# Braskem building Delta polypropylene plant in La Porte, Texas

Braskem is constructing the Delta polypropylene facility in La Porte, Texas, with a capacity of 450 kilotons per year and an investment of approximately USD 675 million. The plant is expected to start up by 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-11-01
- Where: La Porte, Texas, United States
- Value: $675.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 450 kilotons per year
- Products: polypropylene, homopolymers, random copolymers, impact copolymers, reactor thermoplastic polyolefins
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Braskem](https://endata.com/companies/1071.md)

## Sources

- [bicmagazine.com](https://www.bicmagazine.com/departments/operations/nov-18-christopher-bland-leads-braskems-delta-polypropylene-plant-build/), 2018-11-01: "Delta will be the largest polypropylene (PP) facility in the Americas upon completion, with a production capacity of 450 kilotons (kt) per year."

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