Lyondellbasell Channelview Petrochemical Complex

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Summary Information


Brief Description

  • The LyondellBasell Channelview Complex covers approximately 4,000 acres and is one of the largest petrochemical facilities on the Gulf Coast.
  • The olefin units at the north side facility manufacture ethylene, propylene, butadiene and benzene.
  • The south side facility uses these products to produce propylene oxide, styrene monomer, other derivatives, and gasoline-blending products.
  • CVO is also home to one of the world’s largest propylene oxide and tertiary butyl alcohol (PO/TBA) plants.

Production Units

  • Steam cracker

Raw Materials Supply

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Products Produced

  • Ethylene, propylene, butadiene and benzene
  • Propylene oxide, styrene monomer, tertiary butyl alcohol

Projects

  • The propylene expansion project will add 400ktpa of propylene capacity by 2028

Other Information

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History

  • 2023 - PO/TBA project completed
  • 2025 - LyondellBasell approved a new propylene expansion project

Links

  1. LyondellBasell commissions world's largest PO/TBA unit
  2. LyondellBasell approves propylene expansion project