# Braskem selects Linde as EPC contractor for polypropylene line in Texas

Braskem selected The Linde Group as lead EPC contractor for its new world-scale polypropylene production line, Delta, in La Porte, Texas. The $675 million project will have a capacity of 450 kilotons per year.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-07-11
- Where: La Porte, Texas, United States
- Value: $675.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 450 kilotons per year
- Products: polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Braskem](https://endata.com/companies/1071.md)
- [Linde](https://endata.com/companies/472.md) (partner)
- [Linde](https://endata.com/companies/472.md) (supplier)
- [Braskem](https://endata.com/companies/1071.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [braskem.com](https://www.braskem.com/usa/news-detail/braskem-selects-linde-ag-as-epc-contractor-for-new-world-scale-north-american-polypropylene-production-line-in-la-porte-texas), 2017-07-11: "Braskem has committed up to $675 million towards the design and construction of the new PP production line named Delta which will be located next to Braskem's existing production facilities in La Porte, Texas."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/braskem-selects-linde-ag-as-epc-contractor-for-new-world-scale-north-american-polypropylene-production-line-in-la-porte-texas-300485550.html), 2017-07-11: "Today we are pleased to announce another significant step forward in the development of Delta, which is set to be the largest polypropylene production line in the Americas."

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