CPChem, QatarEnergy Make Positive FID To Build U.S. Integrated Polymers Plant

摘要

Orange-Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. (CPChem) and QatarEnergy announced a positive final investment decision (FID) on the construction of an $8.5-billion integrated polymers facility on the U.S. Gulf Coast in Orange, Texas (PCN, 10 Aug 2020, p 1). The project, on which construction will begin immediately, will include a 2.08-million-t/y ethane cracker and two 1-million-t/y Marlex high-density polyethylene units. Operations are expected to begin in 2026.