# Bayport Polymers to build 625,000-tpy polyethylene unit in Bayport, Texas

Bayport Polymers, a joint venture of Total, Borealis and NOVA Chemicals, has taken final investment decision to build a 625,000-ton-per-year polyethylene unit at its Bayport, Texas site, doubling capacity to 1.1 Mt/y, with startup in 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-09-25
- Where: Bayport, Texas, United States
- Jobs: 1,750
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 625,000 tonnes per year
- Products: polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Bayport Polymers](https://endata.com/companies/32031.md)
- [Borealis](https://endata.com/companies/242.md) (investor)
- [Borealis](https://endata.com/companies/242.md) (partner)
- [Total](https://endata.com/companies/406.md) (investor)
- [Total](https://endata.com/companies/406.md) (partner)
- [McDermott](https://endata.com/companies/1650.md) (partner)
- [McDermott](https://endata.com/companies/1650.md) (supplier)
- [NOVA Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/2940.md) (investor)
- [NOVA Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/2940.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [shareprices.com](https://shareprices.com/rns/total-united-states-bayport-polymers-to-double-polyethylene-capacity-suf8dehqx8wfivs/), 2018-09-25: "Bayport Polymers, LLC announces the final investment decision to build a 625,000-ton-per-year polyethylene unit at its production site in Bayport, Texas."
- [stockopedia.com](https://www.stockopedia.com/share-prices/total-energies-se-LON:TTE/news/reg-total-total-united-states-bayport-polymers-to-double-polyethylene-capacity-urn:newsml:reuters.com:20180925:nBw7Lz0Lta/), 2018-09-25: "Bayport Polymers, LLC announces the final investment decision to build a 625,000-ton-per-year polyethylene unit at its production site in Bayport, Texas."
- [ogj.com](https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/refining/optimization/article/17296476/bay-pol-reaches-fid-on-bayport-polyethylene-unit), 2018-09-25: "Bayport Polymers LLC has taken final investment decision to build a 625,000-tonne/year polyethylene unit at the Bay-Pol’s 400,000-tpy PE production site in Bayport, Tex."
- [marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/TOTALENERGIES-SE-4717/news/United-States-Bayport-Polymers-to-Double-Polyethylene-Capacity-27315277/), 2018-09-25: "Bayport Polymers, LLC announces the final investment decision to build a 625,000-ton-per-year polyethylene unit at its production site in Bayport, Texas."
- [borealisgroup.com](https://www.borealisgroup.com/news/united-states-bayport-polymers-to-double-polyethylene-capacity), 2018-10-02: "The power of this partnership between Total, Borealis and NOVA Chemicals will enable us to become one of the largest players in the North American polyethylene market."
- [bicmagazine.com](https://www.bicmagazine.com/projects-expansions/downstream/nov-18-bayport-polymers-to-double-polyethylene-capacity/), 2018-11-01: "The Borstar technology, which will be used for the first time in North America, will allow us to better serve our customers with an increased range of high-value-added products."

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