# ExxonMobil to add polyethylene unit at Beaumont plant, increasing capacity by 65%

ExxonMobil announced plans on November 14, 2016, to add a new production unit at its Beaumont polyethylene plant, increasing capacity by 650,000 tonnes per year (65%), with construction begun and startup expected in 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-11-14
- Where: Beaumont, Texas, United States
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 650,000 tonnes per year
- Products: polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [ExxonMobil](https://endata.com/companies/1345.md)
- [Zachry Group](https://endata.com/companies/2528.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [investor.exxonmobil.com](https://investor.exxonmobil.com/company-information/press-releases/detail/412/exxonmobil-to-increase-beaumont-polyethylene-capacity-by-65), 2016-11-14: "ExxonMobil announced today plans to add a new production unit at its Beaumont polyethylene plant that will increase capacity by 65 percent"
- [ogj.com](https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/article/17249991/exxonmobil-lets-contract-for-beaumont-polyethylene-expansion), 2016-11-15: "The 650,000-tpy PE unit will expand production of granular and pelletized PE at the Beaumont plant by 65% from current rates to help meet rising demand for high-performance plastics."

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