# ExxonMobil to build polypropylene unit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

ExxonMobil announced funding for a new polypropylene production unit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, adding 450,000 tons per year of capacity. Construction begins in 2019 with startup anticipated by 2021, creating 600 construction jobs and 65 permanent jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-03-01
- Where: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $469.0M
- Jobs: 65
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 450,000 tons per year
- Products: polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [investor.exxonmobil.com](https://investor.exxonmobil.com/company-information/press-releases/detail/210/exxonmobil-to-fund-polypropylene-unit-to-expand-baton-rouge), 2019-03-01: "Growth in feedstock supply along with the increase in global demand for chemical products continues to drive our strategic investments and expansion along the Gulf Coast."
- [opportunitylouisiana.gov](https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/exxonmobil-announces-expansion-of-baton-rouge-chemical-plant), 2019-03-01: "This is a great day for the Capital Region and the State of Louisiana."

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