About us

About us

ARG operates and maintains pipelines for the transport of ethylene. It is the heart of a widely ramified ethylene pipeline network in northwestern Europe. In addition to the participating companies, ARG’s main customers include almost all major petrochemical companies in Europe, with around 65% of transports being carried out for third parties. The use of alternative transport options for ethylene is hardly economically viable due to its physical properties and the associated technical complexity.

The pipeline network – including the right to use the parallel pipeline in Belgium – has a total length of approximately 495 km and is located in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. The ARG pipeline network is operated in cooperation with long-standing, experienced technical service providers and is continuously adapted to technical progress. We work closely and trustingly with national regulatory authorities. The safety functions of the entire pipeline network are checked and monitored around the clock (24/7). In addition, ARG manages two further petrochemical pipeline systems (PRG and EPS) in terms of commercial and operational planning.

Structure

The shareholders of ARG are BASF, INEOS, SABIC and Westgas (Evonik).

Managing Director/Advisory Board

Management	Shareholders (Advisory Board)
Harald Vogel	BASF www.basf.com Dr.-Ing. Shankara Keelapandal
	INEOS www.ineoskoeln.de Dr. Stephan Müller
	SABIC Petrochemicals www.sabic.com Sofie Moons
	Westgas www.syneqt.de Thomas Basten

Service provider

Petrochemical Pipeline Services B.V. (PPS)

P.O. Box 200, 6160 AE Geleen, Netherlands
Sanderboutlaan 21,
6181 DN Elsloo, Netherlands
Control Room
Telephone +31 (0) 46 426 8140

SYNEQT GmbH
(until December 31, 2025 Evonik Operations GmbH)
SGE Pipelines

Paul-Baumann-Straße 1
45772 Marl, Germany
Pipelines Operations Centre
Phone +49 (0) 2365 49 7669