# ExxonMobil starts production on first new polyethylene line at Mont Belvieu plant

ExxonMobil Chemical Company commenced production on the first of two new 650,000 tons-per-year high-performance polyethylene lines at its plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The project is part of the company's Growing the Gulf expansion initiative and will increase total polyethylene capacity to over 2.5 million tons per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-10-17
- Where: Mont Belvieu, Texas, United States
- Starts operating: 17 Oct 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 650,000 tons per year (first line); 1.3 million tons per year (total project)
- 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

- [investor.exxonmobil.com](https://investor.exxonmobil.com/company-information/press-releases/detail/330/exxonmobil-begins-production-on-new-polyethylene-line-at), 2017-10-17: "The expansion of our Mont Belvieu facility further enhances our ability to meet growing global demand for high-performance polyethylene products around the world."
- [subcusa.com](https://subcusa.com/exxonmobil-begins-production-new-polyethylene-line-mont-belvieu-plastics-plant/), 2017-11-10: "The expansion of our Mont Belvieu facility further enhances our ability to meet growing global demand for high-performance polyethylene products around the world."

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