# Dow starts up world-scale ethylene and polyethylene units in Freeport

DowDuPont Materials Science announced the startup of a new integrated world-scale ethylene production facility (1.5 MMmt initial capacity) and a new ELITE enhanced polyethylene production facility (400,000 mt) in Freeport, Texas. Both units will ramp up through Q3 and reach full rates in Q4 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-09-01
- Where: Freeport, Texas, United States
- Starts operating: 21 Sep 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: ethylene: 1.5 MMmt initial, to be expanded to 2 MMmt; polyethylene: 400,000 mt
- Products: ethylene, ELITE enhanced polyethylene resins
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [DowDuPont](https://endata.com/companies/3127.md)

## Sources

- [hydrocarbonprocessing.com](https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2017/09/dow-announces-start-up-of-world-scale-ethylene-production-facility-polyethylene-unit-in-texas), 2017-09-01: "DowDuPont Materials Science, the business division of DowDuPont to be named Dow, announced the startup of its new integrated world-scale ethylene production facility and its new ELITE enhanced polyethylene production facility, both in Freeport, Texas."

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