# Total, Borealis and Nova1 to build $1.7B ethane cracker in Port Arthur

Total announced a joint venture with Borealis and Nova1 to build a 1 Mt/y ethane steam cracker in Port Arthur, Texas, and a new 625 kt/y Borstar polyethylene plant in Bayport, Texas. Total will hold a 50% interest. The $1.7 billion cracker is scheduled to start up in 2020 and create about 1,500 jobs during peak construction. CB&I has been awarded the EPC contract.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-03-27
- Where: Port Arthur, Texas and Bayport, Texas, United States
- Value: $1.70B
- Jobs: 1,500
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 Mt/y ethane steam cracker; 625 kt/y Borstar polyethylene plant
- Products: ethane, polyethylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Total](https://endata.com/companies/406.md)
- [Borealis](https://endata.com/companies/242.md) (partner)
- [CB&I](https://endata.com/companies/2527.md) (supplier)
- [Nova1](https://endata.com/companies/23096.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [12newsnow.com](https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/total-announces-expansion-to-include-new-steam-cracker-1500-jobs-in-port-arthur/502-425949742), 2017-03-27: "Total announced Monday that it is entering into a joint venture to expand their plants in Port Arthur and Bayport."

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