# Arkema starts up new acrylic acid reactor at Clear Lake, Texas

Arkema successfully brought on stream a new 90,000-ton per year acrylic acid reactor at its Clear Lake, Texas site, replacing two decommissioned reactors. The investment was approximately $90 million.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-10-21
- Where: Clear Lake, Texas, United States
- Value: $90.0M
- Starts operating: 23 Oct 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 90,000 tons per year acrylic acid
- Products: acrylic acid
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md)

## Sources

- [arkema.com](https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/corporate/2019/20191021-arkema-demarre-so/), 2019-10-21: "Arkema has successfully brought on stream, and on schedule, a new 90,000-ton per year acrylic acid reactor at its Clear Lake, Texas site."
- [process-worldwide.com](https://www.process-worldwide.com/arkema-brings-90000-tonne-acrylic-acid-reactor-online-in-usa-a-876281/), 2019-10-23: "Arkema has successfully brought on stream, and on schedule, a new 90,000-tonne per year acrylic acid reactor at its Clear Lake, Texas site."

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