# Oxea starts construction of second propanol unit in Bay City, Texas

Oxea has started construction of a new world-scale propanol unit at its Bay City, Texas site. The unit will add capacity of 100,000 mt/year of propanol and 40,000 mt/year of propionaldehyde, and is scheduled to come on stream in 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-16
- Where: Bay City, Texas, United States
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 100,000 mt/year of propanol and 40,000 mt/year of propionaldehyde
- Products: propanol, propionaldehyde
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Oxea](https://endata.com/companies/20625.md)
- [Jacobs Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/4073.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [fuelsandlubes.com](https://www.fuelsandlubes.com/flo-article/oxea-builds-second-propanol-unit-at-bay-city-texas/), 2017-03-16: "This project reflects our long-term selective growth strategy."
- [pcimag.com](https://www.pcimag.com/articles/keyword/2303-capacity-expansions?page=17), 2017-03-20: "Oxea has started the construction of a new world-scale propanol unit at its production site at Bay City, Texas."
- [adhesivesmag.com](https://www.adhesivesmag.com/articles/95350-oxea-opens-second-propanol-unit-in-texas), 2017-03-20: "Oxea recently announced it has started the construction of a new world-scale propanol unit at its production site at Bay City, Texas."

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