Exxon Mobil, SABIC Planning To Build Largest Capacity Ethane Cracker Unit Ever In San Patricio, Texas

摘要

Exxon Mobil announced in early February, the mechanical completion of a new 1.5 million ton-per- | year ethane cracker at its Baytown, Texas complex saying the commissioning was progressing well. Project startup is expected during the second quarter of 2018. The new ethane cracker, part of the company's multi-billion dollar Baytown chemical expansion project, will provide ethylene feedstock to the new performance polyethylene lines in Mont Belvieu, which began production in the fall of 2017.