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CP Chem readies polyethylene plants

by Michael McCoy
June 26, 2017 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 95, Issue 26

Chevron Phillips Chemical has completed construction of two polyethylene plants that are part of its $6 billion petrochemical investment on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The plants, in Old Ocean, Texas, are now undergoing system checks and commissioning. The other major element of CP Chem’s investment, an ethylene cracker in Baytown, Texas, is set to be completed in the fourth quarter.

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New polyethylene plants at Chevron Phillips’s site in Old Ocean, Texas.
A photo of new polyethylene plants at ChevronPhillips’ site in Old Ocean, Texas.
Credit: Chevron Phillips
New polyethylene plants at Chevron Phillips’s site in Old Ocean, Texas.

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