the availability of low-cost shale gas, especially in the U.S. Gulf Coast region.