# Röhm starts operations at $1.6B MMA plant in Bay City, Texas

Röhm's new methyl methacrylate (MMA) production facility in Bay City, Texas, has commenced operations. The plant has an annual capacity of 250,000 tons and employs about 90 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-06-08
- Where: Bay City, Texas, United States
- Value: $1.60B
- Jobs: 90
- Starts operating: 8 Jun 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 250,000 tons per year
- Products: methyl methacrylate (MMA)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [RÖHM Group](https://endata.com/companies/18449.md)
- [Advent International](https://endata.com/companies/430.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [constructionreviewonline.com](https://constructionreviewonline.com/first-of-its-kind-1-6bn-mma-production-facility-by-rohm-begins-operation-in-in-bay-city-texas/), 2026-06-08: "A first of its kind $1.6bn methyl methacrylate (MMA) production facility by Röhm has commenced operations in Bay City, Texas."
- [chemicalprocessing.com](https://www.chemicalprocessing.com/industrynews/news/55382793/rohm-reaches-full-scale-operation-at-16b-texas-methyl-methacrylate-plant), 2026-06-08: "As the only global producer of both methyl methacrylate and polymethyl methacrylate with production sites in the major regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, we are uniquely positioned to serve our customers worldwide."

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