ChevronPhillips Chemical and QatarEnergy to Built Integrated PE Plant

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CP Chem) and QatarEnergy are proceeding with the construction of an $8.5 billion integrated ethylene/HDPE polymers facility in Orange, Texas. The companies have made a positive final investment decision on the project and created a joint venture company, Golden Triangle Polymers Company LLC, named for the Golden Triangle region of Texas that includes the city of Orange. CP Chem owns a 51% equity share in the joint venture and QatarEnergy owns 49%.

Once operational in 2026, the plant will produce CPChem’s Marlex HDPE for the production of durable goods like pipe for natural gas and water delivery and recreational products such as kayaks and coolers. The material is also used in essential packaging applications to protect and preserve food, helping prevent it from going to landfills, and keep medical supplies sterile. The facility will include and ethylene cracker with a 4.6 billion lb/yr capacity and two HDPE units, each with 2.2 billion lb/yr capacity.

The project is targeting to have approximately 25% lower greenhouse gas emissions than similar facilities in the U.S. and Europe, supporting the company’s efforts to help enable a lower carbon future. CP Chem will manage engineering, procurement and construction for the project and operate the facility after start-up. Construction of the Golden Triangle Polymers plant will begin immediately near Chevron Phillips Chemical’s existing facility in Orange, located 113 miles east of Houston. Chevron Phillips Chemical and its predecessors have had a presence in the Orange community since 1955.