Lyondellbasell La Porte Texas Petrochemical Complex

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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
  • 2019 - The PE plant was commissioned

Links

https://www.lyondellbasell.com/en/la-porte-complex/

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