# INEOS and Sasol sign MOU for HDPE joint venture in Louisiana

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA and Sasol signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a joint venture to manufacture high-density polyethylene (HDPE) in southwest Louisiana. The facility would produce 470 kilotons per annum of bimodal HDPE.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2017-06-22
- Where: southwest Louisiana, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 470 kilotons per annum
- Products: high-density polyethylene (HDPE)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Sasol](https://endata.com/companies/8322.md) (partner)
- [INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA](https://endata.com/companies/25074.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ineos.com](https://www.ineos.com/investor-relations/news/ineos-olefins--polymers-usa-signs-mou-with-sasol-for-high-density-polyethylene-joint-venture/), 2017-06-22: "This joint venture demonstrates INEOS’s continued commitment to the HDPE market and to growing end-use applications that benefit from bimodal technology."

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