(ogj) -- Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP will build the
world’s largest on-purpose 1-hexene plant at its Cedar Bayou Chemical Complex in
Baytown, Tex., using proprietary technology.
The plant will be able to
produce 250,000 tonnes/year of comonomer-grade 1-hexene from ethylene for use in
the production of polyethylene.
Chevron Phillips said it has reached
agreements with S&B Engineers & Constructors Ltd. for engineering and
construction of the plant, which is to start up in first-quarter
2014.
Chevron Phillips recently announced plans to expand capacity of its
Sweeny NGL fractionator at Old Ocean, Tex., by 19% based on growing availability
of gas liquids produced from shale plays in the region (OGJ Online, Mar. 26,
2012).
The company is studying the feasibility of building a 1.5 million
tpy ethane cracker at Cedar Bayou and two related polyethylene plants with
capacities of 500,000 tpy each at Cedar Bayou or Sweeny (OGJ Online, Mar. 29,
2011).
In December it said Shaw Energy & Chemicals is designing the
ethane cracker. |
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