# Oxiteno nears completion of alkoxylation plant in Pasadena, Texas

Oxiteno's new alkoxylation plant in Pasadena, Texas is nearing completion and scheduled to start up in early 2018. The plant has a capacity of 170,000 metric tons per year and will create more than 100 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-10-11
- Where: Pasadena, Texas, United States
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Q1 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 170,000 metric tons per year
- Products: specialty surfactants, polysorbates, amine ethoxylates, alcohol ethoxylates, EO/PO products, sodium isethionate, high molecular weight PEGs
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Oxiteno](https://endata.com/companies/27642.md)

## Sources

- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/oxiteno-nears-completion-of-pasadena-alkoxylation-plant/), 2017-10-11: "Oxiteno’s new alkoxylation plant in Pasadena, Texas approaches its final phase of completion and is scheduled to startup in the beginning of 2018."

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