9 September 2016
READ LYONDELLBASELL LICENSED-TECHNOLOGIES BROCHURE
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has selected its La Porte, Texas, manufacturing complex
as the site for
a new High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Plant.
The plant will be the first commercial plant to employ
LyondellBasell's new proprietary
Hyperzone PE technology
and will have an annual capacity of 1.1 billion pounds
(500,000 metric tons).
The project is expected to create up to 1,000 jobs
at the peak of construction and
as many as 75 full time positions.
Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2017
with start-up planned for 2019.
The Hyperzone PE project is part of
LyondellBasell's ongoing growth plan. Recently,
the company completed work on
ethylene expansion projects
at the La Porte and Channelview sites in Texas.
A third ethylene expansion project is currently underway
in Corpus Christi, Texas. Additionally,
development of a world scale propylene oxide
and tertiary butyl alcohol (PO/TBA) plant
at the company's Channelview site is progressing.
Located on the south shore of the Houston Ship Channel,
LyondellBasell's La Porte complex spans 540 acres
and produces ethylene, propylene,
Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) and
Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE).
LLDPE, LDPE and HDPE are thermoplastics
used to manufacture a wide variety of plastic products
used in everyday life such as bottles, bags, containers,
toys, food packaging, healthcare articles,
automotive applications and industrial packaging.
The La Porte complex is also the primary location for
LyondellBasell's Acetyls business
with an integrated chain of manufacturing units producing
methanol, acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM).
VAM is used in household latex paint, adhesives,
food packaging, wire and cable coatings
and automotive safety glass.
Bob Patel,
LyondellBasell CEO and
Chairman of the Management Board
"This project represents
the next generation of technology,"
"This location is ideal for this facility because of
* the feedstock advantage we enjoy,
* the ability to ship product around the world and,
* most importantly, the outstanding workforce
that the Gulf Coast has to offer."
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