# ExxonMobil considers polypropylene expansion on U.S. Gulf Coast

ExxonMobil announced it has started detailed engineering for a potential project to expand polypropylene manufacturing capacity by up to 450,000 metric tons per year on the U.S. Gulf Coast. A final decision is expected later in 2018, with startup as early as 2021. The investment is anticipated to be several hundred million dollars.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-03-20
- Where: U.S. Gulf Coast, United States
- Jobs: 660
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 450,000 metric tons per year
- Products: advanced polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [ExxonMobil](https://endata.com/companies/1345.md)

## Sources

- [admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com](https://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2018/03/exxonmobil-considers-polypropylene-production-expansion-along-us-gulf-coast/), 2018-03-20: "ExxonMobil said it has started detailed engineering work on a potential U.S. Gulf Coast project to expand polypropylene manufacturing capacity by up to 450 Mtpy to meet growing demand for high-performance, lightweight durable plastics."
- [sweetcrudereports.com](https://sweetcrudereports.com/exxonmobil-considers-polypropylene-production-expansion-along-u-s-gulf-coast/), 2018-03-21: "ExxonMobil Corporation says it has started detailed engineering work on a potential U.S. Gulf Coast project to expand polypropylene manufacturing capacity by up to 450,000 tons a year."

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