# Borealis, NOVA Chemicals and Total plan joint venture for Texas petrochemical complex

Borealis and NOVA Chemicals signed a preliminary agreement with Total to form a joint venture to build a 1,000 ktpa ethylene cracker in Port Arthur and a 625 ktpa Borstar PE plant in Bayport, Texas, plus Total's existing Bayport PE facility. Start-up is planned for late 2020.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2017-03-27
- Where: Port Arthur and Bayport, Texas, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,000 ktpa ethylene; 625 ktpa polyethylene
- Products: ethylene, polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Borealis](https://endata.com/companies/242.md) (partner)
- [NOVA Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/2940.md) (partner)
- [Total Petrochemicals and Refining USA, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/23087.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [borealisgroup.com](https://www.borealisgroup.com/news/borealis-and-nova-chemicals-enter-preliminary-agreement-with-total-to-meet-growing-global-demand-for-polyethylene), 2017-03-27: "Borealis and NOVA Chemicals signed a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture with Total that will develop and own a new light feed cracker and a new Borstar polyethylene facility"

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