January 15, 2021
INEOS Oxide confirmed that its new 1.2 billion pounds (circa 520,000 ton) ethylene oxide (EO) unit and associated downstream ethylene oxide derivatives (EOD) are to be built at INEOS’ Chocolate Bayou manufacturing works, south of Houston, Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico coast. Chocolate Bayou is currently host to two olefins crackers, two polypropylene units, […]
ExxonMobil said it will proceed with a USD2 billion investment to expand its Baytown, Texas chemical plant, which will create approximately 2,000 jobs during construction and contribute to the approximate 15% return the company expects from its chemical investments. The Baytown expansion is in addition to the company’s 2017 Growing the Gulf initiative, which outlined plans […]
INEOS Oligomers announced plans to significantly grow its low-viscosity poly alpha olefins (PAO) capacity by building the world’s largest single-train plant. INEOS Oligomers said it expects the 120 kilotonne-per-annum (ktpa) unit to be on-stream by the first half of 2019, without disclosing the plant’s location for now. “The industry needs an increased supply of high-quality base […]
