# LyondellBasell marks milestone in construction of Hyperzone polyethylene plant in Texas

LyondellBasell announced the arrival of the multi-zone circulating reactor for its Hyperzone polyethylene plant at the La Porte Complex in Texas. The $700 million plant will produce 1.1 billion pounds per year of HDPE and is planned to start up in 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-11-21
- Where: La Porte, Texas, United States
- Value: $700.0M
- Jobs: 75
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.1 billion pounds per year
- Products: high density polyethylene (HDPE)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [LyondellBasell](https://endata.com/companies/1444.md)

## Sources

- [einpresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/416897525/lyondellbasell-marks-milestone-in-construction-of-first-commercial-hyperzone-polyethylene-plant), 2017-11-21: "LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, announced today the arrival of its Hyperzone polyethylene (PE) plant’s multi-zone circulating reactor, a significant milestone in the project’s construction phase."

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