Bayport Polymers breaks ground on $1.7B ethane cracker in Port Arthur, Texas

Bayport Polymers LLC, a joint venture of Total, Borealis and NOVA Chemicals, broke ground on a new 1 Mt/y ethane cracker at the Total Port Arthur Refinery. The $1.7 billion project is expected to start up in 2020 and create about 1,500 construction jobs and 60 permanent jobs.

“This is an important milestone for our new company.”prnewswire.com

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• prnewswire.comBayport Polymers LLC Celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Ethane Cracker in Port Arthur, TexasTotalJun 4, 2018
• ptonline.comMajor PE JV 'Bay-Pol' Breaks Ground | Plastics TechnologyEdited by: PT Editorial TeamJun 21, 2018

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