# ExxonMobil completes two new polyethylene lines at Mont Belvieu plant

ExxonMobil Chemical Company announced the mechanical completion of two new 650,000 tons per year high-performance polyethylene lines at its Mont Belvieu, Texas plastics plant, increasing capacity by 1.3 million tons per year. Production is expected to begin in Q3 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-05-22
- Where: Mont Belvieu, Texas, United States
- Starts operating: Q3 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1.3 million tons per year (total from two lines)
- Products: high-performance polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [ExxonMobil Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/387.md)

## Sources

- [corporate.exxonmobil.com](https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/news/news-releases/2017/0522_exxonmobil-completes-new-polyethylene-lines-at-mont-belvieu-plastics-plant), 2017-05-22: "As an early mover to complete a polyethylene project fueled by the shale gas revolution, this world-scale, state-of-the-art facility will double the plant’s production capacity."

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