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| − | Owner: LyondellBasell | + | * Owner: LyondellBasell |
| − | + | * Website: https://www.lyondellbasell.com/ | |
| − | Website: https://www.lyondellbasell.com/ | + | * Location: Houston ship canal, La Porte, Texas, USA |
| − | + | * Description: 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) | |
| − | Location: La Porte, Texas, USA | ||
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| − | Description: 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) | ||
=== Production Units === | === Production Units === | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 16 October 2020
Summary Information
- Owner: LyondellBasell
- Website: https://www.lyondellbasell.com/
- Location: Houston ship canal, La Porte, Texas, USA
- Description: 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)
Production Units
Products
ethylene, propylene,
Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) and Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) – 900 kta
methanol, acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM)
Raw Materials
=== Projects
A new 500 ktpa polyethylene plant was commissioned in 2019. It was the first commercial plant to use LyondellBasell's new proprietary Hyperzone PE technology
History
2016 – A new Polyethylene project was announced
2017 – Construction for the new PE plant began
