# Borealis, Nova Chemicals and Total plan joint venture for Texas petrochemical plant

Borealis and Nova Chemicals have signed a preliminary agreement with Total Petrochemicals and Refining to form a joint venture to build a 1000 ktpa ethylene cracker in Port Arthur, Texas, and a 625 ktpa Borstar PE plant in Bayport, Texas. The JV is expected to be established in late 2017 with a final investment decision then, and start-up planned for late 2020.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2017-04-13
- Where: Port Arthur, Texas; Bayport, Texas, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1000 ktpa ethylene; 625 ktpa polyethylene
- Products: ethylene, polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Borealis](https://endata.com/companies/242.md) (partner)
- [NOVA Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/2940.md) (partner)
- [Total Petrochemicals and Refining](https://endata.com/companies/23597.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [interplasinsights.com](https://interplasinsights.com/plastics-industry-news/borealis-nova-chemicals-and-total-announce-intention-for-new/), 2017-04-13: "Working in a JV with NOVA Chemicals and Total on a cost-effective brownfield investment project, integrated with a cracker, is an attractive opportunity."

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