# Roehm plans $350M methyl methacrylate plant in Matagorda County, Texas

Germany-based Roehm GmbH is planning a $350 million world-scale methyl methacrylate plant near Bay City, Texas. The plant will employ 70 people and draw from Gulf Coast ethylene and natural gas supplies. Construction is to start in Q4 2021, with commercial operations by end of 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-05-04
- Where: Matagorda County, near Bay City, Texas, United States
- Value: $350.0M
- Jobs: 70
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: methyl methacrylate
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Roehm](https://endata.com/companies/46951.md)

## Sources

- [trerc.tamu.edu](https://trerc.tamu.edu/news-talk/roehm-plans-350m-chemical-plant-in-matagorda-county/), 2020-05-04: "Roehm is asking the Bay City Independent School District to limit the taxable value of the asset to $30 million."

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