# Chevron Phillips opens polyethylene units at $6bn USGC petrochemicals project

Chevron Phillips Chemical opened new polyethylene units in Old Ocean, Texas, with a capacity of 1,000,000 metric tons per year. The units are part of a $6 billion US Gulf Coast petrochemicals project that also includes an ethane cracker at Cedar Bayou.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-11-12
- Where: Old Ocean, Texas, United States
- Value: $6.00B
- Starts operating: 12 Nov 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1,000,000 metric tons per year
- Products: polyethylene resins, LLDPE, bi-modal resins
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Chevron Phillips Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/9058.md)
- [JGC](https://endata.com/companies/1538.md) (partner)
- [Zachry Industrial](https://endata.com/companies/10372.md) (partner)
- [Technip USA](https://endata.com/companies/28070.md) (partner)
- [Fluor Enterprises](https://endata.com/companies/28071.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nsenergybusiness.com](https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/newschevron-phillips-commissions-polyethylene-units-at-6bn-usgc-petrochemicals-project-131117-5970449/), 2017-11-12: "With these new assets in place, we can penetrate new markets to reach new customers, expand our global presence, and deliver on our growth commitments to our owner companies."

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